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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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.
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.
In November 2017, Nova Maday sued Township High School District 211 in state court for discrimination after the District denied her use of the school locker rooms because she is transgender. Ms.
Communities United, Community Renewal Society, Next Steps, ONE Northside, and the ACLU of Illinois sued the City of Chicago.
