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Washington, D.C.
Jun 2019
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Human Rights

Weir v. U.S.

The Ƶ filed a federal lawsuit in June 2019 against the United States and the head of the U.S. Coast Guard on behalf of four Jamaican fishermen, who were forcibly removed from their fishing boat and detained for over a month at sea on four U.S. Coast Guard ships in patently inhumane conditions.
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19 Washington, D.C. Cases

Kingdom v. Trump
Washington, D.C.
Feb 2026

LGBTQ Rights

Kingdom v. Trump

Three transgender people currently incarcerated in federal custody have filed a class action lawsuit against the Trump Administration and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) challenging an Executive Order and new BOP policies prohibiting their access to gender-affirming care. The class action lawsuit was filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., on behalf of approximately 2,000 transgender people incarcerated in federal prisons across the United States.
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Washington, D.C.
Feb 2026
Kingdom v. Trump

LGBTQ Rights

Kingdom v. Trump

Three transgender people currently incarcerated in federal custody have filed a class action lawsuit against the Trump Administration and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) challenging an Executive Order and new BOP policies prohibiting their access to gender-affirming care. The class action lawsuit was filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., on behalf of approximately 2,000 transgender people incarcerated in federal prisons across the United States.
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J.G.G. v. TRUMP
Washington, D.C.
Feb 2026

Immigrants' Rights

J.G.G. v. TRUMP

Emergency lawsuit filed in federal court to halt removals under the Alien Enemies Act.
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Washington, D.C.
Feb 2026
J.G.G. v. TRUMP

Immigrants' Rights

J.G.G. v. TRUMP

Emergency lawsuit filed in federal court to halt removals under the Alien Enemies Act.
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The New York Times Co. v. Department of Defense
Washington, D.C.
Jan 2026

Free Speech

The New York Times Co. v. Department of Defense

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Washington, D.C.
Jan 2026
The New York Times Co. v. Department of Defense

Free Speech

The New York Times Co. v. Department of Defense

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Washington, D.C.
Dec 2025

Civil Liberties

Voting Rights

United States v. Evans

Representing Common Cause and two D.C. voters, the ƵVoting Rights Project and has filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit over the federal government’s demand that D.C. turn over its entire voter registration rolls, including voters’ sensitive personal data such as drivers’ license numbers and partial social security numbers.
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Washington, D.C.
Dec 2025
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Civil Liberties

Voting Rights

United States v. Evans

Representing Common Cause and two D.C. voters, the ƵVoting Rights Project and has filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit over the federal government’s demand that D.C. turn over its entire voter registration rolls, including voters’ sensitive personal data such as drivers’ license numbers and partial social security numbers.
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EAC
Washington, D.C.
Oct 2025

Voting Rights

Comments on Petition of America First Legal for Rulemaking Before the Election Assistance Commission

The ACLU, along with several partner organizations, is opposing a request to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission from the America First Legal Foundation (AFL) for a new rulemaking to consider changing the federal voter registration form to add a requirement for documentary proof of citizenship.   The federal voter registration form was created by the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), and under federal law almost all states in the country have to accept it as a form of mail voter registration. As intended by the NVRA, the form is a one page, streamlined application that an individual can complete and mail-in without providing any additional documentation. If the rules about the federal form are changed so that additional documentation is required, it is likely that many states would also change their own state voter registration forms to require documentary proof of citizenship.   This change would potentially disenfranchise millions of eligible U.S. citizens.
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Washington, D.C.
Oct 2025
EAC

Voting Rights

Comments on Petition of America First Legal for Rulemaking Before the Election Assistance Commission

The ACLU, along with several partner organizations, is opposing a request to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission from the America First Legal Foundation (AFL) for a new rulemaking to consider changing the federal voter registration form to add a requirement for documentary proof of citizenship.   The federal voter registration form was created by the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), and under federal law almost all states in the country have to accept it as a form of mail voter registration. As intended by the NVRA, the form is a one page, streamlined application that an individual can complete and mail-in without providing any additional documentation. If the rules about the federal form are changed so that additional documentation is required, it is likely that many states would also change their own state voter registration forms to require documentary proof of citizenship.   This change would potentially disenfranchise millions of eligible U.S. citizens.
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