Rahman v. Chertoff
The RBF/ACLU of Illinois, along with ACLU affiliates in Massachusetts, Michigan and Washington State, represented nine individuals – all United States citizens – who have been the victims of repeated...
View ArticleU.S. v. Board of Education
ACLU served as a Friend of the Court, along with the Lawyers Committee and MALDEF, in this case that was initiated by the United States in the Carter Administration and resolved by a consent decree in...
View ArticleTerkel v. AT&T
Update 8-31-11: ACLU of Illinois is in the 9th Court of Appeals in Seattle this week for an appeal in Terkel v. AT&T. Learn More. The RBF/ACLU of Illinois represents the estate of the late author...
View ArticleKhorrami v. Rolince
Farid Khorrami, a lawful U.S. immigrant (and now, a U.S. citizen), filed suit seeking damages against FBI agents for months of unjustified detention and abusive physical treatment immediately following...
View ArticleSherman v. Koch
(formerly Sherman v. Township High School District 214) We are amici in a case filed by the Sherman family of Buffalo Grove, against their local public high school and the Illinois Superintendent of...
View ArticleCity of Chicago v. St. John’s Evangelical Church
The ACLU of Illinois has filed an amicus brief in a case involving a challenge the expansion of runways at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. Playing this video will place long-term YouTube and...
View ArticleKirk v. Arnold
Victoria Kirk and Karissa Rothkopf were denied their request to correct the gender on their birth certificate by the Illinois Department of Vital Records, even though they have completed general...
View ArticleGrey v. Hasbrouck
(Original case name: Grey v. Arnold) No document is more fundamental to identity than a birth certificate. We all want a birth certificate that reflects who we are, and allows each of us access to a...
View ArticleCatholic Charities v. DCFS
The ACLU of Illinois has intervened in a case challenging Catholic Charities’ policy of providing adoption and foster care services on behalf of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services...
View ArticleLazaro and Matos v. Orr
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