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[20] Choudhury is the third ACLU lawyer to be confirmed directly to the federal bench as an Article III judge after Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 1980 and Dale Ho one day prior on June 14, 2023. [21] She received her judicial commission on July 5, 2023. [22] Choudhury became the first Muslim woman and first Bangladeshi American to serve as a federal ...
ACLU v. Ashcroft (2002) Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N. A. 2003 State v. Dalton; McConnell v. FEC; Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003) - Amicus curiae; Goodridge v. Department of Public Health - Amicus curiae; Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of New England - Amicus curiae; United States v. American Library Association; 2004 ACLU v. Ashcroft (2004 ...
A series of Supreme Court decisions in the 1920s foretold a changing national atmosphere; anti-radical emotions were diminishing, and there was a growing willingness to protect freedom of speech and assembly via court decisions. [123] The ACLU defended H. L. Mencken when he was arrested for distributing banned literature.
In a July 8 filing, the plaintiffs argued that like the case currently underway in the state's U.S. Court for the Southern District, the state has violated the U.S. Voting Rights Act and asks the ...
The decision echoed a Monday ruling from Fulton County Superior Court Judge Kevin Farmer, who struck down a separate lawsuit seeking to prevent Fulton County election officials from accepting 305 ...
The American Civil Liberties Union sued the city of Spokane, Washington, on Thursday, alleging that its anti-camping laws violate the state constitution. It is believed to be the country's first ...
New York decision, the court agreed with the ACLU that encouraging the country to abandon one of its national symbols was a constitutionally protected form of expression. [190] The ACLU successfully defended Paul Cohen, who was arrested for wearing a jacket with the words "fuck the draft" on its back while he walked through the Los Angeles ...
Another LGBT rights case recently ended in a major victory for the ACLU and its allies when the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in June that gays, lesbians and transgender people were protected from ...