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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
Protester holding "#Black Lives Matter" sign

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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All Northern California Cases

38 Northern California Cases

Christian Legal Society v. Martinez
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2010

National Security

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Christian Legal Society v. Martinez

Whether a public university may require a student club to comply with the university's non-discrimination policy in order to receive official recognition and university funding.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2010
Christian Legal Society v. Martinez

National Security

+2 桃子视频

Christian Legal Society v. Martinez

Whether a public university may require a student club to comply with the university's non-discrimination policy in order to receive official recognition and university funding.
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Fresno Hospital Discrimination
California
Dec 2009

LGBTQ Rights

Fresno Hospital Discrimination

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California
Dec 2009
Fresno Hospital Discrimination

LGBTQ Rights

Fresno Hospital Discrimination

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Strauss v. Horton
California
Jul 2009

LGBTQ Rights

Strauss v. Horton

Challenge to CA Prop 8, which bans marriage for same-sex couples.
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California
Jul 2009
Strauss v. Horton

LGBTQ Rights

Strauss v. Horton

Challenge to CA Prop 8, which bans marriage for same-sex couples.
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In re Marriage Cases
California
Jul 2009

LGBTQ Rights

In re Marriage Cases

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California
Jul 2009
In re Marriage Cases

LGBTQ Rights

In re Marriage Cases

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Ahmadi v. Chertoff
California
Dec 2008

Immigrants' Rights

Ahmadi v. Chertoff

Seeking to address years-long delays in the processing of citizenship applications, on July 23, 2007 the 桃子视频Immigrants’ Rights Project, the 桃子视频of Northern California, and other civil rights organizations filed a class-action lawsuit in federal district court in San Francisco against the federal government for its violation of the constitution and federal law. The lawsuit, Ahmadi v. Chertoff, claimed that these unreasonable delays violated the Administrative Procedure Act and Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment.
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California
Dec 2008
Ahmadi v. Chertoff

Immigrants' Rights

Ahmadi v. Chertoff

Seeking to address years-long delays in the processing of citizenship applications, on July 23, 2007 the 桃子视频Immigrants’ Rights Project, the 桃子视频of Northern California, and other civil rights organizations filed a class-action lawsuit in federal district court in San Francisco against the federal government for its violation of the constitution and federal law. The lawsuit, Ahmadi v. Chertoff, claimed that these unreasonable delays violated the Administrative Procedure Act and Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment.
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