New York
Samia v. United States
In Samia v. United States, the Supreme Court addressed whether the introduction of a co-defendant's redacted out-of-court confession, which indirectly incriminates the defendant without formally naming him, constitutes a violation of the Confrontation Clause by depriving the defendant of the opportunity to confront his accuser.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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New York
Jul 2022
Privacy & Technology
ACLU v. Department of Homeland Security (commercial location data FOIA)
In December 2020, the ACLU and NYCLU filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking records from Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and other parts of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) about their practice of purchasing cell phone location data collected from smartphone apps.
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New York
Jul 2022
Privacy & Technology
ACLU v. Department of Homeland Security (commercial location data FOIA)
In December 2020, the ACLU and NYCLU filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking records from Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and other parts of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) about their practice of purchasing cell phone location data collected from smartphone apps.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2021
Voting Rights
Immigrants' Rights
New York Immigration Coalition v. Trump
The American Civil Liberties Union, New York Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Texas, and Arnold & Porter filed a federal lawsuit July 24, 2020, on behalf of immigrants’ rights groups challenging President Trump’s order seeking to block people who are undocumented from being counted in the U.S. census.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2021
Voting Rights
Immigrants' Rights
New York Immigration Coalition v. Trump
The American Civil Liberties Union, New York Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Texas, and Arnold & Porter filed a federal lawsuit July 24, 2020, on behalf of immigrants’ rights groups challenging President Trump’s order seeking to block people who are undocumented from being counted in the U.S. census.
New York
Nov 2020
LGBTQ Rights
Dominguez v. City of New York
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed a lawsuit on behalf of a transgender woman who was arrested and charged with “false personation” after she provided officers with both her previous and current legal names and explained that she changed her name to align with her gender identity. Linda Dominguez was harassed by officers who repeatedly mocked her gender identity, despite changes to the NYPD’s patrol guide dating back to 2012 that prohibit such behavior.
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New York
Nov 2020
LGBTQ Rights
Dominguez v. City of New York
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed a lawsuit on behalf of a transgender woman who was arrested and charged with “false personation” after she provided officers with both her previous and current legal names and explained that she changed her name to align with her gender identity. Linda Dominguez was harassed by officers who repeatedly mocked her gender identity, despite changes to the NYPD’s patrol guide dating back to 2012 that prohibit such behavior.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2020
LGBTQ Rights
LGBTQ Discrimination Cases at the Supreme Court
In Bostock v. Clayton County, the Supreme Court ruled that anti-LGBTQ discrimination violates the federal law against discrimination in the workplace.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2020
LGBTQ Rights
LGBTQ Discrimination Cases at the Supreme Court
In Bostock v. Clayton County, the Supreme Court ruled that anti-LGBTQ discrimination violates the federal law against discrimination in the workplace.