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

Privacy & Technology

+2 桃子视频

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 Southern California Cases

36 Southern California Cases

iPhone
U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2010

National Security

Privacy & Technology

City of Ontario v. Quon

Whether a government employee has any privacy rights in personal text messages sent on a government cell phone or pager?
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U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2010
iPhone

National Security

Privacy & Technology

City of Ontario v. Quon

Whether a government employee has any privacy rights in personal text messages sent on a government cell phone or pager?
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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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Van de Kamp v. Goldstein
U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2008

Smart Justice

+4 桃子视频

Van de Kamp v. Goldstein

Whether someone who was falsely imprisoned for 24 years based on the untrue testimony of a criminal informant can sue senior administrators in the prosecutor's office for their failure to maintain an even rudimentary record system that would have disclosed impeachment information about the informant prior to trial. DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2008
Van de Kamp v. Goldstein

Smart Justice

+4 桃子视频

Van de Kamp v. Goldstein

Whether someone who was falsely imprisoned for 24 years based on the untrue testimony of a criminal informant can sue senior administrators in the prosecutor's office for their failure to maintain an even rudimentary record system that would have disclosed impeachment information about the informant prior to trial. DECIDED
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Nguon v. Wolf
California
Sep 2007

LGBTQ Rights

Nguon v. Wolf

The ACLU鈥檚 national Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Project, the 桃子视频of Southern California, and the law firm of Latham & Watkins, LLP, brought a lawsuit on behalf of Nguon and the Gay-Straight Alliance Network in September of 2005. The lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in the Central District of California, seeks to clear Nguon of any unfair discipline on her record and create a district-wide policy and guidelines to ensure that gay and lesbian students are treated equally.
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California
Sep 2007
Nguon v. Wolf

LGBTQ Rights

Nguon v. Wolf

The ACLU鈥檚 national Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Project, the 桃子视频of Southern California, and the law firm of Latham & Watkins, LLP, brought a lawsuit on behalf of Nguon and the Gay-Straight Alliance Network in September of 2005. The lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in the Central District of California, seeks to clear Nguon of any unfair discipline on her record and create a district-wide policy and guidelines to ensure that gay and lesbian students are treated equally.
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