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graphic with dark blue background and yellow text. Wright v. City of Wilmington.
Mar 6, 2019

Wright v. City of Wilmington

Justice Reform
Status: Victory!

Wilmington, the Norman Law Firm, and ACLU-DE Settle Lawsuit Over Unconstitutional Arrests

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Graphic with yellow background and royal blue text. Delaware Public Schools Litigation
Sep 18, 2018

Delaware Public Schools Litigation

Education Equity
Status: Historic

Update 4/14/2021: Agreements reached on all tracks of the Public Schools Litigation!

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graphic with red background and black text. Rudenberg v. Delaware DOJ.
Jun 9, 2017

Rudenberg v. Delaware DOJ

Privacy & Technology
Status: Decided

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...

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Aug 10, 2016

ACLU-DE Attorneys represent transgender prisoner on civil rights violations

Justice Reform

November 21, 2016:  Our suit against officials at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center for mistreatment of our client, a transgender prisoner there, is ongoing...

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Jul 15, 2016

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

Justice Reform

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...

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Lisa Hayes
Dec 30, 2015

A Perfect Storm of Bad Policing

Justice Reform

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.

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