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6 Court Cases
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Jun 14, 2021
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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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Apr 10, 2020
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  • Criminal Legal Reform|
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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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Jun 07, 2011
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  • Education Equity|
  • +1 Issue

ACLU v. DPI: Fighting Disability Discrimination at Voucher Schools

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Feb 10, 2010
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  • Racial Justice|
  • +1 Issue

Affordable Housing in Wisconsin

Court Case
Sep 01, 2006
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  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Flynn v. Doyle: Medical Care at Taycheedah Women’s Prison

We won better conditions for prisoners at Taycheedah Correctional Institution in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin.
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Feb 14, 2002
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  • Racial Justice|
  • +1 Issue

ACLU & NAACP v. Wisconsin DWD: Discrimination in Welfare

The ACLU and NAACP filed a lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development for racial discrimination in the W-2 program.
Court Case
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
Apr 10, 2020
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Apr 10, 2020
  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +1 Issue

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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Court Case
Jun 07, 2011
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Court Case
Jun 07, 2011
  • Education Equity|
  • +1 Issue

ACLU v. DPI: Fighting Disability Discrimination at Voucher Schools

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Court Case
Feb 10, 2010
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Court Case
Feb 10, 2010
  • Racial Justice|
  • +1 Issue

Affordable Housing in Wisconsin

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Court Case
Sep 01, 2006
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Sep 01, 2006
  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Flynn v. Doyle: Medical Care at Taycheedah Women’s Prison

We won better conditions for prisoners at Taycheedah Correctional Institution in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin.
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Court Case
Feb 14, 2002
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Court Case
Feb 14, 2002
  • Racial Justice|
  • +1 Issue

ACLU & NAACP v. Wisconsin DWD: Discrimination in Welfare

The ACLU and NAACP filed a lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development for racial discrimination in the W-2 program.
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