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49 Court Cases
Court Case
Sep 18, 2020
graphic with a royal blue background and white text. LWV Delaware v. Dept. of Elections.
  • Voting Rights|
  • +1 Issue

LWV Delaware v. Dept. of Elections

With the current ballot return deadline a substantial number of voters may have their ballots disqualified for arriving too late, or they may have to choose between their health and their right to vote. So we're suing to protect your right to cast a ballot by mail in the General Election.
Court Case
Sep 17, 2020
graphic with yellow background and dark blue text. Smarck v. Debalso.

Smack v. Debalso

This is a habeas corpus petition challenging the state sentence of a man convicted of drug crimes because the court used evidence at the sentencing that was not subject to adversarial dispute and did not meet the requisite threshold of proof.
Court Case
Mar 06, 2019
graphic with dark blue background and yellow text. Wright v. City of Wilmington.
  • Justice Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Wright v. City of Wilmington

Wilmington, the Norman Law Firm, and ACLU-DE Settle Lawsuit Over Unconstitutional Arrests
Court Case
Sep 18, 2018
Graphic with yellow background and royal blue text. Delaware Public Schools Litigation
  • Education Equity|
  • +1 Issue

Delaware Public Schools Litigation

Update 4/14/2021: Agreements reached on all tracks of the Public Schools Litigation!
Court Case
Jun 09, 2017
graphic with red background and black text. Rudenberg v. Delaware DOJ.
  • Privacy & Technology|
  • +2 Issues

Rudenberg v. Delaware DOJ

In late 2015, we learned through our client Jonathan Rudenberg's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request that the Delaware State Police had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to purchase devices that spy on cell phones. DSP didn't want to tell us about that technology. So we sued.
Court Case
Aug 10, 2016
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  • Justice Reform|
  • +3 Issues

ACLU-DE Attorneys represent transgender prisoner on civil rights violations

Court Case
Jul 15, 2016
Cases
  • Justice Reform|
  • +1 Issue

ACLU of Delaware files amicus brief in support of prisoners held past their sentence terms

In 2012, several Delaware prisoners who had been held in prison beyond the end of their sentences filed a class action suit against senior Department of Correction officials to obtain compensation and a court order requiring DOC to fix its broken release system.
Court Case
Dec 30, 2015
Lisa Hayes
  • Justice Reform|
  • +3 Issues

A Perfect Storm of Bad Policing

n September, we filed suit on behalf of a Delaware couple subjected to the unlawful and excessive use of force by the Delaware State Police as the result of a perfect storm of bad policing.
Court Case
Oct 02, 2015
Cases
  • Education Equity|
  • +1 Issue

Standing for Homeless Students' Rights

We recently acted on behalf of three middle school students who are experiencing homelessness. The siblings were displaced from their home because their mother had to take medical leave from her job and was unable to afford housing.