Prosecutorial Reform
Singleton v. Cannizzaro
The ACLU Trone Center for Justice and Equality, ACLU of Louisiana, and Civil Rights Corps, filed suit against District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro, his office in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, and several Assistant District Attorneys for systematically breaking the laws of Louisiana and of the U.S. Constitution.
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6 Prosecutorial Reform Cases
Texas
Jun 2024
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Gonzalez v. Ramirez et al.
Although Texas law clearly prohibits prosecuting people for terminating their pregnancies, Starr County officials indicted, arrested, and jailed Lizelle Gonzalez for having an abortion. The ACLU’s Abortion Criminal Defense Initiative and Criminal Law Reform Project, alongside the ACLU of Texas and south Texas firm Garza Martinez, are representing Ms. Gonzalez in a lawsuit against Starr County and local officials based on violations of Ms. Gonzalez’s constitutional rights.
Status: Ongoing
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Texas
Prosecutorial Reform
+3 Issues
Gonzalez v. Ramirez et al.
Although Texas law clearly prohibits prosecuting people for terminating their pregnancies, Starr County officials indicted, arrested, and jailed Lizelle Gonzalez for having an abortion. The ACLU’s Abortion Criminal Defense Initiative and Criminal Law Reform Project, alongside the ACLU of Texas and south Texas firm Garza Martinez, are representing Ms. Gonzalez in a lawsuit against Starr County and local officials based on violations of Ms. Gonzalez’s constitutional rights.
Jun 2024
Status: Ongoing
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Southern California
Jul 2019
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P.E.O.P.L.E. v Rackauckas
Status: Ongoing
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Southern California
Prosecutorial Reform
P.E.O.P.L.E. v Rackauckas
Jul 2019
Status: Ongoing
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2019
![McDonough v. Smith](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
McDonough v. Smith
When must a person file a Section 1983 civil rights case based on fabrication of evidence in a criminal proceeding?
Status: Ongoing
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U.S. Supreme Court
Prosecutorial Reform
Smart Justice
McDonough v. Smith
When must a person file a Section 1983 civil rights case based on fabrication of evidence in a criminal proceeding?
Jun 2019
Status: Ongoing
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Arizona
Prosecutorial Reform
ACLU of Arizona v. Montgomery
May 2019
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2018
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Gamble v. United States
Whether the “dual-sovereignty” exception to the Double Jeopardy Clause—whereby a state and the federal government can each prosecute a person for the same crime, even where neither would be able to do so alone—violates the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution.
Status: Ongoing
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U.S. Supreme Court
Prosecutorial Reform
Gamble v. United States
Whether the “dual-sovereignty” exception to the Double Jeopardy Clause—whereby a state and the federal government can each prosecute a person for the same crime, even where neither would be able to do so alone—violates the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution.
Sep 2018
Status: Ongoing
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