Gerry Weber
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Church/State
Disability Rights
Freedom of Expression
Gay/Lesbian Rights
Homelessness
International Human Rights
Jail Conditions/Indigent Defense/Death Penalty
Miscellaneous
Open Government
Police Brutality
Race/National Origin Discrimination
Religious Freedom
Students/Juveniles Rights
Sklar v. Clough, 1:06-CV-00319-JTC (N.D. Ga. 2006) (challenge to hate speech code on university campus) (amicus)

Tillman v. Gwinnett County Sch. Dist., 1:04-CV-01180-BBM (N.D. Ga. 2005) (striking down school restriction on "gang related" clothing)

Goldsmith v. Gwinnett County Sch. Dist., No. 1:03-CV-3218 (N.D. Ga. 2003) (settlement of lawsuit about discipline of students for off-campus web page)

Shingler v. Seminole County Sch. Dist., No. 6:01-CV-36(WLS) (M.D. Ga. 2002) (settlement repealing dress code restriction on all "references to race")

Brown v. State, (Fulton State Court 1999) (successful defense of student charged with terroristic threats for writing fantasy story) (co-counsel)

Thomas v. Clayton County Bd. Educ., 94 F.Supp. 2d 1290, reh g, 94 F.Supp. 2d 1330 (N.D. Ga. 1997), aff'd, 261 F.3d 1160 (11th Cir. 2001), reversed and remanded, 536 U.S. 953 (2002), reaffirmed, 323 F.3d 950 (2003) (mass suspicionless strip search of fifth graders to recover small amount of money unconstitutional)

Reid v. Habersham County Sch. Dist., No. 2:95-CV-0091-WCO (N.D. Ga. 1995) (successful free speech challenge to high school dress code)

A.M. v. Martin, No. 1:96-CV-2316A-JEC (N.D. Ga. 1996) (class action striking down statute delaying probable cause hearings for juveniles and requiring hearing to occur within 48 hours)

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