Women's Rights
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133 Women's Rights Cases
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2016
Women's Rights
Castle Rock v. Gonzales
Reviewing whether a woman whose three children were killed after being abducted by her estranged husband can raise a procedural due process claim based on the Town of Castle Rock's failure to enforce a protective order despite Colorado's mandatory arrest law. DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2016
Women's Rights
Castle Rock v. Gonzales
Reviewing whether a woman whose three children were killed after being abducted by her estranged husband can raise a procedural due process claim based on the Town of Castle Rock's failure to enforce a protective order despite Colorado's mandatory arrest law. DECIDED
Court Case
Jan 2016
Women's Rights
+2 Issues
Manning v. Hagel, et al.
The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of the Nation's Capital, the ACLU of Kansas and civilian defense counsel David E. Coombs have filed a lawsuit on behalf of Chelsea Manning in federal court in the District of Columbia against Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and other Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of the Army officials for their failure to provide necessary medical treatment for her gender dysphoria, a condition with which she was originally diagnosed by Army doctors more than four years ago.
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Court Case
Jan 2016
Women's Rights
+2 Issues
Manning v. Hagel, et al.
The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of the Nation's Capital, the ACLU of Kansas and civilian defense counsel David E. Coombs have filed a lawsuit on behalf of Chelsea Manning in federal court in the District of Columbia against Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and other Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of the Army officials for their failure to provide necessary medical treatment for her gender dysphoria, a condition with which she was originally diagnosed by Army doctors more than four years ago.
U.S. Supreme Court
Nov 2015
Women's Rights
+2 Issues
Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association
Whether public employee unions can be authorized by state law to collect a fee from non-members for the cost of negotiating and implementing a collective bargaining agreement that benefits all employees.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Nov 2015
Women's Rights
+2 Issues
Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association
Whether public employee unions can be authorized by state law to collect a fee from non-members for the cost of negotiating and implementing a collective bargaining agreement that benefits all employees.
Michigan
Aug 2015
Women's Rights
Myers v. Hope Healthcare Center LLC
The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Michigan, and Cary McGehee of the law firm Pitt McGehee Palmer Rivers & Golden have filed an amended lawsuit in federal court today on behalf of a woman who was forced out of work after she became pregnant.
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Michigan
Aug 2015
Women's Rights
Myers v. Hope Healthcare Center LLC
The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Michigan, and Cary McGehee of the law firm Pitt McGehee Palmer Rivers & Golden have filed an amended lawsuit in federal court today on behalf of a woman who was forced out of work after she became pregnant.
Michigan
Jun 2015
Women's Rights
Reproductive Freedom
Tamesha Means v. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Michigan have filed a lawsuit on behalf of a pregnant woman who miscarried and was denied appropriate medical treatment because the only hospital in her county is required to abide by religious directives. The directives, written by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, prohibited that hospital from complying with the applicable standard of care in this case.
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Michigan
Jun 2015
Women's Rights
Reproductive Freedom
Tamesha Means v. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Michigan have filed a lawsuit on behalf of a pregnant woman who miscarried and was denied appropriate medical treatment because the only hospital in her county is required to abide by religious directives. The directives, written by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, prohibited that hospital from complying with the applicable standard of care in this case.