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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This case challenges President Trump's attempt to require burdensome documentation to register to vote—a requirement that he lacks authority to impose and that will obstruct many voters' efforts to register...
For more than 50 years, the federal government has funded grants to non-profit organizations that provide family planning and reproductive health care, primarily to low-income people. Known as “Title X,”...
Reverand Patrick J. Mahoney wishes to hold small prayer vigils and other peaceful demonstrations on the lower portions of the East Steps of the United States Capitol. The U.S....
On March 6, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order called “Addressing Risks from Perkins Coie LLP.” Perkins Coie is a major national law firm, headquartered in Seattle. The President declared that...
Federal employees filed a complaint against the Trump administration for targeting workers, especially people of color, women, and non-binary workers, for participating in diversity, equity, and inclusion (...
Curtrina Martin and her partner were injured and terrorized during a violent pre-dawn FBI raid on their suburban Atlanta home in 2017, all because the FBI agents went to the wrong address. Fifty years ago,...