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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’s 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 — Yassir Fazaga, Ali Uddin Malik, and Yasser Abdelrahim — insist that the FBI cannot escape accountability for violating their religious freedom by invoking “state secrets.” The plaintiffs are represented by the Center for Immigration Law and Policy at UCLA School of Law, the Ƶof Southern California, the Ƶ, 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’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed

Free Speech

O’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed

The ACLU, the Ƶof Northern California, and the Ƶof 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’Connor-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 Ƶ, Southern Poverty Law Center, and Center for Gender & Refugee Studies filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s 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 Ƶ 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 Ƶand MediaJustice’s right to information about a 2017 FBI Intelligence Assessment that asserts, without evidence, that a group of so-called “Black Identity Extremists” 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

Maldonado Bautista v. DHS
California
Feb 2026

Immigrants' Rights

Maldonado Bautista v. DHS

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California
Feb 2026
Maldonado Bautista v. DHS

Immigrants' Rights

Maldonado Bautista v. DHS

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With and American flag in the background, four people in the act of voting, stand behind voter booths as they make their selections.
California
Jan 2026

Voting Rights

United States v. Weber

Representing the League of Women Voters of California, the ƵVoting Rights Project, Ƶof Northern California, and Ƶof Southern California have filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit over the federal government’s demand that California turn over its entire voter registration rolls, including with voters’ sensitive personal data such as drivers’ license numbers and partial social security numbers.
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California
Jan 2026
With and American flag in the background, four people in the act of voting, stand behind voter booths as they make their selections.

Voting Rights

United States v. Weber

Representing the League of Women Voters of California, the ƵVoting Rights Project, Ƶof Northern California, and Ƶof Southern California have filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit over the federal government’s demand that California turn over its entire voter registration rolls, including with voters’ sensitive personal data such as drivers’ license numbers and partial social security numbers.
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United States v. Page
California
Nov 2025

Voting Rights

United States v. Page

Representing the League of Women Voters of California, the League of Women Voters of Orange Coast, and the League of Women Voters of North Orange County, the ƵVoting Rights Project, Ƶof Northern California, and Ƶof Southern California have filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit over the federal government’s demand that Orange County, California turn over unredacted voter information, including voters’ sensitive personal data such as drivers’ license numbers and partial social security numbers.
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California
Nov 2025
United States v. Page

Voting Rights

United States v. Page

Representing the League of Women Voters of California, the League of Women Voters of Orange Coast, and the League of Women Voters of North Orange County, the ƵVoting Rights Project, Ƶof Northern California, and Ƶof Southern California have filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit over the federal government’s demand that Orange County, California turn over unredacted voter information, including voters’ sensitive personal data such as drivers’ license numbers and partial social security numbers.
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ballots
California
Jul 2025

Voting Rights

Issa v. Weber

Congressman Darrell Issa sued to prevent California from counting mail ballots postmarked by election day and received within the following seven days, consistent with California law. If successful, literally hundreds of thousands of Californians will be disenfranchised at each election. The Ƶand its three California affiliates have sought to intervene in the case on behalf of the League of Women Voters of California to ensure that California voters are able to have their ballots counted consistent with state procedures.
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California
Jul 2025
ballots

Voting Rights

Issa v. Weber

Congressman Darrell Issa sued to prevent California from counting mail ballots postmarked by election day and received within the following seven days, consistent with California law. If successful, literally hundreds of thousands of Californians will be disenfranchised at each election. The Ƶand its three California affiliates have sought to intervene in the case on behalf of the League of Women Voters of California to ensure that California voters are able to have their ballots counted consistent with state procedures.
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Wilford v. Engleman
California
Jan 2025

Criminal Law Reform

Wilford v. Engleman

This case challenges the federal government’s authority to remove people from their homes, jobs, and loved ones and remand them to federal prison absent any alleged violation or process.
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California
Jan 2025
Wilford v. Engleman

Criminal Law Reform

Wilford v. Engleman

This case challenges the federal government’s authority to remove people from their homes, jobs, and loved ones and remand them to federal prison absent any alleged violation or process.
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