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Apr 17, 2017
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  • First Amendment Rights

Judge’s Right to Speak on Issues of Public Concern

Judge’s Right to Speak on Issues of Public Concern
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Nov 07, 2016
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  • Voting Rights

Walpole v. Showalter

Protecting the Right to Vote
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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
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Aug 24, 2016
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Equal Treatment of Richmond Public School Students

Equal treatment of Richmond public school students, Administrative Complaint against Richmond Public Schools Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.  
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Jun 27, 2016
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  • Voting Rights|
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Howell v. McAuliffe

Restoration of voting rights
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May 09, 2016
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  • First Amendment Rights

Broadstone Security, LLC v. John Doe, et al.

Neighborhood Association Members' Right to Free Speech and Anonymous Speech
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Mar 20, 2016
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  • First Amendment Rights

U.S. v. Kolsuz

Warrantless searches of electronic devices at the border
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Aug 30, 2015
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  • Reproductive Rights|
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Commonwealth v. J

Right to Abortion for Jail Inmate
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Jul 30, 2015
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  • First Amendment Rights

Christian v. City of Petersburg and W. Howard Myers

Right to Speak at City Council Meetings
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Apr 17, 2017
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Court Case
Apr 17, 2017
  • First Amendment Rights

Judge’s Right to Speak on Issues of Public Concern

Judge’s Right to Speak on Issues of Public Concern
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Court Case
Nov 07, 2016
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Court Case
Nov 07, 2016
  • Voting Rights

Walpole v. Showalter

Protecting the Right to Vote
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Sep 20, 2016
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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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Aug 24, 2016
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Court Case
Aug 24, 2016

Equal Treatment of Richmond Public School Students

Equal treatment of Richmond public school students, Administrative Complaint against Richmond Public Schools Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.  
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Jun 27, 2016
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Jun 27, 2016
  • Voting Rights|
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Howell v. McAuliffe

Restoration of voting rights
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May 09, 2016
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May 09, 2016
  • First Amendment Rights

Broadstone Security, LLC v. John Doe, et al.

Neighborhood Association Members' Right to Free Speech and Anonymous Speech
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Mar 20, 2016
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Mar 20, 2016
  • First Amendment Rights

U.S. v. Kolsuz

Warrantless searches of electronic devices at the border
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Aug 30, 2015
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Aug 30, 2015
  • Reproductive Rights|
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Commonwealth v. J

Right to Abortion for Jail Inmate
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Jul 30, 2015
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Jul 30, 2015
  • First Amendment Rights

Christian v. City of Petersburg and W. Howard Myers

Right to Speak at City Council Meetings
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