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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The ACLU of Illinois is seeking to improve conditions and services available to the young people confined at state-run juvenile justice facilities across Illinois. The Illinois Department of Juvenile...
Update: In 2013, the ACLU of Illinois moved to dismiss the case after the Illinois General Assembly approved – and the governor signed – marriage equality for all in our state.
On behalf of nine...
The ACLU of Illinois filed a lawsuit in October 2011 to challenge the long-time practice of failing to ensure that police are deployed equitably across the City of Chicago’s...
The ACLU of Illinois intervened in a case challenging Catholic Charities’ policy of providing adoption and foster care services on behalf of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) in...
