At any given time, the ACLU of Wisconsin has thirty to forty active matters on its litigation docket. From municipalities infringing on individuals' free speech rights, to schools not taking race-based bullying seriously, to broader statewide issues.
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...
In 2018, we reached a settlement with MPD to reform their unconstitutional stop-and-frisk practices.
Petitioner Gerald Mitchell’s blood was drawn while he was unconscious at the direction of the police after he was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. The police did not have a warrant and conceded that...
Our class-action lawsuit attempted to release parole-eligible people sentenced to life imprisonment for crimes committed when they were children.
As part of a complaint we filed in 2019, we asked the Greendale School District to investigate — and meaningfully act upon — a series of racist incidents in its...