Maryland
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
Jul 2022
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Prisoners' Rights
Duvall v. Hogan
The settlement agreement was approved by the court on June 28, 2016.
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Maryland
Jul 2022
Smart Justice
Prisoners' Rights
Duvall v. Hogan
The settlement agreement was approved by the court on June 28, 2016.
Maryland
Sep 2021
LGBTQ Rights
Stone v. Trump
The ACLU, ACLU of Maryland, and Covington & Burling LLP filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on behalf of six members of the armed forces who are transgender and the ACLU of Maryland. The lawsuit challenges the president’s directive banning transgender service members from continuing to serve in the military, banning transgender service members from receiving certain medically necessary health care, and banning transgender individuals from enlisting in the armed forces.
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Maryland
Sep 2021
LGBTQ Rights
Stone v. Trump
The ACLU, ACLU of Maryland, and Covington & Burling LLP filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on behalf of six members of the armed forces who are transgender and the ACLU of Maryland. The lawsuit challenges the president’s directive banning transgender service members from continuing to serve in the military, banning transgender service members from receiving certain medically necessary health care, and banning transgender individuals from enlisting in the armed forces.
Maryland
Feb 2021
Reproductive Freedom
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit challenging an FDA rule that subjects patients to unnecessary risks of contracting COVID-19 as a condition of receiving a medication used for early abortion and miscarriage treatment.
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Maryland
Feb 2021
Reproductive Freedom
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit challenging an FDA rule that subjects patients to unnecessary risks of contracting COVID-19 as a condition of receiving a medication used for early abortion and miscarriage treatment.
Maryland
Jun 2020
Privacy & Technology
Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle v. Baltimore Police Department
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and ACLU of Maryland filed a lawsuit against the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) to challenge the constitutionality of deploying a wide-area aerial surveillance program that will put virtually all Baltimore residents under constant, aerial surveillance.
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Maryland
Jun 2020
Privacy & Technology
Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle v. Baltimore Police Department
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and ACLU of Maryland filed a lawsuit against the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) to challenge the constitutionality of deploying a wide-area aerial surveillance program that will put virtually all Baltimore residents under constant, aerial surveillance.
Maryland
May 2020
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.
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Maryland
May 2020
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.