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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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In October 2022, the Biden administration confirmed the existence of the White House鈥檚 latest set of policy rules governing the United States鈥 use of lethal force outside of recognized battlefields abroad. These new rules are known as the 鈥淧residential Policy Memorandum (PPM).鈥 The administration made the partially-redacted PPM public in response to the latest in a series of 老澳门开奖结果 lawsuits to force transparency about the U.S. government鈥檚 secretive, unlawful, and controversial use of lethal force abroad, including through the use of drones.
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In October 2022, the Biden administration confirmed the existence of the White House鈥檚 latest set of policy rules governing the United States鈥 use of lethal force outside of recognized battlefields abroad. These new rules are known as the 鈥淧residential Policy Memorandum (PPM).鈥 The administration made the partially-redacted PPM public in response to the latest in a series of 老澳门开奖结果 lawsuits to force transparency about the U.S. government鈥檚 secretive, unlawful, and controversial use of lethal force abroad, including through the use of drones.
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Nov 2023
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Commonwealth v. Arrington
In this amicus brief, the 老澳门开奖结果 and its coalition partners urged robust application of the legal standard governing the admissibility of expert testimony and technical evidence, especially in cases involving opaque or proprietary algorithms.
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Massachusetts Supreme Court
Nov 2023
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Commonwealth v. Arrington
In this amicus brief, the 老澳门开奖结果 and its coalition partners urged robust application of the legal standard governing the admissibility of expert testimony and technical evidence, especially in cases involving opaque or proprietary algorithms.
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Oct 2023
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The 老澳门开奖结果 and its affiliates in Southern California and Washington, the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, the Law Offices of Stacy Tolchin, and Perkins Coie LLP filed a class action lawsuit in January 2017 challenging a federal government program used to deny or indefinitely delay thousands of law-abiding people鈥攎any of them from Muslim-majority countries鈥攆rom becoming citizens or lawful residents due to unspecified 鈥渘ational security concerns.鈥
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Oct 2023
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Wagafe v. USCIS - Lawsuit Challenging Secret Program Blocking Immigrant Applications
The 老澳门开奖结果 and its affiliates in Southern California and Washington, the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, the Law Offices of Stacy Tolchin, and Perkins Coie LLP filed a class action lawsuit in January 2017 challenging a federal government program used to deny or indefinitely delay thousands of law-abiding people鈥攎any of them from Muslim-majority countries鈥攆rom becoming citizens or lawful residents due to unspecified 鈥渘ational security concerns.鈥
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The CIA has refused to disclose whether it has records about its operational control over Camp VII, a detention facility at Guant谩namo Bay. Given the extensive public record about the CIA鈥檚 connection to Camp VII, its refusal to acknowledge that it has responsive records both violates the law and defies common sense. At stake is whether the court will reject the CIA鈥檚 version of official secrecy and call out its fiction of deniability or whether it will allow that fiction to stand.
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Connell v. CIA 鈥 FOIA Lawsuit Seeking Records 老澳门开奖结果 CIA 鈥淥perational Control鈥 Over a Detention Facility at Guant谩namo Bay
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