Cases and Briefs

Dixon v. City of St. Louis

ICAP represented a class of individuals in a landmark constitutional challenge to the wealth-based pretrial detention system in St. Louis, Missouri.

Status

Brief filed

Court

8th Circuit No. 19-2251 / 19-2254

D. Mo. No. 4:19-cv-00112

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Abolitionist Law Center v. Mariani

ICAP represented the Abolitionist Law Center (ALC) in a First Amendment challenge to the exclusionary practices of an Allegheny County judge.

Status

Administrative order issued

Court

W.D. Penn. No. 21-00285

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McGill v. City of New York

ICAP represented protesters who occupied an encampment during the summer of 2020 to advocate for police reform following the murder of George Floyd.

Status

Case concluded

Court

S.D.N.Y. No. 21-cv-08619

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Grants Pass v. Johnson

ICAP represented the homeless residents of Grants Pass, Oregon, in a constitutional challenge to a set of ordinances that punished homeless people for sleeping or resting anywhere on public property at any time with so much as a blanket to survive the cold, regardless of whether they have anywhere else to go.

Status

Decision issued

Court

U.S. Supreme Court No. 23-175

9th Circuit (En Banc) No. 20-35752 / 20-35881

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Torres v. Madrid

ICAP represented Roxanne Torres, who was shot in the back by police who were looking for someone else, and secured a favorable settlement for Ms. Torres.

Status

Decision issued

Court

10th Circuit No. 22-2001

D. N.M. No. 1:16-cv-01163-LF-KK

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Frazier v. Prince George’s County

ICAP represents a class of current and former pretrial detainees in a constitutional challenge to the bail system in Prince George’s County, Maryland.

Status

Briefing is ongoing

Court

4th Circuit No. 24-1380

D. Md. No. 22-cv-01768

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ICAP v. Baltimore Police Department

ICAP filed a lawsuit against the Baltimore City Police Department (BPD) to uncover how the department handles fee waiver requests under the Maryland Public Information Act (MPIA).

Status

Successful Resolution

Court

Baltimore City Circuit No. 24C21000162

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City of Anaheim v. Valenzuela

ICAP represented the family of Fermin Valenzuela, Jr., in a high-stakes appeal that clarified the availability of damages in federal civil rights lawsuits.

Status

Successful resolution

Court

U.S. Supreme Court No. 21-1598

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Kim v. Board of Education of Howard County

ICAP successfully represented the Board of Education of Howard County, Maryland, in a federal constitutional challenge to the role of the Student Member of the Board (SMOB).

Status

Decision issued

Court

U.S. Supreme Court No. 22-187

4th Circuit No. 22-2294

D. Md. No. 1:21-cv-655

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Potts v. Baltimore City Police Department

ICAP successfully represented Ivan Potts, a Baltimore man who was wrongfully convicted and incarcerated after three Baltimore Gun Trace Task Force (GTTF) officers assaulted and planted a handgun on him.

Status

Successful resolution

Court

Md. Court of Appeals No. 8:16-cv-03187-CBD

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Rohrer v. City of Gastonia

ICAP represents Joshua Rohrer, a disabled, formerly unhoused veteran, in a federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of Gastonia and current or former members of its police department.

Status

Litigation stayed

Court

W.D.N.C. No. 23-cv-396

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Huffman v. Harris

ICAP represented Rachel Harris, the guardian of Steven Jessie Harris, in a significant federal civil rights case challenging the six-year detention of an incompetent, non-convicted man in a Mississippi jail.

Status

Successful Resolution

Court

U.S. Supreme Court No. 22-474

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Roper/City of Arlington v. Crane

ICAP represented the family of a man shot and killed by a police officer during a traffic stop.

Status

Cert denied

Court

U.S. Supreme Court No. 22-1151 / 22-1157

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Crane v. Utah Department of Corrections

ICAP represents a woman suing the Utah Department of Corrections under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Eighth Amendment after her grandson committed suicide while in a particularly harsh form of solitary confinement.

Status

Brief filed

Court

10th Circuit No. 20-4032

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HNLEA v. Prince George’s County

ICAP successfully represented the Prince George’s County Office of the Public Defender in a vital transparency battle to unseal evidence of systemic police misconduct.

Status

Decision issued

Court

D. Md. No. 18-cv-03821

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Commonwealth v. Wittman

ICAP represented Michael Wittman as part of his criminal case, assisting him in raising a defense based on a constitutional challenge to the statute under which he was charged. Mr. Wittman was charged with a misdemeanor under a law enacted in 2018 that prohibits the use of any device to capture photographs, video, or audio within a "judicial facility" or its immediate surroundings without prior court approval.

Status

Motion filed

Court

Common Pleas Beaver County, Pa. No. CR-1126-2019

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Nicholson v. City of Gary, Indiana; Serbon v. City of East Chicago

ICAP served as lead counsel for the City of Gary, Indiana, in defending its "Welcoming City" ordinance against a major legal challenge.

Status

Decision issued

Court

Lake County Superior Court No. 45D05-1802-MI-00014

N.D. Ill. No. 18-00257

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Graff v. Aberdeen Enterprizes II, Inc.

ICAP represents plaintiffs challenging Oklahoma’s predatory scheme for collecting debt from the indigent.

Status

Awaiting Decision

Court

10th Circuit No. 21-5031

N.D. Ok. No. 17-cv-00606

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