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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Reginald Cheney was the Resident Agent in Charge of the DEA’s Cleveland office in 2004 when his security clearance was suspended. He was then suspended from his job on the basis of “allegations that [he]...
In 2006, D.C. good-government activist Dorothy Brizill was sued in Guam by John Baldwin, the promoter of a ballot initiative to legalize slot machine gambling there. He claimed he was injured by statements...
We are co-counsel with the ACLU of Oregon in this case arising from President George W. Bush’s visit to Jacksonville, Oregon, during the 2004 presidential election campaign. Groups of pro- and anti-Bush...
Before the Supreme Court’s 2013 ruling in Shelby County v. Holder, Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act prohibited government entities in certain states that have a history of voting discrimination...
