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Mar 30, 2011

Supreme Court Overturns Carmike Theater Case

An African-American movie theater audience was subjected to demeaning treatment the theater had never applied to a white or mixed adult audience. More than 30 audience members filed claims with by the...

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Dec 1, 2010

Claymont Apartment House Admits Protestant Minister

At ACLU-DE's request, management of a Claymont apartment house for the elderly changed its policy and began allowing the tenants to have a Protestant minister use a common room to conduct religious services...

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Nov 1, 2010

Newark Agrees to Respect Fourth Amendment

In September 2010, the City of Newark gave notice that it intended to amend its housing code. However, the Newark City Council rejected the changes to the city code that would have deprived city residents...

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Jan 15, 2010

ACLU-DE Litigates Muslim Inmates' Right to Halal Meals

ACLU-DE began representing a Muslim inmate at Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution in a case seeking to compel the Department of Correction to provide Halal meat to Muslim inmates in the prison.

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