One of the main ways ACLU-DC works to protect civil liberties and civil rights is through litigation. This section of our website documents the cases we’re working on now and those we’ve handled in recent years. Click here for general information about what types of cases we litigate.
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Mr. S. was arrested in October 2012 by U.S. Capitol Police for “failure to produce ID while walking”—conduct that is not a crime. The prosecutor dropped the charge at Mr. S.’s arraignment after he had spent...
In this case, a Bible publishing company claimed that a portion of the mandatory contraceptive coverage provision of the Affordable Care Act—specifically, the requirement that its employee healthcare...
A Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (“SLAPP”) is a term for a legal action that is of little merit but is filed anyway for the purpose of stopping someone from engaging in (usually...
In July 2012, D.C. police officers seized Earl Staley, Jr.’s cell phone after Mr. Staley photographed another officer who was acting improperly. Interestingly enough, this seizure occurred just one day...
