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34 Court Cases
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Mar 11, 2019
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  • Privacy & Technology

VICTORY: Bixby v. Arnold

In 2019, the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana and the Southern Poverty Law Center filed suit against the City of New Orleans over its refusal to provide a map of the city’s 400 real-time surveillance cameras.
Court Case
Dec 21, 2018
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  • LGBTQ Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Guidry v. Elberson

The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana filed a lawsuit challenging the Lafayette Public Library’s ban on Drag Queen Story Time, an educational program designed to encourage tolerance and combat gender stereotypes.
Court Case
Mar 28, 2018
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  • Free Speech

Cole v. Webster Parish School Board

The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Louisiana are challenging the Webster Parish School District’s widespread practice of subjecting students to school-sponsored Christian prayer, proselytizing, and other religious rituals.
Court Case
Mar 13, 2018
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Morris v. City of New Orleans

In July 2019, a federal judge struck down New Orleans’ mural permitting requirements, ruling that requiring property owners to submit proposed murals for “advance review and approval” is a violation of their First Amendment rights.
Court Case
Feb 20, 2018
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Tellis v. LeBlanc

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Oct 17, 2017
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  • Mass Incarceration

Singleton v. Cannizzaro

As the top law enforcement official in the parish, DA Cannizzaro has flagrantly violated the rights of some of its most vulnerable people: the victims and witnesses of crime.
Court Case
Aug 07, 2017
razor wire coiled along top of prison fence
  • Criminal Law Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Ayo v. Dunn, et al

On behalf of its plaintiffs, the ACLU, ACLU of Louisiana, and the Southern Poverty Law center have filed this lawsuit to protect the due process rights of people in East Baton Rouge and to stop a blatant extortion scheme in the parish.
Court Case
Jul 05, 2017
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  • Religious Liberty|
  • +1 Issue

Ware v. Louisiana Department of Corrections

The ACLU of Louisiana is representing Christopher Ware, a Rastafarian prisoner whose religious beliefs require that he wear his hair in dreadlocks and whose rights would be violated by DOC’s grooming policies, which prohibit dreadlocks.
Court Case
Jun 21, 2017
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  • Free Speech

Blitch v. Slidell

Court Case
Mar 11, 2019
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Court Case
Mar 11, 2019
  • Privacy & Technology

VICTORY: Bixby v. Arnold

In 2019, the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana and the Southern Poverty Law Center filed suit against the City of New Orleans over its refusal to provide a map of the city’s 400 real-time surveillance cameras.
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Court Case
Dec 21, 2018
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Court Case
Dec 21, 2018
  • LGBTQ Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Guidry v. Elberson

The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana filed a lawsuit challenging the Lafayette Public Library’s ban on Drag Queen Story Time, an educational program designed to encourage tolerance and combat gender stereotypes.
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Court Case
Mar 28, 2018
Sign reading "Want a change? Pray"
Court Case
Mar 28, 2018
  • Free Speech

Cole v. Webster Parish School Board

The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Louisiana are challenging the Webster Parish School District’s widespread practice of subjecting students to school-sponsored Christian prayer, proselytizing, and other religious rituals.
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Court Case
Mar 13, 2018
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Court Case
Mar 13, 2018

Morris v. City of New Orleans

In July 2019, a federal judge struck down New Orleans’ mural permitting requirements, ruling that requiring property owners to submit proposed murals for “advance review and approval” is a violation of their First Amendment rights.
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Court Case
Feb 20, 2018
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Feb 20, 2018

Tellis v. LeBlanc

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Court Case
Oct 17, 2017
Razor wire and fence outside jail
Court Case
Oct 17, 2017
  • Mass Incarceration

Singleton v. Cannizzaro

As the top law enforcement official in the parish, DA Cannizzaro has flagrantly violated the rights of some of its most vulnerable people: the victims and witnesses of crime.
Explore Case
Court Case
Aug 07, 2017
razor wire coiled along top of prison fence
Court Case
Aug 07, 2017
  • Criminal Law Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Ayo v. Dunn, et al

On behalf of its plaintiffs, the ACLU, ACLU of Louisiana, and the Southern Poverty Law center have filed this lawsuit to protect the due process rights of people in East Baton Rouge and to stop a blatant extortion scheme in the parish.
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Court Case
Jul 05, 2017
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Court Case
Jul 05, 2017
  • Religious Liberty|
  • +1 Issue

Ware v. Louisiana Department of Corrections

The ACLU of Louisiana is representing Christopher Ware, a Rastafarian prisoner whose religious beliefs require that he wear his hair in dreadlocks and whose rights would be violated by DOC’s grooming policies, which prohibit dreadlocks.
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Court Case
Jun 21, 2017
homeless man holding sign asking for help
Court Case
Jun 21, 2017
  • Free Speech

Blitch v. Slidell

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