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U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2022
FBI v. Fazaga Plaintiffs

Privacy & Technology

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FBI v. Fazaga

In a case scheduled to be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on November 8, 2021, three Muslim Americans are challenging the FBI鈥檚 secret spying on them and their communities based on their religion, in violation of the Constitution and federal law. In what will likely be a landmark case, the plaintiffs 鈥 Yassir Fazaga, Ali Uddin Malik, and Yasser Abdelrahim 鈥 insist that the FBI cannot escape accountability for violating their religious freedom by invoking 鈥渟tate secrets.鈥 The plaintiffs are represented by the Center for Immigration Law and Policy at UCLA School of Law, the 桃子视频of Southern California, the 桃子视频, the Council for American Islamic Relations, and the law firm of Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2023
O鈥機onnor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed

Free Speech

O鈥機onnor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed

The ACLU, the 桃子视频of Northern California, and the 桃子视频of Southern California filed amicus briefs in support of everyday people fighting for government transparency and accountability in two cases set for review by the U.S. Supreme Court this Term: O鈥機onnor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2021
Border Asylum Line

Immigrants' Rights

Innovation Law Lab v. Wolf

The 桃子视频, Southern Poverty Law Center, and Center for Gender & Refugee Studies filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration鈥檚 new policy forcing asylum seekers to return to Mexico and remain there while their cases are considered.
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California
Mar 2019
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Racial Justice

MediaJustice, et al. v. Federal Bureau of Investigation, et al.

On March 21, 2019, the 桃子视频 and MediaJustice, formerly known as Center for Media Justice, filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking records about FBI targeting of Black activists. The lawsuit enforces the 桃子视频and MediaJustice鈥檚 right to information about a 2017 FBI Intelligence Assessment that asserts, without evidence, that a group of so-called 鈥淏lack Identity Extremists鈥 poses a threat of domestic terrorism. The Intelligence Assessment was widely disseminated to law enforcement agencies nationwide, raising public concern about government surveillance of Black people and Black-led organizations based on anti-Black stereotypes and First Amendment protected activities.
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An aerial view of Pelican Bay Prison in Northern California. A large concrete lot with mutliple campuses and scorched green recreational areas is surrounded by a sea of green trees.
California
Apr 2023

Human Rights

Prisoners' Rights

Ashker v. Governor of California

Ashker is a multi-year legal and advocacy struggle led by directly-impacted people to reform California鈥檚 use of solitary confinement and end its systemic reliance on fabricated confidential information to discipline people in prison.
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California
Apr 2023
An aerial view of Pelican Bay Prison in Northern California. A large concrete lot with mutliple campuses and scorched green recreational areas is surrounded by a sea of green trees.

Human Rights

Prisoners' Rights

Ashker v. Governor of California

Ashker is a multi-year legal and advocacy struggle led by directly-impacted people to reform California鈥檚 use of solitary confinement and end its systemic reliance on fabricated confidential information to discipline people in prison.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2023

Privacy & Technology

+2 桃子视频

Twitter, Inc., v. Taamneh

The Supreme Court will decide whether a social media or other platform can be liable for 鈥渁iding and abetting鈥 a terrorist attack merely because it failed to adequately block content valorizing terrorism, even where the platform has policies barring terrorist content.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2023
Social media apps on a smart phone.

Privacy & Technology

+2 桃子视频

Twitter, Inc., v. Taamneh

The Supreme Court will decide whether a social media or other platform can be liable for 鈥渁iding and abetting鈥 a terrorist attack merely because it failed to adequately block content valorizing terrorism, even where the platform has policies barring terrorist content.
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Oliver Knight
California
Feb 2023

LGBTQ Rights

Knight v. St. Joseph Hospital

The 桃子视频 Foundation of Northern California, the 桃子视频 Foundation of Southern California and Rukin Hyland & Riggin LLP filed a lawsuit on March 21, 2019 on behalf of Oliver Knight, a 29-year-old transgender man who was denied surgery minutes before it was scheduled to take place based on the hospital鈥檚 religious beliefs, which do not recognize gender-affirming care.
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California
Feb 2023
Oliver Knight

LGBTQ Rights

Knight v. St. Joseph Hospital

The 桃子视频 Foundation of Northern California, the 桃子视频 Foundation of Southern California and Rukin Hyland & Riggin LLP filed a lawsuit on March 21, 2019 on behalf of Oliver Knight, a 29-year-old transgender man who was denied surgery minutes before it was scheduled to take place based on the hospital鈥檚 religious beliefs, which do not recognize gender-affirming care.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Nov 2021

LGBTQ Rights

Religious Liberty

Dignity Health v. Minton

Evan Minton was turned away from a Dignity Health hospital because he is transgender. He filed a lawsuit against a Dignity Health medical center for withholding medical care because of a patient's gender identity, amounting to sex discrimination in violation of California's Unruh Civil Rights Act.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Nov 2021
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LGBTQ Rights

Religious Liberty

Dignity Health v. Minton

Evan Minton was turned away from a Dignity Health hospital because he is transgender. He filed a lawsuit against a Dignity Health medical center for withholding medical care because of a patient's gender identity, amounting to sex discrimination in violation of California's Unruh Civil Rights Act.
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California
Apr 2021

National Security

Kashem, et al. v. Barr, et al. - 桃子视频Challenge to Government No Fly List

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California
Apr 2021
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National Security

Kashem, et al. v. Barr, et al. - 桃子视频Challenge to Government No Fly List

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