NYCLU v. Suffolk County (Challenging County's Refusal to Disclose Records Regarding Records on Rejection of Same-Sex Marriage Ad

State Supreme Court, Suffolk County Index No. 49977/09 (direct)

B.H. et al v. City of New York (Challenge to NYPD's school safety policies and practices)

E.D.N.Y. Index No. CV 10-0210 (direct) This class action federal lawsuit challenges the unconstitutional policies and practices of the NYPD School Safety Division.

Sullivan v. City of New York

E.D.N.Y. Index No. CV09 5482 (direct) The NYCLU filed this lawsuit on behalf of an environmental advocate who was targeted by police and unlawfully arrested in retaliation for publicly criticizing Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro’s economic development policies and opposing his reelection.

NYCLU v. NYPD (Seeking Access to Police Shooting Incident Reports)

State Supreme Court, New York County, Index No. (direct) This lawsuit challenges the NYPD’s refusal to disclose basic facts about individual police shootings.

ACLU v. Department of Justice (Seeking Access to OLC Memo on Guantanamo Detainees Rights During Military Trials)

S.D.N.Y. Index No. (direct) This case seeks the disclosure of a legal memo from the Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) that reportedly addresses the constitutional rights that Guantánamo detainees could legally claim during military commission proceedings in the U.S. The memo, drafted in May 2009, also reportedly addresses the admissibility of statements obtained through coercion in those proceedings. The ACLU and NYCLU filed the lawsuit on Aug. 20, 2009 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

ACLU v. Department of Defense (Seeking Access to Records on Treatment of Prisoners at Bagram Airfield)

S.D.N.Y. Index No. 09 CV 8071 (direct) This lawsuit challenges the Pentagon’s refusal to disclose records concerning the detention and treatment of prisoners held at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan.

NYCLU v. City of Saratoga Springs (Seeking Access to Information on the Police Department's Use of Tasers)

State Supreme Court, Saratoga County, Index No. (direct) This lawsuit challenges the City of Saratoga Springs’ refusal to disclose public records concerning its Police Department’s use of Tasers.

Scarlett v. Department of Homeland Security

W.D.N.Y., Index No. 08-CV-0534(Sr) (amicus)

Skelos v. Paterson (Challenge to appointment of Richard Ravitch as lieutenant governor)

State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department Act. App. Div. No. 2009-06673 (amicus) This case concerns whether New York Gov. David A. Paterson exceeded the bounds of his legal authority when he appointed Richard Ravitch lieutenant governor.

Jiovan Anonymous v. City of Rochester

Appellate Division, Fourth Department Docket No. CA 07-0272 (amicus)