Cases

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.

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Jan 5, 2011

Cummins v. Illinois

Women's and Reproductive Rights

The RBF/ACLU represented a group of thirty (30) physicians as amicus curiae in a case before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals that challenged a previous State of Illinois policy excluding...

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Jan 5, 2011

Rahman v. Chertoff

Status: Lost appeal

The ACLU of Illinois, along with other ACLU affiliates in Massachusetts, Michigan and Washington State, represented nine individuals – all United States citizens – who had been the victims of repeated stops...

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Protect Access to Birth Control
Jan 5, 2011

Morr-Fitz v. Quinn

Women's and Reproductive Rights
Status: Decided

The ACLU of Illinois participated actively in a lawsuit raising the fundamental question of whether a private, for-profit business should be permitted to discriminate against some customers on the basis of...

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Jan 5, 2011

ACLU v. ISP

Status: Decided

In September 2008, the ACLU of Illinois asked a state court in Chicago to compel the Illinois State Police (ISP) to turn over records about the Illinois Statewide Terrorism and Intelligence Center (STIC)....

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Jan 5, 2011

ACLU v. Chicago

First Amendment Advocacy
Status: Lost appeal

This case, known for decades as the “Spy Suit,” challenged the activities of the Chicago Police Department’s infamous Red Squad, which regularly infiltrated and spied on people for engaging in First...

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Jan 5, 2011

ACLU v. White

First Amendment Advocacy
Status: Won

The ACLU of Illinois challenged a 2009 amendment to the Illinois Lobbyist Registration Act that increased registration fees from $350 to $1,000 per lobbyist and each organization that employs a full-time...

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