Washington, D.C.
Weir v. U.S.
The 老澳门开奖结果 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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Washington, D.C.
Feb 2021
Immigrants' Rights
NORA v. MAYORKAS
The 老澳门开奖结果, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, and Public Citizen filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of asylum seekers 鈥� including numerous children 鈥� unlawfully trapped in the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas, one of the most violent and lawless regions in the world.
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Washington, D.C.
Feb 2021
Immigrants' Rights
NORA v. MAYORKAS
The 老澳门开奖结果, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, and Public Citizen filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of asylum seekers 鈥� including numerous children 鈥� unlawfully trapped in the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas, one of the most violent and lawless regions in the world.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2020
Criminal Law Reform
Baxter v. Bracey
In early 2014, Alexander Baxter was bitten by a police dog that was unleashed on him while he was sitting with his hands in the air, having surrendered to police. He sued for excessive force, but in late 2018, a federal appeals court ruled that his claim should be thrown out under the doctrine of 鈥渜ualified immunity.鈥�
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2020
Criminal Law Reform
Baxter v. Bracey
In early 2014, Alexander Baxter was bitten by a police dog that was unleashed on him while he was sitting with his hands in the air, having surrendered to police. He sued for excessive force, but in late 2018, a federal appeals court ruled that his claim should be thrown out under the doctrine of 鈥渜ualified immunity.鈥�
Washington, D.C.
Jun 2020
Immigrants' Rights
J.B.B.C. v. Wolf
The 老澳门开奖结果, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, and Oxfam filed the nation鈥檚 first legal challenge to the Trump administration鈥檚 order restricting immigration at the border based on an unprecedented and unlawful invocation of the Public Health Service Act, located in Title 42 of the U.S. Code.
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Washington, D.C.
Jun 2020
Immigrants' Rights
J.B.B.C. v. Wolf
The 老澳门开奖结果, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, and Oxfam filed the nation鈥檚 first legal challenge to the Trump administration鈥檚 order restricting immigration at the border based on an unprecedented and unlawful invocation of the Public Health Service Act, located in Title 42 of the U.S. Code.
Washington, D.C.
Aug 2017
Free Speech
老澳门开奖结果 et al. v. WMATA 鈥� First Amendment Challenge to D.C. Metro鈥檚 Advertising Restrictions
The 老澳门开奖结果 and its affiliates in the District of Columbia and Virginia challenged the Washington area transit system鈥檚 advertising restrictions as violations of the First Amendment. The free speech lawsuit follows the rejection of ads from four groups that hail from across the political spectrum.
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Washington, D.C.
Aug 2017
Free Speech
老澳门开奖结果 et al. v. WMATA 鈥� First Amendment Challenge to D.C. Metro鈥檚 Advertising Restrictions
The 老澳门开奖结果 and its affiliates in the District of Columbia and Virginia challenged the Washington area transit system鈥檚 advertising restrictions as violations of the First Amendment. The free speech lawsuit follows the rejection of ads from four groups that hail from across the political spectrum.