New York
ACLU v. Department of Homeland Security (commercial location data FOIA)
In December 2020, the ACLU and NYCLU filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking records from Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and other parts of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) about their practice of purchasing cell phone location data collected from smartphone apps.
Status: Ongoing
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19 New York Cases
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2021
![census](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/07/Voting-Rights-image-600x400.jpg)
New York Immigration Coalition v. Trump
The American Civil Liberties Union, New York Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Texas, and Arnold & Porter filed a federal lawsuit July 24, 2020, on behalf of immigrants’ rights groups challenging President Trump’s order seeking to block people who are undocumented from being counted in the U.S. census.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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![census](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/07/Voting-Rights-image-600x400.jpg)
U.S. Supreme Court
Voting Rights
Immigrants' Rights
New York Immigration Coalition v. Trump
The American Civil Liberties Union, New York Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Texas, and Arnold & Porter filed a federal lawsuit July 24, 2020, on behalf of immigrants’ rights groups challenging President Trump’s order seeking to block people who are undocumented from being counted in the U.S. census.
Jan 2021
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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New York
Nov 2020
![Linda Dominguez looks ahead, in the middle of a park.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/01/linda_dominguez-IMG_7772-XL-600x400.jpg)
Dominguez v. City of New York
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed a lawsuit on behalf of a transgender woman who was arrested and charged with “false personation” after she provided officers with both her previous and current legal names and explained that she changed her name to align with her gender identity. Linda Dominguez was harassed by officers who repeatedly mocked her gender identity, despite changes to the NYPD’s patrol guide dating back to 2012 that prohibit such behavior.
Status: Closed (Settled)
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![Linda Dominguez looks ahead, in the middle of a park.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/01/linda_dominguez-IMG_7772-XL-600x400.jpg)
New York
LGBTQ Rights
Dominguez v. City of New York
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed a lawsuit on behalf of a transgender woman who was arrested and charged with “false personation” after she provided officers with both her previous and current legal names and explained that she changed her name to align with her gender identity. Linda Dominguez was harassed by officers who repeatedly mocked her gender identity, despite changes to the NYPD’s patrol guide dating back to 2012 that prohibit such behavior.
Nov 2020
Status: Closed (Settled)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2020
![Aimee Stephens](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web18_aimeestephens_2_1160x768-600x397.jpg)
LGBTQ Discrimination Cases at the Supreme Court
In Bostock v. Clayton County, the Supreme Court ruled that anti-LGBTQ discrimination violates the federal law against discrimination in the workplace.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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![Aimee Stephens](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web18_aimeestephens_2_1160x768-600x397.jpg)
U.S. Supreme Court
LGBTQ Rights
LGBTQ Discrimination Cases at the Supreme Court
In Bostock v. Clayton County, the Supreme Court ruled that anti-LGBTQ discrimination violates the federal law against discrimination in the workplace.
Jun 2020
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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New York
May 2020
![Francis v. Kings Park Manor](https://www.aclu.dev/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Francis v. Kings Park Manor
On May 7, 2020, the ACLU Women’s Rights Project, the New York Civil Liberties Union, the National Women’s Law Center, and Jenner & Block LLP, filed an amicus brief in support of Plaintiff-Appellant Donahue Francis, a tenant in a New York apartment complex who brought a Fair Housing Act (FHA) claim against his landlord for failing to respond to a racially discriminatory harassment by another tenant, where the landlord was aware of the conduct.
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![Francis v. Kings Park Manor](https://www.aclu.dev/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
New York
Racial Justice
Francis v. Kings Park Manor
On May 7, 2020, the ACLU Women’s Rights Project, the New York Civil Liberties Union, the National Women’s Law Center, and Jenner & Block LLP, filed an amicus brief in support of Plaintiff-Appellant Donahue Francis, a tenant in a New York apartment complex who brought a Fair Housing Act (FHA) claim against his landlord for failing to respond to a racially discriminatory harassment by another tenant, where the landlord was aware of the conduct.
May 2020
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