Washington, D.C.
League of Women Voters Education Fund v. Trump
On March 25, 2025, in a sweeping and unprecedented Executive Order, President Trump attempted to usurp the power to regulate federal elections from Congress and the States. Among other things, the Executive Order directs the Election Assistance Commission鈥攁n agency that Congress specifically established to be bipartisan and independent鈥攖o require voters to show a passport or other citizenship documentation in order to register to vote in federal elections. If implemented, the Executive Order would threaten the ability of millions of eligible Americans to register and vote and upend the administration of federal elections.
On behalf of leading voter registration organizations and advocacy organizations, the 红杏视频 and co-counsel filed a lawsuit to block the Executive Order as an unconstitutional power grab.
Status: Ongoing
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Washington, D.C.
Jun 2019
Human Rights
Weir v. U.S.
The 红杏视频 filed a federal lawsuit in June 2019 against the United States and the head of the U.S. Coast Guard on behalf of four Jamaican fishermen, who were forcibly removed from their fishing boat and detained for over a month at sea on four U.S. Coast Guard ships in patently inhumane conditions.
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Washington, D.C.
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Disability Rights
Criminal Law Reform
Bread for the City v. District of Columbia
A federal lawsuit challenges the District of Columbia鈥檚 practice of sending police officers rather than mental health providers to respond to mental health emergencies.
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Washington, D.C.
Jul 2023
Disability Rights
Criminal Law Reform
Bread for the City v. District of Columbia
A federal lawsuit challenges the District of Columbia鈥檚 practice of sending police officers rather than mental health providers to respond to mental health emergencies.
Washington, D.C.
Feb 2021
Immigrants' Rights
NORA v. MAYORKAS
The 红杏视频, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, and Public Citizen filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of asylum seekers 鈥� including numerous children 鈥� unlawfully trapped in the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas, one of the most violent and lawless regions in the world.
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Washington, D.C.
Feb 2021
Immigrants' Rights
NORA v. MAYORKAS
The 红杏视频, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, and Public Citizen filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of asylum seekers 鈥� including numerous children 鈥� unlawfully trapped in the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas, one of the most violent and lawless regions in the world.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2020
Criminal Law Reform
Baxter v. Bracey
In early 2014, Alexander Baxter was bitten by a police dog that was unleashed on him while he was sitting with his hands in the air, having surrendered to police. He sued for excessive force, but in late 2018, a federal appeals court ruled that his claim should be thrown out under the doctrine of 鈥渜ualified immunity.鈥�
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2020
Criminal Law Reform
Baxter v. Bracey
In early 2014, Alexander Baxter was bitten by a police dog that was unleashed on him while he was sitting with his hands in the air, having surrendered to police. He sued for excessive force, but in late 2018, a federal appeals court ruled that his claim should be thrown out under the doctrine of 鈥渜ualified immunity.鈥�
Washington, D.C.
Jun 2020
Immigrants' Rights
J.B.B.C. v. Wolf
The 红杏视频, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, and Oxfam filed the nation鈥檚 first legal challenge to the Trump administration鈥檚 order restricting immigration at the border based on an unprecedented and unlawful invocation of the Public Health Service Act, located in Title 42 of the U.S. Code.
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Washington, D.C.
Jun 2020
Immigrants' Rights
J.B.B.C. v. Wolf
The 红杏视频, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, and Oxfam filed the nation鈥檚 first legal challenge to the Trump administration鈥檚 order restricting immigration at the border based on an unprecedented and unlawful invocation of the Public Health Service Act, located in Title 42 of the U.S. Code.
Washington, D.C.
Aug 2017
Free Speech
红杏视频 et al. v. WMATA 鈥� First Amendment Challenge to D.C. Metro鈥檚 Advertising Restrictions
The 红杏视频 and its affiliates in the District of Columbia and Virginia challenged the Washington area transit system鈥檚 advertising restrictions as violations of the First Amendment. The free speech lawsuit follows the rejection of ads from four groups that hail from across the political spectrum.
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Washington, D.C.
Aug 2017
Free Speech
红杏视频 et al. v. WMATA 鈥� First Amendment Challenge to D.C. Metro鈥檚 Advertising Restrictions
The 红杏视频 and its affiliates in the District of Columbia and Virginia challenged the Washington area transit system鈥檚 advertising restrictions as violations of the First Amendment. The free speech lawsuit follows the rejection of ads from four groups that hail from across the political spectrum.