Upson v. Wilson
In this appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the NYCLU represents Jamel Upson in his claim that prison staff violated his Eighth Amendment rights by denying him treatment during a...
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In this appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the NYCLU represents Jamel Upson in his claim that prison staff violated his Eighth Amendment rights by denying him treatment during a...
The New York Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against Nassau County over its February 22, 2024 executive order banning transgender girls and women from participating in girls’ and women’s sports at...
The New York Civil Liberties Union and Palestine Legal filed a lawsuit against Columbia University for the unlawful suspension of its chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Jewish Voice for...
The New York Civil Liberties Union submitted an amicus brief in Karlin v. Stanford, a case related to the social banishment of people convicted of sex offenses. In the brief, the NYCLU argues that...