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Jun 4, 2014

Prieto v. Clarke

Criminal Legal Reform
Status: Closed
Challenge to Automatic Solitary Confinement for Death Row Prisoners
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Jan 9, 2014

PETA v. City of Norfolk

Status: Closed
Withholding Text Messages Under FOIA
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Oct 24, 2013

In Re: Grand Jury Proceedings

Status: Closed
Challenge to Court Order for Encryption Key (amicus)
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Aug 1, 2013

Harris v. Rainey (Harris Class Action)/Bostic v. Schaefer

LGBTQ+ Rights
Status: Closed
Challenge to Virginia’s Ban on Marriage by Same-sex Couples
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Apr 11, 2013

Liberty University v. Lew (amicus)

Reproductive Rights
Status: Closed
Defense of Health Care Law Against Religious Objections
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Jan 2, 2013

McBurney v. Young (amicus)

Status: Closed
Virginia FOIA’s Exclusion of Non-Virginia Residents
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