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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.
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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
Nov 23, 2020
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  • LGBTQ+ Rights

Updegrove, et al. v. Herring, et al. (Amicus)

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Jun 26, 2020
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  • First Amendment Rights

Virginia Student Power Network, et al. v City of Richmond, et al.

The ACLU of Virginia filed a lawsuit on behalf of protesters and the youth activists of the Virginia Student Power Network (VSPN) against the City of Richmond, the Richmond Police Department (RPD) and the Virginia State Police (VSP) for violating their constitutional rights to free speech, assembly and protest.
Court Case
Apr 22, 2020
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Interfaith Action for Human Rights et al v. The Commonwealth of Virginia et al

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Apr 22, 2020
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Whorley et al v. Northam et al

The ACLU of Virginia joined a federal class action lawsuit as co-counsel with Charlottesville attorney Elliott Harding on behalf of 27 people who are incarcerated in Virginia prisons. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday, April 8 against Gov. Ralph Northam, Secretary of Public Safety Brian Moran and other state officials. It alleges that Virginia is violating the U.S. Constitution by failing to decarcerate overcrowded facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, and asks that the Commonwealth be ordered to immediately decrease the number of people in custody, implement policies for social distancing, and require staff members to wear personal protection equipment.
Court Case
Apr 17, 2020
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  • Voting Rights

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

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Jan 28, 2020
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Carline v. Garden Creations

Court Case
Dec 10, 2019
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  • First Amendment Rights

Devin Nunes v. Twitter, Inc. et al (Amicus)

The American Civil Liberties Union, Public Citizen, and ACLU of Virginia filed an amicus brief urging a state circuit court to keep anonymous the identity of “Devin Nunes’ cow,” a Twitter parody account.
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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Jan 05, 2021
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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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Nov 23, 2020
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Nov 23, 2020
  • LGBTQ+ Rights

Updegrove, et al. v. Herring, et al. (Amicus)

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Jun 26, 2020
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Jun 26, 2020
  • First Amendment Rights

Virginia Student Power Network, et al. v City of Richmond, et al.

The ACLU of Virginia filed a lawsuit on behalf of protesters and the youth activists of the Virginia Student Power Network (VSPN) against the City of Richmond, the Richmond Police Department (RPD) and the Virginia State Police (VSP) for violating their constitutional rights to free speech, assembly and protest.
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Apr 22, 2020
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Apr 22, 2020
  • Criminal Legal Reform

Interfaith Action for Human Rights et al v. The Commonwealth of Virginia et al

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Apr 22, 2020
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Court Case
Apr 22, 2020
  • Criminal Legal Reform

Whorley et al v. Northam et al

The ACLU of Virginia joined a federal class action lawsuit as co-counsel with Charlottesville attorney Elliott Harding on behalf of 27 people who are incarcerated in Virginia prisons. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday, April 8 against Gov. Ralph Northam, Secretary of Public Safety Brian Moran and other state officials. It alleges that Virginia is violating the U.S. Constitution by failing to decarcerate overcrowded facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, and asks that the Commonwealth be ordered to immediately decrease the number of people in custody, implement policies for social distancing, and require staff members to wear personal protection equipment.
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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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Jan 28, 2020
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Jan 28, 2020

Carline v. Garden Creations

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Court Case
Dec 10, 2019
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Dec 10, 2019
  • First Amendment Rights

Devin Nunes v. Twitter, Inc. et al (Amicus)

The American Civil Liberties Union, Public Citizen, and ACLU of Virginia filed an amicus brief urging a state circuit court to keep anonymous the identity of “Devin Nunes’ cow,” a Twitter parody account.
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