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39 Court Cases
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Jun 06, 2024
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  • First Amendment

Coalition to March on the RNC v. City of Milwaukee

We sued the city of Milwaukee for passing rules pertaining to the 2024 Republican National Convention that infringe on protest rights.
Court Case
Sep 01, 2022
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  • Strengthening Democracy|
  • +1 Issue

WJI v. WEC: Informing Voters of What’s on the Ballot

We argued that Marsy’s law wasn’t fully, properly, or accurately presented to Wisconsin voters, leading voters to make a decision about a proposal about which they were not fully informed.
Court Case
Apr 28, 2022
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  • Education Equity|
  • +1 Issue

Battling the School-to-Prison Pipeline in Oshkosh

When Black and biracial students faced racial harassment and disparate punishment in the Oshkosh Area School District, the ACLU of Wisconsin took the case to the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights.
Court Case
Apr 13, 2022
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  • LGBTQ+ Rights & Bodily Autonomy|
  • +1 Issue

Doe v. Madison Metropolitan School District: Protecting Transgender Students

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Feb 01, 2022
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  • Indigenous Justice

Protecting Northern Wisconsin from Oil Pipeline

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Dec 02, 2021
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  • Education Equity|
  • +2 Issues

Confronting Book Bans and Restricted Speech in Wisconsin Schools

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Jun 14, 2021
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  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Jones’ El v. Berge: Conditions at “Supermax” in Boscobel

As a result of our lawsuit, the supermax prison was restricted from housing mentally ill prisoners and required to grant the same rights as other max security prisons.
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Dec 30, 2020
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  • Education Equity|
  • +1 Issue

Holding the Burlington Area School District Accountable for its Racially Hostile Environment

Since 2020, we have been involved in two racial harassment cases in the Burlington Area School District.
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Oct 01, 2020
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  • Education Equity|
  • +1 Issue

Mchomvu v. Cedarburg School District: Schools Must Investigate Discrimination Complaints

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Jun 06, 2024
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Court Case
Jun 06, 2024
  • First Amendment

Coalition to March on the RNC v. City of Milwaukee

We sued the city of Milwaukee for passing rules pertaining to the 2024 Republican National Convention that infringe on protest rights.
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Court Case
Sep 01, 2022
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Court Case
Sep 01, 2022
  • Strengthening Democracy|
  • +1 Issue

WJI v. WEC: Informing Voters of What’s on the Ballot

We argued that Marsy’s law wasn’t fully, properly, or accurately presented to Wisconsin voters, leading voters to make a decision about a proposal about which they were not fully informed.
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Court Case
Apr 28, 2022
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Court Case
Apr 28, 2022
  • Education Equity|
  • +1 Issue

Battling the School-to-Prison Pipeline in Oshkosh

When Black and biracial students faced racial harassment and disparate punishment in the Oshkosh Area School District, the ACLU of Wisconsin took the case to the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights.
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Court Case
Apr 13, 2022
Gavel
Court Case
Apr 13, 2022
  • LGBTQ+ Rights & Bodily Autonomy|
  • +1 Issue

Doe v. Madison Metropolitan School District: Protecting Transgender Students

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Feb 01, 2022
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Feb 01, 2022
  • Indigenous Justice

Protecting Northern Wisconsin from Oil Pipeline

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Dec 02, 2021
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Dec 02, 2021
  • Education Equity|
  • +2 Issues

Confronting Book Bans and Restricted Speech in Wisconsin Schools

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Jun 14, 2021
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Jun 14, 2021
  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Jones’ El v. Berge: Conditions at “Supermax” in Boscobel

As a result of our lawsuit, the supermax prison was restricted from housing mentally ill prisoners and required to grant the same rights as other max security prisons.
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Court Case
Dec 30, 2020
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Court Case
Dec 30, 2020
  • Education Equity|
  • +1 Issue

Holding the Burlington Area School District Accountable for its Racially Hostile Environment

Since 2020, we have been involved in two racial harassment cases in the Burlington Area School District.
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Oct 01, 2020
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Oct 01, 2020
  • Education Equity|
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Mchomvu v. Cedarburg School District: Schools Must Investigate Discrimination Complaints

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