National Institute of Family and Life Advocates, et al. v. Mario Treto Jr.
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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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...
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...
We have joined with a number of national and local advocates in challenging policies of two large landlords in Cook County, Illinois that automatically reject applicants for...
In July 2023, we filed a lawsuit on behalf of a young person housed at the Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center in a challenge to conditions at the facility. For many...