One of the main ways the ACLU of Illinois works to protect civil liberties and civil rights is through litigation. Litigation remains one of the fundamental tools with which our adept legal team fights for equality and civil rights throughout the state. This section of our website documents the cases we’re working on now and those we’ve handled in recent years.
Property Casualty Insurers Association of America v. Fudge
In this case, this Property Casualty Insurers Association (PCIA) seeks to block the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) 2013 “disparate impact” rule for the...
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Jun 11, 2024
J.B.H. v. Knox County
In June 2024, we filed a class action lawsuit challenging conditions at the Mary Davis Detention Home on behalf of two young people confined there, J.B.H. and A.M. The...
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May 2, 2024
Bodies Outside of Unjust Laws v. Chicago
First Amendment Advocacy
The City of Chicago was selected to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention (DNC) in August 2024. Many groups view national political conventions– which draw...
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Jan 22, 2024
National Institute of Family and Life Advocates, et al. v. Mario Treto Jr.
Women's and Reproductive Rights
When people seek health care, they do not expect that the treatment and information they are receiving is being limited by others’ religious beliefs. However, on a daily...
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Oct 3, 2023
Prentiss Jackson v. USA, Illinois v. Ryan Don Shavor Redmond, and Illinois v. Vincent E. Molina
Police Practices and Racial Justice
The ACLU of Illinois and the American Civil Liberties Union, along with the National and Illinois Associations of Criminal Defense Lawyers, filed amicus briefs in the...
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Jul 5, 2023
Maurer v. Franklin County
Institutionalized Persons
In June 2023, we filed a class action lawsuit challenging the unconstitutional conditions at the Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center on behalf of a young person...