UPDATE: The judge sustained the demurrer, dismissing the case against Dr. Schmidt.
A defamation lawsuit against a University of Virginia professor who spoke out through the news media about local...
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Jul 1, 2019
Tun-Cos, et al. v. Perrotte, et al. (Amicus)
Status: Filed
On July 1, 2019, we joined ACLU national, the Cato Institute, and the Rutherford Institute in filing an amicus brief in support of a currently pending petition before the Fourth Circuit, for the Court to...
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Jun 4, 2019
HOME of Virginia, Inc. v. Wisely Properties, LLC and Multifamily Management Services, Inc.
Criminal Legal Reform
Status: Filed
The ACLU and the ACLU of Virginia, along with Relman, Dane & Colfax, PLLC, a Washington, D.C.-based civil rights law firm, filed a federal lawsuit against the owner of a Chesterfield County apartment...
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May 6, 2019
Thorpe, et al. v. Virginia Department of Corrections, et al.
Criminal Legal Reform
Status: Filed
The ACLU of Virginia, in collaboration with the law firm of White & Case LLP, today filed a federal class-action lawsuit against the Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC) seeking to end the practice...
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Apr 4, 2019
Mullins v. Town of Richlands, Virginia , et al.
First Amendment Rights
Status: Closed
The ACLU of Virginia has filed a federal lawsuit against the Town of Richlands in Southwest Virginia for violating the free speech and religious freedom rights of a local business owner who is effectively...
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Feb 22, 2019
Latson v. Clarke, et al. (Amicus)
Criminal Legal Reform
Status: Filed
Reginald Latson is a young man with an intellectual disability and on the autism spectrum. In early 2014, he was arrested and criminally charged in a shocking overuse of state force, then confined to a...