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6 Prosecutorial Reform Cases

Gonzalez v. Ramirez et al.
Texas
Jun 2024

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Gonzalez v. Ramirez et al.

Although Texas law clearly prohibits prosecuting people for terminating their pregnancies, Starr County officials indicted, arrested, and jailed Lizelle Gonzalez for having an abortion. The ACLU’s Abortion Criminal Defense Initiative and Criminal Law Reform Project, alongside the Ƶof Texas and south Texas firm Garza Martinez, are representing Ms. Gonzalez in a lawsuit against Starr County and local officials based on violations of Ms. Gonzalez’s constitutional rights.
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Texas
Jun 2024
Gonzalez v. Ramirez et al.

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Gonzalez v. Ramirez et al.

Although Texas law clearly prohibits prosecuting people for terminating their pregnancies, Starr County officials indicted, arrested, and jailed Lizelle Gonzalez for having an abortion. The ACLU’s Abortion Criminal Defense Initiative and Criminal Law Reform Project, alongside the Ƶof Texas and south Texas firm Garza Martinez, are representing Ms. Gonzalez in a lawsuit against Starr County and local officials based on violations of Ms. Gonzalez’s constitutional rights.
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Orange County DA Office
California
Jul 2019

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P.E.O.P.L.E. v Rackauckas

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P.e.o.p.l.e. V Rackauckas. Explore Case.
California
Jul 2019
Orange County DA Office

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P.E.O.P.L.E. v Rackauckas

P.e.o.p.l.e. V Rackauckas. Explore Case.
McDonough v. Smith
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2019

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McDonough v. Smith

When must a person file a Section 1983 civil rights case based on fabrication of evidence in a criminal proceeding?
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Mcdonough V. Smith. Explore Case.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2019
McDonough v. Smith

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McDonough v. Smith

When must a person file a Section 1983 civil rights case based on fabrication of evidence in a criminal proceeding?
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File boxes on shelves
Arizona
May 2019

Prosecutorial Reform

Ƶof Arizona v. Montgomery

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Aclu Of Arizona V. Montgomery. Explore Case.
Arizona
May 2019
File boxes on shelves

Prosecutorial Reform

Ƶof Arizona v. Montgomery

Aclu Of Arizona V. Montgomery. Explore Case.
Supreme Court building
U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2018

Prosecutorial Reform

Gamble v. United States

Whether the “dual-sovereignty” exception to the Double Jeopardy Clause—whereby a state and the federal government can each prosecute a person for the same crime, even where neither would be able to do so alone—violates the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2018
Supreme Court building

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Gamble v. United States

Whether the “dual-sovereignty” exception to the Double Jeopardy Clause—whereby a state and the federal government can each prosecute a person for the same crime, even where neither would be able to do so alone—violates the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution.
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