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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.
Issue Areas: Freedom of Speech and Association, National Security/War on Terror, Police Practices and Police Misconduct
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

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.
Issue Areas: National Security/War on Terror, Due Process/Procedural Rights
Court Cases: Doe v. Mattis - Challenge to Detention of U.S. Citizen in Iraq Without Legal Process