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United States of America v. Tilden Gardens, Inc.

1:69-02703 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Sept. 24, 1969

[This summary is temporary while we research the case.]  This is a case about violations of Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 in Washington D.C.  It was filed on October 30, 2018, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.  
PRISON CONDITIONS
United States v. Alabama

2:20-cv-01971 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

Filed Date: Dec. 9, 2020

Case Ongoing

This case involved alleged unconstitutional conditions in Alabama’s men’s prisons. On December 9, 2020, the DOJ filed this lawsuit in  the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama against the Alabama Department of Corrections under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA)(42 U.S.C. §1997). The DOJ alleged that the conditions of the prisons violated the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, following an investigation that found poor conditions and deliberate indiffer…
FAIR HOUSING/LENDING/INSURANCE
United States v. ESSA Bank & Trust

2:23-cv-02065 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: May 31, 2023

Case Ongoing

On May 31, 2023, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice filed this lawsuit against ESSA Bank & Trust in the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The complaint claimed that ESSA’s policies and practices violated the Fair Housing Act (“FHA”) and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (“ECOA”) by redlining majority-Black and Hispanic communities and discouraging prospective applicants from applying for credit on the basis of race and national origin. The DOJ requ…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
United States v. City of Anoka, Minnesota

0:24-cv-01861 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: May 21, 2024

Case Ongoing

This case is about treating calls for emergency services - often in relation to mental health crises - as "nuisance" incidents. On May 21, 2024, the United States filed a lawsuit against the City of Anoka, Minnesota, alleging violations of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Fair Housing Act (FHA). The case was brought by the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. The United States claimed that since at least 2018, the City discriminated against indiv…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
American Council of the Blind of Metropolitan Chicago v. Chicago

1:19-cv-06322 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Sept. 23, 2019

Case Ongoing

This class action lawsuit, filed in 2019, alleged that the City of Chicago’s failure to equip signalized street intersections with accessible pedestrian signals (ASPs) constituted illegal discrimination against Chicago’s blind residents and visitors. ASPs are used by blind pedestrians to travel safely at intersections. In municipalities which have installed ASPs, blind pedestrians can receive information and warnings about oncoming traffic by listening to the sounds played by the signal (e.g. “…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
United States v. Fitness International, LLC d/b/a LA Fitness

8:24-cv-02172 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Oct. 8, 2024

Case Ongoing

This was a case about a national gym allegedly failing to provide adequate accommodations for individuals with physical disabilities.   On October 8, 2024, the United States Civil Rights Division and Disability Rights Section brought this action against Fitness International, LLC d/b/a LA Fitness in the Central District of California in front of Judge Stephen V. Wilson. The DOJ sued LA Fitness to enforce Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The complaint alleged that Fitness …
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United States v. Springfield Police Department

3:22-cv-30043 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: April 13, 2022

Case Ongoing

On April 13, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) brought this case against the the City of Springfield and the Springfield Police Department (SPD) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, 42 U.S.C. § 14141. This case was borne out of an investigation into the SPD’s Narcotics Bureau opened in April 2018 by the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division. Following the investigation, the DOJ issued a letter in July 2020 d…
POLICING
DOJ Investigation of Worcester Police Department

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On November 15, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it had opened an investigation into the Worcester, Massachusetts Police Department (WPD) pursuant to the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to assess whether WPD engages in a pattern or practice of using excessive force or engages in discriminatory policing on the basis of race or sex. The investigation arose after the DOJ was given information indicating the Worcester Police Department may be acting in an u…
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DOJ Investigation of City of Miami Police Department

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In November 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida opened an investigation of the Miami Police Department (MPD) under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, 42 U.S.C. § 14141, to determine whether MPD was engaging in a pattern or practice of excessive use of deadly force by firearms. On July 9, 2013, the DOJ submitted a findings letter detailing its rationale for finding that MPD …
POLICING
United States v. Police Department of Baltimore City

1:17-cv-00099 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Jan. 12, 2017

Case Ongoing

On January 12, 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland against the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and the Police Department of Baltimore City (BPD) alleging a pattern or practice of conduct by law enforcement officers in deprivation of people's rights under the United States Constitution and federal laws. The DOJ brought the action under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, 42 U.S.C. § 14141, Title …