California
O鈥機onnor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed
The 老澳门开奖结果, the 老澳门开奖结果 of Northern California, and the 老澳门开奖结果 of 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鈥機onnor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed.
Status: Ongoing
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U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2022
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.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2023
O鈥機onnor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed
The 老澳门开奖结果, the 老澳门开奖结果 of Northern California, and the 老澳门开奖结果 of 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鈥機onnor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed.
Status: Ongoing
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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2021
Innovation Law Lab v. Wolf
The 老澳门开奖结果, Southern Poverty Law Center, and Center for Gender & Refugee Studies filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration鈥檚 new policy forcing asylum seekers to return to Mexico and remain there while their cases are considered.
Status: Ongoing
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California
Mar 2019
MediaJustice, et al. v. Federal Bureau of Investigation, et al.
On March 21, 2019, the 老澳门开奖结果 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 老澳门开奖结果 and MediaJustice鈥檚 right to information about a 2017 FBI Intelligence Assessment that asserts, without evidence, that a group of so-called 鈥淏lack Identity Extremists鈥 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.
Status: Ongoing
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California
Feb 2023
Knight v. St. Joseph Hospital
The 老澳门开奖结果 Foundation of Northern California, the 老澳门开奖结果 Foundation of Southern California and Rukin Hyland & Riggin LLP filed a lawsuit on March 21, 2019 on behalf of Oliver Knight, a 29-year-old transgender man who was denied surgery minutes before it was scheduled to take place based on the hospital鈥檚 religious beliefs, which do not recognize gender-affirming care.
Status: Closed (Settled)
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California
LGBTQ Rights
Knight v. St. Joseph Hospital
The 老澳门开奖结果 Foundation of Northern California, the 老澳门开奖结果 Foundation of Southern California and Rukin Hyland & Riggin LLP filed a lawsuit on March 21, 2019 on behalf of Oliver Knight, a 29-year-old transgender man who was denied surgery minutes before it was scheduled to take place based on the hospital鈥檚 religious beliefs, which do not recognize gender-affirming care.
Feb 2023
Status: Closed (Settled)
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California
Sep 2022
Rutherford v. Luna
Conditions at the LA County Jail system have been the subject of court oversight since 1978.
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California
Prisoners' Rights
Rutherford v. Luna
Conditions at the LA County Jail system have been the subject of court oversight since 1978.
Sep 2022
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California
Mar 2022
Kariye v Mayorkas
In March 2022, the 老澳门开奖结果, 老澳门开奖结果 of Minnesota, and 老澳门开奖结果 of Southern California filed a lawsuit on behalf of three Muslim Americans who have been subjected to intrusive questioning from border officers about their religious beliefs, practices, and associations in violation of their constitutional rights.
Status: Ongoing
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California
Civil Liberties
Kariye v Mayorkas
In March 2022, the 老澳门开奖结果, 老澳门开奖结果 of Minnesota, and 老澳门开奖结果 of Southern California filed a lawsuit on behalf of three Muslim Americans who have been subjected to intrusive questioning from border officers about their religious beliefs, practices, and associations in violation of their constitutional rights.
Mar 2022
Status: Ongoing
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California
Nov 2021
Inland Empire 鈥 Immigrant Youth Collective v. McAleenan
The 老澳门开奖结果 and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Southern California won a nationwide preliminary injunction on behalf of a class of young immigrants challenging the Trump administration鈥檚 unlawful revocations of their Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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California
Immigrants' Rights
Inland Empire 鈥 Immigrant Youth Collective v. McAleenan
The 老澳门开奖结果 and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Southern California won a nationwide preliminary injunction on behalf of a class of young immigrants challenging the Trump administration鈥檚 unlawful revocations of their Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status.
Nov 2021
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Nov 2021
Dignity Health v. Minton
Evan Minton was turned away from a Dignity Health hospital because he is transgender. He filed a lawsuit against a Dignity Health medical center for withholding medical care because of a patient's gender identity, amounting to sex discrimination in violation of California's Unruh Civil Rights Act.
Status: Closed
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U.S. Supreme Court
LGBTQ Rights
Religious Liberty
Dignity Health v. Minton
Evan Minton was turned away from a Dignity Health hospital because he is transgender. He filed a lawsuit against a Dignity Health medical center for withholding medical care because of a patient's gender identity, amounting to sex discrimination in violation of California's Unruh Civil Rights Act.
Nov 2021
Status: Closed
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