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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Michael Dumiak and Christopher Simmons have been harassed, ticketed, and prosecuted by Downers Grove authorities when the men stood on a raised median strip seeking donations from people in vehicles stopped at the intersection of Butterfield and Finley roads.
Over a six-day period in May 2018, in “Operation Keep Safe” ICE arrested and detained more than 100 people across the Chicago area.
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
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.
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
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.