Court Cases

- - Active
  - Advancing liberty
  - Closed
  - Decided
  - Defending liberty
  - Filed
  - Historic
  - In federal trail court
  - In State Supreme Court
  - In state trial court
  - In U.S. Supreme Court
  - Landmark case
  - Lost
  - Lost appeal
  - On appeal
  - Open
  - Other
  - Pending
  - Victory!
  - Won
  - Won appeal
- - Search

All Cases

4 Court Cases

Court Case

Feb 12, 2021

First Amendment|
+2 Issues

Petitt v. Morrow, et al.

Nick Petitt filmed a Columbus Police SWAT team from his porch. Officers then entered onto Mr. Petitt’s property unlawfully, attacked him, arrested him, and seized his phone, in violation of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments.

Court Case

Aug 03, 2017

First Amendment|
+1 Issue

Abdur-Rahim et al. v. City of Columbus et al.

Columbus police officers violated the Fourth Amendment prohibition on excessive use of force and the First Amendment rights to speech and assembly when they targeted and pepper sprayed peaceful, unarmed protesters who were in the process of complying with dispersal orders.

Court Case

Aug 01, 2015

Police Practices

ACLU of Ohio, et al. v. City of Cleveland, et al.

Court Case

Oct 03, 2012

Police Practices

City of Cleveland v. Alvin Williams and City of Cleveland v. Chanel Christian

Court Case

Feb 12, 2021

Court Case

Feb 12, 2021

First Amendment|
+2 Issues

Petitt v. Morrow, et al.

Nick Petitt filmed a Columbus Police SWAT team from his porch. Officers then entered onto Mr. Petitt’s property unlawfully, attacked him, arrested him, and seized his phone, in violation of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments.

Court Case

Aug 03, 2017

Court Case

Aug 03, 2017

First Amendment|
+1 Issue

Abdur-Rahim et al. v. City of Columbus et al.

Columbus police officers violated the Fourth Amendment prohibition on excessive use of force and the First Amendment rights to speech and assembly when they targeted and pepper sprayed peaceful, unarmed protesters who were in the process of complying with dispersal orders.

Court Case

Aug 01, 2015

Court Case

Aug 01, 2015

Police Practices

ACLU of Ohio, et al. v. City of Cleveland, et al.

Court Case

Oct 03, 2012

Court Case

Oct 03, 2012

Police Practices

City of Cleveland v. Alvin Williams and City of Cleveland v. Chanel Christian

Stay Informed

Sign up to be the first to hear about how to take action.

By completing this form, I agree to receive occasional emails per the terms of the ACLU’s privacy statement.