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Jan 23, 2024
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Bd. of Supervisors of Fairfax County v. Leach-Lewis (amicus)

On January 23, 2024 the ACLU of Virginia, the Institute for Justice and ACLU National filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of Virginia in support of Ms. Leach-Lewis.
Court Case
Feb 01, 2022
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Hardin v. Hunt, et al. (Amicus)

The ACLU of Virginia, along with the ACLU, the ACLU of North Carolina, and the North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services, filed an amicus brief in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of Appellant-Plaintiff Charlie Hardin.
Court Case
Sep 01, 2021
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  • Voting Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Adkins, et al. v. Virginia Redistricting Commission, et al. (Amicus)

The ACLU of Virginia, along with the ACLU, the League of Women Voters of Virginia, and the National Black Nonpartisan Redistricting Organization, filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of Virginia in a case involving a challenge to House Bill 1255 (2020), a bill which set standards and criteria that the Virginia Redistricting Commission must follow when drawing new legislative districts, including the end of prison gerrymandering.
Court Case
Mar 19, 2021
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Commonwealth of Virginia v. Galen Baughman (Amicus)

The ACLU of Virginia filed an amicus brief in the case of Commonwealth v. Galen Baughman in Arlington County Circuit Court. The brief supports Mr. Baughman’s assertion of his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination in response to an incriminating questionnaire required to be completed as part of his court-ordered treatment.
Court Case
Jan 05, 2021
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Commonwealth of Virginia v. Harwinder Sangha (Amicus)

In the final days of 2020, the ACLU of Virginia filed an amicus brief in the case of Commonwealth of Virginia v. Harwinder Sangha in the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, which invited amici to address whether the Circuit Court should proceed with a misdemeanor trial even though the Commonwealth Attorney for Fairfax County, Steve Descano, had decided he would not—and could not ethically—dedicate valuable prosecutorial resources toward low-level misdemeanors such as the one in this case, given the sheer number of criminal cases his office handles.
Court Case
Aug 28, 2019
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Randall Mathena v. Lee Boyd Malvo (Amicus)

Court Case
Jun 04, 2019
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

HOME of Virginia, Inc. v. Wisely Properties, LLC and Multifamily Management Services, Inc.

Court Case
Feb 22, 2019
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Latson v. Clarke, et al. (Amicus)

Court Case
Sep 04, 2018
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Reyes v. Clarke, et al.

The ACLU of Virginia and the Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center filed a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of Mr. Nicolas Reyes. Mr. Reyes is a prisoner in Red Onion State Prison and has been held in solitary confinement for 12 and a half years.
Court Case
Jan 23, 2024
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Court Case
Jan 23, 2024
  • Criminal Legal Reform

Bd. of Supervisors of Fairfax County v. Leach-Lewis (amicus)

On January 23, 2024 the ACLU of Virginia, the Institute for Justice and ACLU National filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of Virginia in support of Ms. Leach-Lewis.
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Court Case
Feb 01, 2022
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Court Case
Feb 01, 2022
  • Criminal Legal Reform

Hardin v. Hunt, et al. (Amicus)

The ACLU of Virginia, along with the ACLU, the ACLU of North Carolina, and the North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services, filed an amicus brief in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of Appellant-Plaintiff Charlie Hardin.
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Court Case
Sep 01, 2021
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Court Case
Sep 01, 2021
  • Voting Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Adkins, et al. v. Virginia Redistricting Commission, et al. (Amicus)

The ACLU of Virginia, along with the ACLU, the League of Women Voters of Virginia, and the National Black Nonpartisan Redistricting Organization, filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of Virginia in a case involving a challenge to House Bill 1255 (2020), a bill which set standards and criteria that the Virginia Redistricting Commission must follow when drawing new legislative districts, including the end of prison gerrymandering.
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Court Case
Mar 19, 2021
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Court Case
Mar 19, 2021
  • Criminal Legal Reform

Commonwealth of Virginia v. Galen Baughman (Amicus)

The ACLU of Virginia filed an amicus brief in the case of Commonwealth v. Galen Baughman in Arlington County Circuit Court. The brief supports Mr. Baughman’s assertion of his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination in response to an incriminating questionnaire required to be completed as part of his court-ordered treatment.
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Court Case
Jan 05, 2021
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Court Case
Jan 05, 2021
  • Criminal Legal Reform

Commonwealth of Virginia v. Harwinder Sangha (Amicus)

In the final days of 2020, the ACLU of Virginia filed an amicus brief in the case of Commonwealth of Virginia v. Harwinder Sangha in the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, which invited amici to address whether the Circuit Court should proceed with a misdemeanor trial even though the Commonwealth Attorney for Fairfax County, Steve Descano, had decided he would not—and could not ethically—dedicate valuable prosecutorial resources toward low-level misdemeanors such as the one in this case, given the sheer number of criminal cases his office handles.
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Court Case
Aug 28, 2019
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Court Case
Aug 28, 2019
  • Criminal Legal Reform

Randall Mathena v. Lee Boyd Malvo (Amicus)

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Court Case
Jun 04, 2019
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Court Case
Jun 04, 2019
  • Criminal Legal Reform

HOME of Virginia, Inc. v. Wisely Properties, LLC and Multifamily Management Services, Inc.

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Court Case
Feb 22, 2019
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Court Case
Feb 22, 2019
  • Criminal Legal Reform

Latson v. Clarke, et al. (Amicus)

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Court Case
Sep 04, 2018
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Court Case
Sep 04, 2018
  • Criminal Legal Reform

Reyes v. Clarke, et al.

The ACLU of Virginia and the Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center filed a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of Mr. Nicolas Reyes. Mr. Reyes is a prisoner in Red Onion State Prison and has been held in solitary confinement for 12 and a half years.
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