Maryland
Tamer Mahmoud v. Monifa McKnight
On October 30, 2023, the ACLU and ACLU of Maryland filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit supporting the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in its efforts to ensure that its English curriculum is LGBTQ-inclusive.
Status: Ongoing
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2020
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International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump
The American Civil Liberties Union and other partner organizations filed a federal lawsuit challenging President Trump’s Muslim ban executive order, charging it violates the Constitution — including the First Amendment’s prohibition of government establishment of religion and the Fifth Amendment’s guarantees of equal treatment under the law — and federal laws.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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Maryland
May 2020
![Miranda v. Barr](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Miranda v. Barr
The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Maryland, and Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition filed a federal lawsuit on April 30, 2020, challenging the Trump administration’s failure to provide fair hearings to people in immigration detention. The case was filed on behalf of immigrants in detention in Maryland, but challenges policies that apply nationwide.
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![Miranda v. Barr](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Maryland
Immigrants' Rights
Miranda v. Barr
The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Maryland, and Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition filed a federal lawsuit on April 30, 2020, challenging the Trump administration’s failure to provide fair hearings to people in immigration detention. The case was filed on behalf of immigrants in detention in Maryland, but challenges policies that apply nationwide.
May 2020
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Maryland
Mar 2020
![Coreas v. Bounds](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Coreas v. Bounds
On March 24, 2020, the ACLU National Prison Project, ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project, the ACLU of Maryland, the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, and the Capital Area Immigrants Rights (CAIR) Coalition filed Coreas v. Bounds on behalf of immigrants detained at Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities in Maryland.
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![Coreas v. Bounds](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Maryland
Immigrants' Rights
Coreas v. Bounds
On March 24, 2020, the ACLU National Prison Project, ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project, the ACLU of Maryland, the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, and the Capital Area Immigrants Rights (CAIR) Coalition filed Coreas v. Bounds on behalf of immigrants detained at Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities in Maryland.
Mar 2020
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Maryland
Nov 2017
![Smith v. Board of Education of Frederick County](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Smith v. Board of Education of Frederick County
On October 20, 2017 the ACLU, the ACLU of Maryland, and Free State Justice intervened on behalf of James van Kuilenburg, a transgender student, in the case Smith v. Board of Education of Frederick County to defend a Maryland school board’s policies that prevent discrimination, harassment, and stigmatization of transgender and gender nonconforming students in the school system.
Status: Closed (Voluntarily Dismissed)
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![Smith v. Board of Education of Frederick County](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Maryland
LGBTQ Rights
Smith v. Board of Education of Frederick County
On October 20, 2017 the ACLU, the ACLU of Maryland, and Free State Justice intervened on behalf of James van Kuilenburg, a transgender student, in the case Smith v. Board of Education of Frederick County to defend a Maryland school board’s policies that prevent discrimination, harassment, and stigmatization of transgender and gender nonconforming students in the school system.
Nov 2017
Status: Closed (Voluntarily Dismissed)
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Maryland
Mar 2012
![Coleman v. Maryland Court of Appeals](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Coleman v. Maryland Court of Appeals
Whether states can be sued under the "self-care" provision of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for failing to provide employees with twelve weeks unpaid leave to deal with their own medical needs.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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![Coleman v. Maryland Court of Appeals](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Maryland
Women's Rights
Coleman v. Maryland Court of Appeals
Whether states can be sued under the "self-care" provision of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for failing to provide employees with twelve weeks unpaid leave to deal with their own medical needs.
Mar 2012
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2010
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Snyder v. Phelps
Whether funeral protestors who demonstrate on the public streets and in conformity with local law can be held liable for damages because a jury concludes that their speech was "outrageous."
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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![Snyder v. Phelps](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
U.S. Supreme Court
Free Speech
Snyder v. Phelps
Whether funeral protestors who demonstrate on the public streets and in conformity with local law can be held liable for damages because a jury concludes that their speech was "outrageous."
Oct 2010
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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