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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Our client was detained, interrogated, and ultimately arrested at the St. Louis airport in March 2009 when TSA agents found approximately $4,700 cash in his carry-on bag. In fact, it was the receipts from...
Robert Ord is a Virginia law enforcement officer who has been threatened with arrest if he carries his handgun in D.C., but who asserts a right to do so under federal law. He filed a lawsuit in 2008,...
Dr. B. graduated from medical school with his tuition paid by the U.S. military, and was therefore obligated to serve in the military. As a Muslim whose religion prohibits shaving, he wore a beard during...
Under the D.C. civilian review statute, when the Office of Police Complaints (OPC) finds that a police officer has acted improperly, it forwards its findings and conclusions to the Chief, who can then...
