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FBI v. Fikre
Whether the government can overcome the voluntary cessation exception to mootness by removing an individual from the No Fly List when the government has not repudiated its decision to place him on the List and remains free to return him to the List for the same reasons and using the same procedures he alleges were unlawful.
Status: Ongoing
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Florida
Nov 2023
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Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Florida v. Raymond Rodrigues
The University of Florida chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine filed a lawsuit on November 16, 2023, challenging the Chancellor of the State University System of Florida鈥檚 order to state universities to deactivate the student group. This order threatens the students鈥 constitutionally-protected right to free speech and association in violation of the First Amendment. The 老澳门开奖结果 and its partners are seeking a preliminary injunction that would bar the Chancellor and the University of Florida from deactivating the UF SJP.
U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2022
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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 老澳门开奖结果 of Southern California, the 老澳门开奖结果, the Council for American Islamic Relations, and the law firm of Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2021
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Immigrants' Rights
Sierra Club v. Trump 鈥 Challenge to Trump鈥檚 National Emergency Declaration to Construct a Border Wall
In February 2019, the 老澳门开奖结果 filed a lawsuit challenging President Trump鈥檚 emergency powers declaration to secure funds to build a wall along the southern border. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the Sierra Club and the Southern Border Communities Coalition. The lawsuit argues that the president is usurping Congress鈥檚 appropriations power and threatening the clearly defined separation of powers inscribed in the Constitution. On January 20, 2021, President Biden halted further border wall construction. Litigation in this and subsequent related challenges has been paused or deadlines extended while the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 clients and the Biden administration determine next steps.
Indiana
Oct 2016
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Immigrants' Rights
Exodus Refugee Immigration, Inc. v. Mike Pence, et al
The 老澳门开奖结果 and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Indiana, on behalf of Exodus Refugee Immigration, filed suit against Governor Mike Pence and the secretary of the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration to stop attempts to suspend resettlement of Syrian refugees, claiming the governor鈥檚 actions violate the United States Constitution and federal law.
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California
Jul 2014
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Gill v. DOJ 鈥 Challenge to Government's Suspicious Activity Reporting Program
The 老澳门开奖结果 of California, the 老澳门开奖结果, Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus, and the law firm Bingham McCutchen have filed a lawsuit challenging the federal government's Suspicious Activity Reporting program 鈥 a vast expansion of the federal government's domestic intelligence network. The SAR program supposedly facilitates the collection and sharing of information about activity that appears "suspicious," but in practice it targets First Amendment-protected activity, encourages racial and religious profiling, and violates federal law. The plaintiffs are five U.S. citizens whose information has been entered into counterterrorism databases for engaging in lawful conduct, and who have been subject to unwarranted law enforcement and scrutiny. The lawsuit was filed in July 2014 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. In March 2017, the District Court granted the government鈥檚 motion for summary judgment, upholding the SAR program鈥檚 standard for data collection. We are appealing that ruling to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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California
Jul 2014
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Gill v. DOJ 鈥 Challenge to Government's Suspicious Activity Reporting Program
The 老澳门开奖结果 of California, the 老澳门开奖结果, Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus, and the law firm Bingham McCutchen have filed a lawsuit challenging the federal government's Suspicious Activity Reporting program 鈥 a vast expansion of the federal government's domestic intelligence network. The SAR program supposedly facilitates the collection and sharing of information about activity that appears "suspicious," but in practice it targets First Amendment-protected activity, encourages racial and religious profiling, and violates federal law. The plaintiffs are five U.S. citizens whose information has been entered into counterterrorism databases for engaging in lawful conduct, and who have been subject to unwarranted law enforcement and scrutiny. The lawsuit was filed in July 2014 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. In March 2017, the District Court granted the government鈥檚 motion for summary judgment, upholding the SAR program鈥檚 standard for data collection. We are appealing that ruling to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Jun 2014
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Al-Aulaqi v. Panetta - Constitutional Challenge to Killing of Three U.S. Citizens
The 老澳门开奖结果 and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed a lawsuit in 2012 challenging the government鈥檚 targeted killing of three U.S. citizens in drone strikes far from any armed conflict zone. Oral argument was held in July 2013 in Washington, and the court dismissed the case in April 2014.
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Jun 2014
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Al-Aulaqi v. Panetta - Constitutional Challenge to Killing of Three U.S. Citizens
The 老澳门开奖结果 and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed a lawsuit in 2012 challenging the government鈥檚 targeted killing of three U.S. citizens in drone strikes far from any armed conflict zone. Oral argument was held in July 2013 in Washington, and the court dismissed the case in April 2014.
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Oct 2013
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老澳门开奖结果 v. FBI - eGuardian FOIA Lawsuit
Government documents obtained by the 老澳门开奖结果 show that nationwide programs that collect so-called "Suspicious Activity Reports" provide inadequate privacy safeguards and guidance on the definition of "suspicious activity," leading to violations of Americans' First Amendment and privacy rights, and to racial and religious profiling.
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Oct 2013
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老澳门开奖结果 v. FBI - eGuardian FOIA Lawsuit
Government documents obtained by the 老澳门开奖结果 show that nationwide programs that collect so-called "Suspicious Activity Reports" provide inadequate privacy safeguards and guidance on the definition of "suspicious activity," leading to violations of Americans' First Amendment and privacy rights, and to racial and religious profiling.
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Oct 2013
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老澳门开奖结果 of New Jersey v. The Federal Bureau of Investigation
The 老澳门开奖结果 and the 老澳门开奖结果 of New Jersey sued the FBI and Department of Justice in 2011 for records related to the FBI's use of race and ethnicity in conducting assessments and investigations of local communities in New Jersey.
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Oct 2013
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老澳门开奖结果 of New Jersey v. The Federal Bureau of Investigation
The 老澳门开奖结果 and the 老澳门开奖结果 of New Jersey sued the FBI and Department of Justice in 2011 for records related to the FBI's use of race and ethnicity in conducting assessments and investigations of local communities in New Jersey.
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Oct 2013
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FOIA Request for Records Relating to Missile Strike on Al-Majalah, Yemen
On April 17, 2012, the 老澳门开奖结果 and the Center for Constitutional Rights submitted a Freedom of Information Act request seeking information about a December 2009 U.S. missile strike in the al-Majalah region of the Abyan province of Yemen.
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Oct 2013
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FOIA Request for Records Relating to Missile Strike on Al-Majalah, Yemen
On April 17, 2012, the 老澳门开奖结果 and the Center for Constitutional Rights submitted a Freedom of Information Act request seeking information about a December 2009 U.S. missile strike in the al-Majalah region of the Abyan province of Yemen.