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6 Court Cases
Court Case
Jun 26, 2025
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  • Immigrants' Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Khan Suri v. Trump, et al.

Dr. Badar Khan Suri, a Georgetown professor and postdoctoral scholar on religion and peace processes in the Middle East and South Asia, is legally in the U.S. on a research scholar and professor visa. He is an Indian national who lives with his U.S. citizen wife and three children in Rosslyn, Virginia. When he arrived home on the evening of Monday, March 17 following a traditional Ramadan meal celebration, he was taken into custody by masked federal agents without being charged with or accused of any crime. In just over 72 hours, he was shuffled to multiple immigration detention centers, ultimately landing in Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, where he was detained until his release on bond on May 14.
Court Case
Apr 16, 2025
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  • First Amendment Rights

EK v. Department of Defense Education Activity

The ACLU of Virginia, American Civil Liberties Union, and ACLU of Kentucky filed suit against the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) in the Eastern District of Virginia on behalf of 12 students that attend DoDEA schools after DoDEA removed books and changed curricular in violation of the students' First Amendment rights.
Court Case
Aug 05, 2024
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  • First Amendment Rights

Young America's Foundation v. Sitman et al.

The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation and the ACLU Foundation of Virginia, together with firm co-counsel, have filed a motion to dismiss a federal lawsuit brought by the Young America's Foundation (YAF) against Matt Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell, the hosts of the Know Your Enemy podcast, and Dissent magazine, asserting nine types of trademark infringement.
Court Case
Jul 29, 2024
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  • LGBTQ+ Rights

Zinski v. Liberty University

On July 29, 2024 the ACLU of Virginia and Butler Curwood filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Ellenor Zinski, whom Liberty University fired in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 after she disclosed her identity as a trans woman.
Court Case
Jun 26, 2023
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  • Voting Rights|
  • +1 Issue

King v. Youngkin

The ACLU of Virginia, Protect Democracy, and WilmerHale on the behalf of individual plaintiffs Melvin Wingate, Tati Abu King, and Toni Heath Johnson, as well as Bridging the Gap In Virginia, filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit in federal court challenging the Virginia Constitution’s felony disenfranchisement provision. The case, filed in the Eastern District of Virginia, claims that Virginia is in violation of the 150-year-old federal law that established the terms of Virginia’s readmission to representation in the United States Congress after the Civil War.
Court Case
May 06, 2019
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Thorpe, et al. v. Virginia Department of Corrections, et al.

The ACLU of Virginia, in collaboration with the law firm of White & Case LLP, today filed a federal class-action lawsuit against the Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC) seeking to end the practice of solitary confinement in two of its most notorious prisons.
Court Case
Jun 26, 2025
An orange gavel over a white circle, with a light orange background.
Court Case
Jun 26, 2025
  • Immigrants' Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Khan Suri v. Trump, et al.

Dr. Badar Khan Suri, a Georgetown professor and postdoctoral scholar on religion and peace processes in the Middle East and South Asia, is legally in the U.S. on a research scholar and professor visa. He is an Indian national who lives with his U.S. citizen wife and three children in Rosslyn, Virginia. When he arrived home on the evening of Monday, March 17 following a traditional Ramadan meal celebration, he was taken into custody by masked federal agents without being charged with or accused of any crime. In just over 72 hours, he was shuffled to multiple immigration detention centers, ultimately landing in Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, where he was detained until his release on bond on May 14.
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Court Case
Apr 16, 2025
Over a light purple background is a bright purple gavel.
Court Case
Apr 16, 2025
  • First Amendment Rights

EK v. Department of Defense Education Activity

The ACLU of Virginia, American Civil Liberties Union, and ACLU of Kentucky filed suit against the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) in the Eastern District of Virginia on behalf of 12 students that attend DoDEA schools after DoDEA removed books and changed curricular in violation of the students' First Amendment rights.
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Court Case
Aug 05, 2024
Over a light purple background is a bright purple gavel.
Court Case
Aug 05, 2024
  • First Amendment Rights

Young America's Foundation v. Sitman et al.

The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation and the ACLU Foundation of Virginia, together with firm co-counsel, have filed a motion to dismiss a federal lawsuit brought by the Young America's Foundation (YAF) against Matt Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell, the hosts of the Know Your Enemy podcast, and Dissent magazine, asserting nine types of trademark infringement.
Explore Case
Court Case
Jul 29, 2024
A neon pink gavel over a white circle, with a light pink background.
Court Case
Jul 29, 2024
  • LGBTQ+ Rights

Zinski v. Liberty University

On July 29, 2024 the ACLU of Virginia and Butler Curwood filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Ellenor Zinski, whom Liberty University fired in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 after she disclosed her identity as a trans woman.
Explore Case
Court Case
Jun 26, 2023
Over a light blue background is a white circle with a blue gavel over top.
Court Case
Jun 26, 2023
  • Voting Rights|
  • +1 Issue

King v. Youngkin

The ACLU of Virginia, Protect Democracy, and WilmerHale on the behalf of individual plaintiffs Melvin Wingate, Tati Abu King, and Toni Heath Johnson, as well as Bridging the Gap In Virginia, filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit in federal court challenging the Virginia Constitution’s felony disenfranchisement provision. The case, filed in the Eastern District of Virginia, claims that Virginia is in violation of the 150-year-old federal law that established the terms of Virginia’s readmission to representation in the United States Congress after the Civil War.
Explore Case
Court Case
May 06, 2019
CLR_Case_Page_GreenGavel.png
Court Case
May 06, 2019
  • Criminal Legal Reform

Thorpe, et al. v. Virginia Department of Corrections, et al.

The ACLU of Virginia, in collaboration with the law firm of White & Case LLP, today filed a federal class-action lawsuit against the Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC) seeking to end the practice of solitary confinement in two of its most notorious prisons.
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