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Arizona
Oct 2023
Fund for Empowerment v. Phoenix, City of
Fund for Empowerment is a challenge to the City of Phoenix’s practice of conducting sweeps of encampments without notice, issuing citations to unsheltered people for camping and sleeping on public property when they have no place else to go, and confiscating and destroying their property without notice or process.
Status: Ongoing
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2023
McElrath v. Georgia
Does the Double Jeopardy Clause bar an appellate court from reviewing and setting aside a jury’s verdicts of acquittal on the ground that the verdict is inconsistent with the jury’s verdict on other charges?
Status: Ongoing
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2023
Pulsifer v. United States
This case involves the interpretation of a federal law that allows defendants to avoid mandatory minimum sentences for certain nonviolent drug crimes, allowing judges to impose sentences tailored to their individual circumstances.
Status: Ongoing
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Texas
Jul 2021
Sanchez et al v. Dallas County Sheriff et al
Decarceration has always been an emergency, a life and death proposition, but COVID-19 makes this effort intensely urgent. The ACLU has been working with our partners to litigate for the rights of those who are incarcerated and cannot protect themselves because of the policies of the institutions in which they are jailed.
Status: Ongoing
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130 Criminal Law Reform Cases
U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2007
Virginia v. Moore
Whether the Fourth Amendment bars the government from relying on evidence seized following an arrest that state law prohibits. DECIDED
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Criminal Law Reform
+4 Issues
Virginia v. Moore
Whether the Fourth Amendment bars the government from relying on evidence seized following an arrest that state law prohibits. DECIDED
Dec 2007
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2007
Brendlin v. California
Reviewing whether a car's passenger can challenge an illegal traffic stop under the Fourth Amendment. DECIDED
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Criminal Law Reform
+2 Issues
Brendlin v. California
Reviewing whether a car's passenger can challenge an illegal traffic stop under the Fourth Amendment. DECIDED
Jun 2007
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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Apr 2007
In Re Spears
Defending juveniles' pre-trial right to counsel in Ohio.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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Criminal Law Reform
+4 Issues
In Re Spears
Defending juveniles' pre-trial right to counsel in Ohio.
Apr 2007
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2007
Scott v. Harris
Reviewing whether, and under what circumstances, a law enforcement may claim qualified immunity from damages after ramming the plaintiff's car during a high speed chase that left the plaintiff severely crippled. DECIDED
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Criminal Law Reform
+2 Issues
Scott v. Harris
Reviewing whether, and under what circumstances, a law enforcement may claim qualified immunity from damages after ramming the plaintiff's car during a high speed chase that left the plaintiff severely crippled. DECIDED
Jan 2007
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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Ohio
Mar 2006
J.P. v. Taft
Protecting incarcerated juveniles' access to the courts in Ohio.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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Ohio
Criminal Law Reform
+4 Issues
J.P. v. Taft
Protecting incarcerated juveniles' access to the courts in Ohio.
Mar 2006
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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