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U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2020
Immigrants' Rights
International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ 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.
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12 Maryland Cases
Maryland
Feb 2021
Reproductive Freedom
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ 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 ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ 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 ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ (³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥) and ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ 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 ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ (³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥) and ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ 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 ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ 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 ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ 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.
Maryland
Mar 2020
Immigrants' Rights
Coreas v. Bounds
On March 24, 2020, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ National Prison Project, ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Immigrants’ Rights Project, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ 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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Maryland
Mar 2020
Immigrants' Rights
Coreas v. Bounds
On March 24, 2020, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ National Prison Project, ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Immigrants’ Rights Project, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ 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.
Maryland
Nov 2017
LGBTQ Rights
Smith v. Board of Education of Frederick County
On October 20, 2017 the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ 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.
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Maryland
Nov 2017
LGBTQ Rights
Smith v. Board of Education of Frederick County
On October 20, 2017 the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ 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.