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FBI v. Fikre
Whether the government can overcome the voluntary cessation exception to mootness by removing an individual from the No Fly List when the government has not repudiated its decision to place him on the List and remains free to return him to the List for the same reasons and using the same procedures he alleges were unlawful.
Status: Ongoing
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Florida
Nov 2023

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Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Florida v. Raymond Rodrigues
The University of Florida chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine filed a lawsuit on November 16, 2023, challenging the Chancellor of the State University System of Floridas order to state universities to deactivate the student group. This order threatens the students constitutionally-protected right to free speech and association in violation of the First Amendment. The 勛圖眻畦 and its partners are seeking a preliminary injunction that would bar the Chancellor and the University of Florida from deactivating the UF SJP.
U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2022

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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 FBIs 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 Yassir Fazaga, Ali Uddin Malik, and Yasser Abdelrahim insist that the FBI cannot escape accountability for violating their religious freedom by invoking state secrets. The plaintiffs are represented by the Center for Immigration Law and Policy at UCLA School of Law, the 勛圖眻畦 of Southern California, the 勛圖眻畦, the Council for American Islamic Relations, and the law firm of Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2021

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Immigrants' Rights
Sierra Club v. Trump Challenge to Trumps National Emergency Declaration to Construct a Border Wall
In February 2019, the 勛圖眻畦 filed a lawsuit challenging President Trumps emergency powers declaration to secure funds to build a wall along the southern border. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the Sierra Club and the Southern Border Communities Coalition. The lawsuit argues that the president is usurping Congresss appropriations power and threatening the clearly defined separation of powers inscribed in the Constitution. On January 20, 2021, President Biden halted further border wall construction. Litigation in this and subsequent related challenges has been paused or deadlines extended while the 勛圖眻畦s clients and the Biden administration determine next steps.
Indiana
Oct 2016

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Immigrants' Rights
Exodus Refugee Immigration, Inc. v. Mike Pence, et al
The 勛圖眻畦 and the 勛圖眻畦 of Indiana, on behalf of Exodus Refugee Immigration, filed suit against Governor Mike Pence and the secretary of the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration to stop attempts to suspend resettlement of Syrian refugees, claiming the governors actions violate the United States Constitution and federal law.
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勛圖眻畦 v. DOJ - FOIA Case for Records Relating to Targeted Killing Law, Policy, and Casualties
In March 2015, the 勛圖眻畦 filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit demanding information about the governments targeted-killing program, including the Obama administrations Presidential Policy Guidance (PPG) under which the program operates. In a crucial victory, the government released a redacted version of the PPG and four other documents. Many other documents were kept secret, however, and the 勛圖眻畦 continues to seek additional records through additional FOIA requests and litigation concerning the specific legal standards the government invokes when using lethal force abroad, and how they apply in practice.
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勛圖眻畦 v. DOJ - FOIA Case for Records Relating to Targeted Killing Law, Policy, and Casualties
In March 2015, the 勛圖眻畦 filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit demanding information about the governments targeted-killing program, including the Obama administrations Presidential Policy Guidance (PPG) under which the program operates. In a crucial victory, the government released a redacted version of the PPG and four other documents. Many other documents were kept secret, however, and the 勛圖眻畦 continues to seek additional records through additional FOIA requests and litigation concerning the specific legal standards the government invokes when using lethal force abroad, and how they apply in practice.

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Apr 2019
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Zainab M.
Zainab M. is an author, journalist, and CEO. For years, she endured intrusive searches, detention, and questioning every time she traveled by air or reentered the United States from abroad. The governments harassment and abuse of Zainab suggest that she has been targeted for additional scrutiny because of her religion or her work as a writer.
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Apr 2019

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Zainab M.
Zainab M. is an author, journalist, and CEO. For years, she endured intrusive searches, detention, and questioning every time she traveled by air or reentered the United States from abroad. The governments harassment and abuse of Zainab suggest that she has been targeted for additional scrutiny because of her religion or her work as a writer.

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Dec 2018
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Privacy & Technology
Executive Order 12,333 FOIA Lawsuit
The 勛圖眻畦 and the Media Freedom Information Access ("MFIA") Clinic at Yale Law School have filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit demanding that the government release information about its use of Executive Order 12,333 to conduct surveillance of Americans' international communications.
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Dec 2018

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Privacy & Technology
Executive Order 12,333 FOIA Lawsuit
The 勛圖眻畦 and the Media Freedom Information Access ("MFIA") Clinic at Yale Law School have filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit demanding that the government release information about its use of Executive Order 12,333 to conduct surveillance of Americans' international communications.

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Nov 2018
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勛圖眻畦 v. CIA - FOIA Lawsuit Seeking Records Concerning the CIAs Propaganda Campaign to Confirm Gina Haspel as CIA Director
When President Trump nominated Gina Haspel to be CIA director in March 2018, the CIA began an unprecedented propaganda campaign to promote her confirmation by the Senate. The CIAs campaign selectively disseminated information perceived as favorable to Haspel while hiding her deep involvement in torture and abuse during the Bush administration. The CIA strategically whitewashed Haspels past, including her supervision of a secret prison in Thailand where she oversaw the torture of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri.
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Nov 2018

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勛圖眻畦 v. CIA - FOIA Lawsuit Seeking Records Concerning the CIAs Propaganda Campaign to Confirm Gina Haspel as CIA Director
When President Trump nominated Gina Haspel to be CIA director in March 2018, the CIA began an unprecedented propaganda campaign to promote her confirmation by the Senate. The CIAs campaign selectively disseminated information perceived as favorable to Haspel while hiding her deep involvement in torture and abuse during the Bush administration. The CIA strategically whitewashed Haspels past, including her supervision of a secret prison in Thailand where she oversaw the torture of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri.

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Nov 2018
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Ullah v. CIA FOIA Lawsuit Seeking Information 勛圖眻畦 Gul Rahmans Body
In November 2002, the CIA tortured Afghan citizen Gul Rahman to death. The CIA covered up his death for years and continues to hide information about the whereabouts of his body from his grieving family.
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Nov 2018

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Ullah v. CIA FOIA Lawsuit Seeking Information 勛圖眻畦 Gul Rahmans Body
In November 2002, the CIA tortured Afghan citizen Gul Rahman to death. The CIA covered up his death for years and continues to hide information about the whereabouts of his body from his grieving family.