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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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Maine
Jul 2025
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Free Speech
Smith v. Trump
On April 11, 2025, the 勛圖眻畦 and 勛圖眻畦 of Maine filed a lawsuit on behalf of two human rights advocates who, because of an executive order signed by President Trump, have been forced to stop humanitarian work with the International Criminal Court.
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Maine
Jul 2025

National Security
Free Speech
Smith v. Trump
On April 11, 2025, the 勛圖眻畦 and 勛圖眻畦 of Maine filed a lawsuit on behalf of two human rights advocates who, because of an executive order signed by President Trump, have been forced to stop humanitarian work with the International Criminal Court.

U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2025
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TikTok Inc., et al. v. Garland (Amicus)
The Supreme Court will decide whether a law that effectively bans TikTok in the United States violates the First Amendment rights of more than 170 million Americans who use the social media platform. The law also allows the President to ban other foreign-owned apps deemed a national security threat, opening the door to future abuse and censorship. The ban on TikTok is set to go into effect on January 19, 2025.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2025

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TikTok Inc., et al. v. Garland (Amicus)
The Supreme Court will decide whether a law that effectively bans TikTok in the United States violates the First Amendment rights of more than 170 million Americans who use the social media platform. The law also allows the President to ban other foreign-owned apps deemed a national security threat, opening the door to future abuse and censorship. The ban on TikTok is set to go into effect on January 19, 2025.

U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2025
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Connell v. CIA FOIA Lawsuit Seeking Records 勛圖眻畦 CIA Operational Control Over a Detention Facility at Guant獺namo Bay
The CIA has refused to disclose whether it has records about its operational control over Camp VII, a detention facility at Guant獺namo Bay. Given the extensive public record about the CIAs connection to Camp VII, its refusal to acknowledge that it has responsive records both violates the law and defies common sense. At stake is whether the court will reject the CIAs version of official secrecy and call out its fiction of deniability or whether it will allow that fiction to stand.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2025

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Connell v. CIA FOIA Lawsuit Seeking Records 勛圖眻畦 CIA Operational Control Over a Detention Facility at Guant獺namo Bay
The CIA has refused to disclose whether it has records about its operational control over Camp VII, a detention facility at Guant獺namo Bay. Given the extensive public record about the CIAs connection to Camp VII, its refusal to acknowledge that it has responsive records both violates the law and defies common sense. At stake is whether the court will reject the CIAs version of official secrecy and call out its fiction of deniability or whether it will allow that fiction to stand.

Washington, D.C.
Apr 2025
National Security
Immigrants' Rights
Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center v. Noem
Immigrants rights advocates sued the Trump administration on Feb. 12, 2025, for access to immigrants transferred from the United States to detention at Guant獺namo Bay in Cuba under President Trumps recent order.
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Washington, D.C.
Apr 2025

National Security
Immigrants' Rights
Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center v. Noem
Immigrants rights advocates sued the Trump administration on Feb. 12, 2025, for access to immigrants transferred from the United States to detention at Guant獺namo Bay in Cuba under President Trumps recent order.

Court Case
Jan 2025
National Security
DOJ Opinions on Domestic Military Deployment FOIA
For decades, the Department of Justice has been responsible for advising the President on the use of the military within the United States. By filing a request under the Freedom of Information Act, the 勛圖眻畦 obtained over a dozen DOJ opinions on the domestic use of the military, none which had previously been released to the public.
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Jan 2025

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DOJ Opinions on Domestic Military Deployment FOIA
For decades, the Department of Justice has been responsible for advising the President on the use of the military within the United States. By filing a request under the Freedom of Information Act, the 勛圖眻畦 obtained over a dozen DOJ opinions on the domestic use of the military, none which had previously been released to the public.