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Mar 14, 2023
Mar 14, 2023
ACLU-D.C. Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Demonstrator Injured by Military Helicopter Used to Intimidate Racial Justice Protesters
The ACLU-D.C. filed a complaint on behalf of Dzhuliya Dashtamirova, a 25-year-old woman who suffered injuries caused by low-flying military helicopters that assaulted racial justice protestors on June 1, 2020, in downtown D.C.
Oct 14, 2020
Oct 14, 2020
ACLU-DC Files Complaint on Behalf of Demonstrator Injured By Military Helicopters Used to Intimidate Racial Justice Demonstrators
The complaint, filed under the Federal Tort Claims Act on behalf of Dzhuliya Dashtamirova, a 23-year old woman who suffered injuries as a result of the maneuver, asserts the National Guard’s actions that evening was an assault.
Issue Areas:
Freedom of Speech and Association, Police Practices and Police Misconduct, National Security/War on Terror
Court Cases:
Dashtamirova v. United States
Oct 05, 2017
Oct 05, 2017
ACLU Challenges Military Detention of American Suspected of Fighting for ISIS
The U.S. citizen has been held by the military since approximately September 14, reportedly in Iraq. The ACLU filed petition on his behalf asking the Pentagon to grant him access to attorneys so he may challenge his detention.
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