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Taylor v. Detroit

2:20-cv-11860 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: July 9, 2020

Case Ongoing

This is a case about the affordability of water and water shutoffs in Detroit, MI. On July 9, 2020, six individuals seeking to represent four classes and the nonprofit People’s Water Board Coalition filed this class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Southern Division. The classes they sought to represent include: current and future Detroit residents who reside in, or live in close proximity to, neighborhoods where disease has spread widely a…
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Traweek v. Gusman

2:19-cv-01384 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Filed Date: Feb. 14, 2019

Case Ongoing

This is a case about a former Louisiana state prisoner who was detained 20 days beyond his release date. On February 14, 2019, a former prisoner filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The plaintiff sued the Sheriff for the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office, an employee of the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office, and as-yet unknown individuals or entities involved in the overdetention under the Due Process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and 42…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
D.C. v. Fairfax County School Board

1:22-cv-01070 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: Sept. 21, 2022

Case Ongoing

This is a case about allegations that the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) and local school district practices systematically deprived special needs students of their rights under the U.S. Constitution and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). On September 21, 2022, a cognitively disabled student by his parents and Hear Our Voices, Inc. filed a class action suit on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated in the United States District Court for the Eastern…
EDUCATION
Brooks v. State College Area School District

4:22-cv-01335 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Aug. 25, 2022

Case Ongoing

Plaintiffs alleged that their school district violated federal law by not providing accommodations for middle school girls who wanted to play club ice hockey. On August 25, 2022, four parents on behalf of their three minor daughters filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. The girls sued the State College Area School District under Title IX, and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment as enforced through 42 U.S.C. § 1983.  R…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Karlo v. Pittsburgh Glass Works LLC.

2:10-cv-01283 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Sept. 29, 2010

Closed Date: May 8, 2017

On September 29, 2010, a class of male employees 50 years of age or older filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania against Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC (“PGW”) under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA"), 29 U.S.C. § 621. The plaintiffs, represented by private counsel, asked the court for lost compensation in front pay and back pay, attorneys' fees and costs, declaratory and injunctive relief, lost pension benefits, and liquidated damages, c…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Murphy v. Minnesota Department of Human Services

0:16-cv-02623 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: Aug. 3, 2016

Case Ongoing

This case alleging that the Minnesota Department of Human Services' (DHS) reliance on group homes for individuals with disabilities made it difficult for individuals who wanted to live on their own to find housing. On August 3, 2016, individuals with disabilities who lived in group housing in Minnesota—including some who had tried to secure individual housing—as well as their guardians filed suit against the DHS and its commissioner. The plaintiffs alleged a violation of the Medicaid Act's fair…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Walz

0:20-cv-01688 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: Aug. 4, 2020

Closed Date: Jan. 12, 2021

This is a case about an executive order mask mandate by the governor of Minnesota allegedly conflicting with state law prohibiting wearing a mask in public. On August 8, 2020, the Minnesota Voters Alliance and five members of the organization filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. The plaintiffs sued the Governor of Minnesota, the Secretary of State of Minnesota, the Hennepin County Auditor, the Ramsey County Auditor, the Attorney General of Minnes…
PRISON CONDITIONS
State of Oklahoma v. FCC

16-01057 | U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Filed Date: Feb. 12, 2016

Closed Date: 2017

This suit, brought by the State of Oklahoma on January 25, 2016, challenged a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) order that set new rate caps for local (intrastate) and long-distance (interstate) inmate calling. More information on the prior administrative proceedings can be found here. The State brought this suit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), alleging the FCC violated the APA's prohibition on regulations that are arb…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Bush v. Biden

7:21-cv-00272 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: July 13, 2021

Case Ongoing

This is a case challenging the Biden administration's decision to stop building a southern border wall. On July 13, 2021, the General Land Office of the State of Texas and its then-commissioner, George P. Bush (collectively, “GLO”) sued President Biden, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Secretary of DHS in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. GLO challenged Proclamation 10142 (“the Proclamation”), which ordered DHS to stop construction of the southern U.S…
FAIR HOUSING/LENDING/INSURANCE
United States v. Village of Hinsdale

1:20-cv-06959 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Nov. 24, 2020

Case Ongoing

On November 24, 2020, the Housing and Civil Enforcement Section of the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against the Village of Hinsdale, Illinois. The lawsuit alleged that the Village discriminated on the basis of disability in violation of the Fair Housing Act (FHA) when it prohibited a sober living facility from operating and refused to consider  the facility’s request for a …