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Commonwealth v. Vanasdale
ICAP successfully represented Jennifer Gilliland Vanasdale, an attorney and judicial candidate, against misdemeanor charges for allegedly taking a courtroom photograph before proceedings began.
ICAP represented individual disability-rights advocates and five nonprofit organizations in a federal lawsuit challenging the Idaho Legislature’s COVID-19 safety and accessibility protocols.
ICAP assisted the House Judiciary Committee in its high-stakes lawsuit to compel former White House Counsel Donald F. McGahn II to testify regarding the Special Counsel’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
ICAP filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of State to compel the disclosure of a high-level internal memorandum that played a central role in the creation of the "Passport Rule."
ICAP represented the Choosing Justice Initiative (CJI) and its executive director, Dawn Deaner, in a federal civil rights lawsuit against judges of the Davidson County Criminal Court in Nashville, Tennessee.
In re: Application of the House Judiciary Committee for an Order Authorizing Release of Certain Grand Jury Materials
ICAP assisted the House Committee on the Judiciary in its high-stakes legal battle to obtain grand jury materials redacted from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report.
ICAP represented a teenager alleging his criminal conviction in Maryland state court violated his due process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment and Article 24 of the Declaration of Rights of the Maryland Constitution.
Texas Civil Rights Project v. Customs and Border Protection
ICAP filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement to uncover the internal mechanics of the "Title 42" expulsion policy.
ICAP represented an Alabama teenager challenging her local school district's deliberate indifference to her assault by other classmates as a violation of Title IX.
ICAP represented a plaintiff arguing before the Utah Supreme Court to overturn a decision that precludes tort victims from seeking compensation for injuries arising out of religiously motivated conduct.
ICAP represented Travis Rice in challenging his prosecution under a statute prohibiting recording a person in a "judicial facility" without court approval.
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.
ICAP represented "Z.F.," a 14-year-old middle school student in Wise County, Virginia, in a Fourth Amendment lawsuit against a school resource officer (SRO) who used violent force during a cell phone investigation.
ICAP represented Andrea Conte and Angela Nivens in a mandamus lawsuit against Deborah Elms Zrioka, the Court Administrator for the Circuit Court for Charles County, Maryland.
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Successful resolution
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Charles County Circuit Court, Md.No. C-08-CV-19-000804
ICAP represented Seth Barron, a journalist and contributor to City Journal, in a significant transparency lawsuit against court officials in Baltimore, Maryland.
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.
United States v. Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville
ICAP represented the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville, Texas, in its high-profile opposition to the federal government’s efforts to seize Diocese-owned land for the construction of a border wall.
City of Charlottesville v. Pennsylvania Light Foot Militia
ICAP scored a major victory when the last two active defendants in a lawsuit filed after the August 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, agreed to be bound by court-enforceable consent decrees.
