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49 Court Cases
Aug 23, 2023
Prison Voting
The ACLU of Delaware has been monitoring prison voting in Delaware for quite some time. Included on this page are letters that the ACLU of Delaware has sent to various government officials to protect the rights of eligible, incarcerated voters and the responses received.
Oct 12, 2022
Vote-by-Mail Amicus Brief
Update: On Friday, October 7, 2022, the Delaware Supreme Court delivered a blow to voting rights in our state with a ruling that overturned the vote-by-mail and same-day registration laws that were passed earlier this year.
Aug 08, 2022
Overington v. Fisher et al
In 2020, Kari Lynn Overington reserved a vanity license plate for her vehicle that was a victory statement about her fight with cancer: "FCANCER." The Delaware DMV tried to revoke her right to use that license plate, but ACLU-DE successfully defended her freedom of speech!
Apr 28, 2022
Jennings v. McDole Ray
On September 5, 2021, Delaware Attorney General Kathleen Jennings informed two community community activists of the Delaware Department of Justice’s (DOJ) intent to institute proceedings against their protesting activities. We stepped in to help.
Feb 02, 2022
Angelo Clark v. Coupe et al
Cruel and unusual punishment is blatantly unconstitutional – especially when combining prolonged solitary confinement with a mental illness. We're fighting this third-circuit case to bring justice for the late Angelo Clark, and to bring an end to this cruel practice.
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