Cases

Castañon Nava v. Department of Homeland Security

Over a six-day period in May 2018, in “Operation Keep Safe” ICE arrested and detained more than 100 people across the Chicago area.

April 15, 2019

ACLU of Illinois v. City of Chicago

On June 21, 2018, the ACLU of Illinois filed a lawsuit against the City of Chicago and the Chicago Police Department, seeking to force the Chicago Police Department to turn over documents related to

February 20, 2019

Darolyn Lee v. Mercy Hospital and Medical Center

The ACLU of Illinois filed a sex discrimination charge on behalf of Darolyn Lee, a Chicago woman denied basic contraceptive care and discriminated against by Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago.

July 11, 2018

Rosenbach v. Six Flags

In 2008, Illinois enacted a groundbreaking law to allow individuals to control their own biometric data –fingerprints, DNA, facial scans, and other biological information that can be used to identify an individual. The Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) prohibits private companies from col

July 10, 2018

Judith Miller v. Circuit Court of Cook County, Cook County Board of Commissioners, and Public Building Commission of Chicago

The ACLU of Illinois represents Judith Miller, a breastfeeding parent who was denied the opportunity to serve on a jury for the Circuit Court of Cook County because she needed accommodations to pump breast milk.

April 27, 2018

Monroe v. Baldwin

The ACLU of Illinois represents five women who are transgender in a case challenging the gross inadequacies in the medical care offered to prisoners with gender dysphoria by the Illinois Department of Corrections.

January 29, 2018