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ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials v. Gwinnett County Board of Registration and Elections

1:20-cv-01587 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Filed Date: April 14, 2020

Case Ongoing

This is a case about whether Georgia's mailing of English-only absentee ballots for the June 2020 primary violated the Voting Rights Act. On April 14, 2020, several non-profit voting rights organizations filed this lawsuit in the Northern District of Georgia. They sued the Georgia Secretary of State and members of the Gwinnett County Board of Registration and Elections (“BORE”) for declaratory and injunctive relief under Section 203 and Section 4(e) of the Voting Rights Act (“VRA”). Section 203…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Common Cause Indiana v. Lawson

1:20-cv-02007 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Filed Date: July 30, 2020

Closed Date: Jan. 26, 2021

This is a case about the constitutionality of Indiana’s Noon Election Day receipt deadline for mail-in ballots during the November 2020 election. On July 30, 2020, Common Cause Indiana and Indiana State Conference of the NAACP filed this lawsuit in the Southern District of Indiana. They sued the Indiana Secretary of State and members of the Indiana Election Commission for injunctive relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiffs sought declaratory and injunctive relief, requesting an injunction …
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
A. Philip Randolph Institute of Ohio v. Larose

1:20-cv-01908 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Filed Date: Aug. 12, 2020

Closed Date: Oct. 28, 2020

This is a case about voting procedures in Ohio’s 2020 general election. On August 12, 2020, the Ohio Secretary of State issued directive 2020-16, which interpreted Ohio law to require each county board of elections to provide only one absentee ballot drop-off location. The plaintiffs here are three nonpartisan civil rights organizations — the A. Philip Randolph Institute of Ohio, the League of Women Voters of Ohio, and the Ohio State Conference of the NAACP — and seven individual Ohio voters. O…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Zepeda Rivas v. Jennings

3:20-cv-02731 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: April 20, 2020

Case Ongoing

COVID-19 Summary: This is a class-action lawsuit brought on April 20, 2020, by seven individuals in immigration detention at the Mesa Verde Detention Facility (MVDF) and the Yuba County Jail (YCJ), seeking immediate release from unsafe conditions of the jail in light of the global coronavirus pandemic. The court granted the request for TRO on April 29, requiring ICE to provide information and access to detainees to facilitate a process of considering bail requests. On June 9, the court granted …
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Feenstra v. Sigler

19-cv-00234 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma

Filed Date: March 21, 2019

Case Ongoing

This case alleged that the Oklahoma court system unconstitutionally imposed fines at sentencing without consideration for an individual's ability to pay the fines assessed. The plaintiffs in this case further alleged that the courts violated their due process and equal protection rights, as well as their right to counsel, based on the "cost docket" procedures and the possible penalty of incarceration for failure to pay outstanding fines. The plaintiffs were three indigent individuals who were f…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
United States v. Consolidated City of Jacksonville

3:12-cv-00451 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: April 23, 2012

Case Ongoing

On April 23, 2012, the United States on behalf of black firefighters filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and against the Consolidated City of Jacksonville, FL and the union representing its firefighters. The plaintiffs sought declaratory and injunctive relief as well as monetary compensation, alleging that the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department's practice of testing to screen and select candidates fo…
POLICING
NAACP v. Peterman

1:20-cv-00613 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Filed Date: July 2, 2020

Case Ongoing

The complaint for this case was filed on July 2, 2020 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. The complaint challenged an ordinance in Graham, North Carolina that forced would-be organizers of protests to obtain a permit from the city at least twenty-four hours in advance. The ordinance gave the police chief total discretion to grant or deny permits based on whether the protest would cause a disturbance. Plaintiffs were individuals and organizations, including the …

Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Peterman

July 2, 2020

Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Alamance County Branch v. Peterman

July 2, 2020

Brief in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Peterman

July 3, 2020

Consent Temporary Restraining Order

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Peterman

July 6, 2020

Defendants Terry S. Johnson and Bryan Hagood's Response in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Peterman

July 15, 2020

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IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Lyon v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

3:13-cv-05878 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Dec. 19, 2013

On December 19, 2013, four immigration detainees of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) filed this class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California under 28 U.S.C. § 2201 against ICE and the Department of Homeland Security. The plaintiffs, represented by the ACLU and private counsel, asked the court for declaratory and injunctive relief, claiming that ICE violated the plaintiffs’ rights under the First and Fifth Amendments and the Immigration an…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Catchings v. Wilson

1:21-cv-00428 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Feb. 20, 2021

Closed Date: April 28, 2021

COVID-19 Summary: This class action lawsuit was filed on February 20, 2021 by detainees in the Chesapeake Detention Facility in Baltimore, Maryland, who sought extra protections from COVID-19 and, in some cases, release. The parties settled the case in April 2021. This is a lawsuit challenging the Chesapeake Detention Facility's response to COVID-19 and requesting the release of detainees and prisoners. On February 20, 2021 16, 2020, eight named plaintiffs filed this class action lawsuit and ha…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Savino v. Hodgson

1:20-cv-10617 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: March 27, 2020

Case Ongoing

COVID-19 Summary: A class action for emergency release by noncitizens in civil immigration detention in the Bristol County House of Corrections. Judge William Young provisionally certified five sub-classes, reviewed dozens of bail applications, and released several individuals. Then on May 12, he banned further admissions to the facility and ordered universal COVID-19 testing. The defendants moved to reconsider and appealed to the First Circuit. On June 3, the court declined to reconsider the p…