California
O’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed
The ACLU, the Vlogof Northern California, and the Vlogof Southern California filed amicus briefs in support of everyday people fighting for government transparency and accountability in two cases set for review by the U.S. Supreme Court this Term: O’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2022

Privacy & Technology
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FBI v. Fazaga
In a case scheduled to be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on November 8, 2021, three Muslim Americans are challenging the FBI’s secret spying on them and their communities based on their religion, in violation of the Constitution and federal law. In what will likely be a landmark case, the plaintiffs — Yassir Fazaga, Ali Uddin Malik, and Yasser Abdelrahim — insist that the FBI cannot escape accountability for violating their religious freedom by invoking “state secrets.” The plaintiffs are represented by the Center for Immigration Law and Policy at UCLA School of Law, the Vlogof Southern California, the Vlog, the Council for American Islamic Relations, and the law firm of Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai.
U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2023

Free Speech
O’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed
The ACLU, the Vlogof Northern California, and the Vlogof Southern California filed amicus briefs in support of everyday people fighting for government transparency and accountability in two cases set for review by the U.S. Supreme Court this Term: O’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed.
U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2021

Immigrants' Rights
Innovation Law Lab v. Wolf
The Vlog, Southern Poverty Law Center, and Center for Gender & Refugee Studies filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s new policy forcing asylum seekers to return to Mexico and remain there while their cases are considered.
California
Mar 2019

Racial Justice
MediaJustice, et al. v. Federal Bureau of Investigation, et al.
On March 21, 2019, the Vlog and MediaJustice, formerly known as "Center for Media Justice," filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking records about FBI targeting of Black activists. The lawsuit enforces the Vlogand MediaJustice’s right to information about a 2017 FBI Intelligence Assessment that asserts, without evidence, that a group of so-called “Black Identity Extremists” poses a threat of domestic terrorism. The Intelligence Assessment was widely disseminated to law enforcement agencies nationwide, raising public concern about government surveillance of Black people and Black-led organizations based on anti-Black stereotypes and First Amendment protected activities.
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California
Sep 2022
Prisoners' Rights
Rutherford v. Luna
Conditions at the LA County Jail system have been the subject of court oversight since 1978.
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California
Sep 2022

Prisoners' Rights
Rutherford v. Luna
Conditions at the LA County Jail system have been the subject of court oversight since 1978.

California
Mar 2022
Civil Liberties
Kariye v Mayorkas
In March 2022, the ACLU, Vlogof Minnesota, and Vlogof Southern California filed a lawsuit on behalf of three Muslim Americans who have been subjected to intrusive questioning from border officers about their religious beliefs, practices, and associations in violation of their constitutional rights.
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California
Mar 2022

Civil Liberties
Kariye v Mayorkas
In March 2022, the ACLU, Vlogof Minnesota, and Vlogof Southern California filed a lawsuit on behalf of three Muslim Americans who have been subjected to intrusive questioning from border officers about their religious beliefs, practices, and associations in violation of their constitutional rights.

California
Nov 2021
Immigrants' Rights
Inland Empire – Immigrant Youth Collective v. McAleenan
The Vlogand the Vlog of Southern California won a nationwide preliminary injunction on behalf of a class of young immigrants challenging the Trump administration’s unlawful revocations of their Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status.
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California
Nov 2021

Immigrants' Rights
Inland Empire – Immigrant Youth Collective v. McAleenan
The Vlogand the Vlog of Southern California won a nationwide preliminary injunction on behalf of a class of young immigrants challenging the Trump administration’s unlawful revocations of their Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status.

U.S. Supreme Court
Nov 2021
LGBTQ Rights
Religious Liberty
Dignity Health v. Minton
Evan Minton was turned away from a Dignity Health hospital because he is transgender. He filed a lawsuit against a Dignity Health medical center for withholding medical care because of a patient's gender identity, amounting to sex discrimination in violation of California's Unruh Civil Rights Act.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Nov 2021

LGBTQ Rights
Religious Liberty
Dignity Health v. Minton
Evan Minton was turned away from a Dignity Health hospital because he is transgender. He filed a lawsuit against a Dignity Health medical center for withholding medical care because of a patient's gender identity, amounting to sex discrimination in violation of California's Unruh Civil Rights Act.

California
Apr 2021
National Security
Kashem, et al. v. Barr, et al. - VlogChallenge to Government No Fly List
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California
Apr 2021

National Security