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Merrill v. Milligan

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Merrill v. Milligan
Voting Rights
Status: Ongoing
Whether Alabama’s congressional districts as drawn in 2021 violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act because they discriminate against Black voters.
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March 17, 2023

March 17, 2023
Corbitt v. Taylor
LGBTQ Rights
Status: Ongoing
The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Alabama filed a federal law suit against officials of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) for depriving transgender people of driver licenses that reflect their gender. The lawsuit states that the Alabama government has violated the privacy, due process, free speech, and equal protection rights of Darcy Corbitt, Destiny Clark, and a third, unnamed plaintiff.
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April 12, 2022


April 12, 2022
Walker et al v Marshall et al
LGBTQ Rights
Status: Ongoing
The Walker family and the White family have raised their children, H.W. and C.W. in Alabama. A new Alabama law may force them to leave the state because providing gender-affirming care — which doctors says is medically necessary for H.W. and C.W. — is now a felony offense.
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August 16, 2021


August 16, 2021
Robinson, et al. v. Marshall, et al.
Reproductive Freedom
Status: Ongoing
The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Alabama, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America filed a lawsuit challenging an extreme law that bans abortion in nearly every case and punishes doctors with up to 99 years in prison for providing care.
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April 17, 2020


April 17, 2020
Kimberlie Michelle Durham v. Rural/Metro Corporation
Women's Rights
Status: Ongoing
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