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9 Court Cases
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Jul 09, 2025
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  • Criminal Legal Reform|
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KRC v. State: Miranda Rights During School Interrogations

We filed an amicus brief asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to protect students' constitutional rights when police question them at school.
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.
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Apr 13, 2022
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  • LGBTQ+ Rights & Bodily Autonomy|
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Doe v. Madison Metropolitan School District: Protecting Transgender Students

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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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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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Mar 04, 2019
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  • Education Equity|
  • +1 Issue

Merriet v. Greendale: Demanding Follow-Through From Greendale School District On Its Racial Equity Plan

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Jun 01, 2018
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  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +1 Issue

J.J. v. Litscher: Humane Conditions at Youth Prisons

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

ACLU v. DPI: Fighting Disability Discrimination at Voucher Schools

Court Case
Jul 09, 2025
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Court Case
Jul 09, 2025
  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +1 Issue

KRC v. State: Miranda Rights During School Interrogations

We filed an amicus brief asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to protect students' constitutional rights when police question them at school.
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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
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Apr 13, 2022
  • LGBTQ+ Rights & Bodily Autonomy|
  • +1 Issue

Doe v. Madison Metropolitan School District: Protecting Transgender Students

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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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Dec 30, 2020
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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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Mar 04, 2019
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Mar 04, 2019
  • Education Equity|
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Merriet v. Greendale: Demanding Follow-Through From Greendale School District On Its Racial Equity Plan

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Jun 01, 2018
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Jun 01, 2018
  • Criminal Legal Reform|
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J.J. v. Litscher: Humane Conditions at Youth Prisons

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Jun 07, 2011
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Jun 07, 2011
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ACLU v. DPI: Fighting Disability Discrimination at Voucher Schools

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