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21 Court Cases
Court Case
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
Dec 16, 2022
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  • First Amendment Rights

In re Bleakley (Amicus)

The ACLU of Virginia filed an amicus brief in support of Connor Bleakley and Sami Alsawaf seeking to allow Brandon Bleakley to perform the rites of their wedding ceremony, arguing that the Virginia code sections that govern their choice of officiant is unconstitutional.
Court Case
Jul 27, 2022
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  • LGBTQ+ Rights

Peter Vlaming v. West Point School Board et al. (Amicus)

The ACLU of Virginia joined the ACLU in filing an amicus curiae, or friend of the court, brief before the Supreme Court of Virginia in the case of Vlaming v. West Point School Board, arguing that public schoolteacher Peter Vlaming does not have an unfettered right to exercise free speech in the classroom when doing so results in discrimination against transgender students.
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
Oct 01, 2021
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  • LGBTQ+ Rights

Byron Tanner Cross, et al. v. Loudoun County School Board, et al. (Amicus)

The ACLU of Virginia filed an amicus brief in the Loudoun County Circuit Court on behalf of ACLU Virginia, ACLU, Equality Virginia, Equality Loudoun, Side By Side, and He She Ze and We. The brief, filed on October 13, 2021, is in opposition to an emergency petition and preliminary injunction request filed by the Alliance Defending Freedom on behalf Mr. Cross and his fellow plaintiffs.
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
Apr 17, 2020
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  • Voting Rights

League of Women Voters of Virginia v. Virginia State Board of Elections

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
Dec 16, 2022
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Court Case
Dec 16, 2022
  • First Amendment Rights

In re Bleakley (Amicus)

The ACLU of Virginia filed an amicus brief in support of Connor Bleakley and Sami Alsawaf seeking to allow Brandon Bleakley to perform the rites of their wedding ceremony, arguing that the Virginia code sections that govern their choice of officiant is unconstitutional.
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Court Case
Jul 27, 2022
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Court Case
Jul 27, 2022
  • LGBTQ+ Rights

Peter Vlaming v. West Point School Board et al. (Amicus)

The ACLU of Virginia joined the ACLU in filing an amicus curiae, or friend of the court, brief before the Supreme Court of Virginia in the case of Vlaming v. West Point School Board, arguing that public schoolteacher Peter Vlaming does not have an unfettered right to exercise free speech in the classroom when doing so results in discrimination against transgender students.
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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
Oct 01, 2021
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Court Case
Oct 01, 2021
  • LGBTQ+ Rights

Byron Tanner Cross, et al. v. Loudoun County School Board, et al. (Amicus)

The ACLU of Virginia filed an amicus brief in the Loudoun County Circuit Court on behalf of ACLU Virginia, ACLU, Equality Virginia, Equality Loudoun, Side By Side, and He She Ze and We. The brief, filed on October 13, 2021, is in opposition to an emergency petition and preliminary injunction request filed by the Alliance Defending Freedom on behalf Mr. Cross and his fellow plaintiffs.
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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
Apr 17, 2020
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Court Case
Apr 17, 2020
  • Voting Rights

League of Women Voters of Virginia v. Virginia State Board of Elections

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