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Apr 28, 2022
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.
Jun 14, 2021
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.
Dec 30, 2020
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.
Oct 1, 2020
Mchomvu v. Cedarburg School District: Schools Must Investigate Discrimination Complaints
Apr 10, 2020
Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers v. Tony Evers: Prison COVID Crisis
We filed a lawsuit in the Wisconsin Supreme Court seeking the release of elderly and vulnerable people from state prisons in order to avoid a dangerous outbreak that would further strain the state’s health care capacity and put public health at risk.
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