Aref v. Lynch
Several federal prison inmates were transferred to “Communications Management Units” for long periods of time (years), during which their physical contact and communications with the outside world,...
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Several federal prison inmates were transferred to “Communications Management Units” for long periods of time (years), during which their physical contact and communications with the outside world,...
Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc. v. Hogan (formerly Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc. v. Glendening)
An association of telecommunications companies challenged a 2015 FCC order that designated Internet Service Providers (ISPs) as “common carriers.” The effect of this designation is that the ISPs are...
In July 2015 we joined with National ACLU and the Electronic Frontier Foundation in filing an amicus brief in the D.C. Circuit supporting disclosure, under the Freedom of Information Act, of the Department...
This case involves an Asian-American dance rock band from Portland, Oregon, named “The Slants”—a name chosen to “re-appropriate” a term that has been used disparage Asian-Americans. The band applied to...
This case involves videotapes of Mr. Dhiab, a Guantanamo detainee, being forcibly extracted from his cell and force-fed. The tapes were viewed as part of his habeas corpus case, and when various news media...