Cases for Janai S. Nelson

Ordered by
Name Role Court Case Address (State Only)

Janai Nelson

Attorney for Plaintiff

District of District of Columbia

Michigan Welfare Rights v. Trump

None - Ongoing

District of Columbia

Janai S. Nelson

Attorney for Plaintiff

District of District of Columbia

National Urban League v. Trump

2020 - 2021

New York

Janai S. Nelson

Attorney for Plaintiff

District of District of Columbia

Open Communities Alliance v. Carson

2017 - 2018

New York

Janai S. Nelson

Attorney for Plaintiff

District of Maryland

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

2018 - Ongoing

New York

Janai S. Nelson

Attorney for Plaintiff

Middle District of Alabama

Dillard v. Crenshaw County, AL

1985 - Ongoing

New York

Janai S. Nelson

Attorney for Plaintiff

Northern District of Alabama

People First of Alabama v. Merrill

2020 - 2020

New York

Janai S. Nelson

Attorney for Plaintiff

Southern District of New York

Davis v. City of New York

2010 - Ongoing

New York

Janai S. Nelson

Attorney for Plaintiff

Southern District of New York

Hayden v. Pataki

2000 - 2006

New York

Janai S. Nelson

Attorney for Plaintiff

Southern District of New York

NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund v. Trump

2017 - 2018

New York

Janai S. Nelson

Attorney for Plaintiff

Southern District of New York

NAACP v. DOJ

2018 - Ongoing

New York

Janai S. Nelson

Attorney for Amicus

District of Massachusetts

Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard

2014 - Ongoing

New York

Janai S. Nelson

Attorney for Amicus

District of Rhode Island

Davidson v. City of Cranston, Rhode Island

2014 - 2016

New York

Janai S. Nelson

Attorney for Amicus

Western District of Washington

Karnoski v. Trump

2017 - 2021

New York

Janai S. Nelson

Attorney for Amicus

Western District of Wisconsin

Whitford v. Gill

2015 - 2019

New York