Ms. F. v. St. Alexius Medical Center
National Advocates for Pregnant Women (NAPW) and the ACLU of Illinois filed a charge against St. Alexius Medical Center for a discriminatory, non-consensual drug test...
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National Advocates for Pregnant Women (NAPW) and the ACLU of Illinois filed a charge against St. Alexius Medical Center for a discriminatory, non-consensual drug test...
We are suing the Chicago Police Department (CPD) seeking records related to a CPD social media monitoring program. The program was announced...
The ACLU of Illinois joined Women Employed, the National Women’s Law Center, and 28 other leading public interest organizations in filing an amicus brief before the Illinois Supreme Court...
The Fourth Amendment does not allow law enforcement to fish around in people’s electronic devices to see if they can find evidence of a crime. Instead, they must have a warrant describing the...