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Feb 22, 2019
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Latson v. Clarke, et al. (Amicus)

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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
Aug 16, 2017
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Damian Stinnie, et al. v. Richard Holcomb (amicus)

Pursuing Elimination of Racial and Poverty Disparities in the Criminal Justice System.
Court Case
Jun 19, 2017
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

John Louis Freeman, Jr. v. Virginia Department of Corrections, et al

Over confinement of State-Responsible Prisoner in Virginia Beach Correctional Center
Court Case
Sep 20, 2016
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Thomas Porter, et al. v. Harold W. Clarke, et al. (amicus)

Working to End Cruel and Unusual Punishment in Virginia correctional institutions
Court Case
Jun 27, 2016
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  • Voting Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Howell v. McAuliffe

Restoration of voting rights
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Aug 30, 2015
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  • Reproductive Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Commonwealth v. J

Right to Abortion for Jail Inmate
Court Case
Jun 04, 2014
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Prieto v. Clarke

Challenge to Automatic Solitary Confinement for Death Row Prisoners
Court Case
Jun 05, 2012
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

MacDonald v. Moose (amicus)

Challenge to Virginia Sodomy Statute
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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Court Case
Aug 16, 2017
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Court Case
Aug 16, 2017
  • Criminal Legal Reform

Damian Stinnie, et al. v. Richard Holcomb (amicus)

Pursuing Elimination of Racial and Poverty Disparities in the Criminal Justice System.
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Court Case
Jun 19, 2017
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Court Case
Jun 19, 2017
  • Criminal Legal Reform

John Louis Freeman, Jr. v. Virginia Department of Corrections, et al

Over confinement of State-Responsible Prisoner in Virginia Beach Correctional Center
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Court Case
Sep 20, 2016
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Court Case
Sep 20, 2016
  • Criminal Legal Reform

Thomas Porter, et al. v. Harold W. Clarke, et al. (amicus)

Working to End Cruel and Unusual Punishment in Virginia correctional institutions
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Court Case
Jun 27, 2016
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Jun 27, 2016
  • Voting Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Howell v. McAuliffe

Restoration of voting rights
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Aug 30, 2015
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Court Case
Aug 30, 2015
  • Reproductive Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Commonwealth v. J

Right to Abortion for Jail Inmate
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Jun 04, 2014
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Court Case
Jun 04, 2014
  • Criminal Legal Reform

Prieto v. Clarke

Challenge to Automatic Solitary Confinement for Death Row Prisoners
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Jun 05, 2012
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Jun 05, 2012
  • Criminal Legal Reform

MacDonald v. Moose (amicus)

Challenge to Virginia Sodomy Statute
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