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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We joined with the Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities, the Legal Aid Society of D.C., Legal Counsel for the Elderly, the National Disability Rights Network, the National Senior Citizens Law...
To “push back” against D.C. lawyers who represent students with disabilities in special education cases, then-D.C. Attorney General Peter Nickles sued a plaintiff’s lawyer for attorney’s fees on the theory...
Chiropractor Paul Zell worked at Andrews Air Force Base, employed by a contractor and supervised by the Air Force. He was fired in April 2008 because he refused a vaccination on religious grounds. The...
In July 2009, we sued the Selective Service System on behalf of Tobin Jacobrown, a birthright Quaker who refused to register for the draft when he turned 18 because the System would not officially record...
D.C. resident John Doe was convicted in Virginia of simple possession of child pornography, a crime that does not require registration on the D.C. sex offender registry (“Megan’s List”). But his parole...