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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

(This summary is temporary, while we research the case.) After four years of investigation, on April 13, 2022 the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division (DOJ), entered into a consent decree with the police department of the city of Springfield, Massachusetts. DOJ had begun their investigation of the Springfield Police Department's (SPD) Narcotic's Bureau, a small plainclothes unit known for violence against civilians, on April 13, 2022. On July 8, 2020, the DOJ published the findings…
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Don't Shoot Portland v. Wolf

1:20-cv-02040 | U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Filed Date: July 27, 2020

Closed Date: Nov. 15, 2021

This complaint was filed on July 27, 2020 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The plaintiffs were a group of women and women-founded organizations that were protesting in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement in Portland, Oregon. They were represented by private counsel. After the police killing of George Floyd in May of 2020, the country saw large-scale civil unrest and demands for racial justice and police accountability. In Portland, the protests continued long…
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Alsaada v. City of Columbus

2:20-cv-03431 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Filed Date: July 8, 2020

Case Ongoing

Thirteen demonstrators protesting George Floyd's murder filed this lawsuit on July 8, 2020 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio against the city of Columbus, Ohio and various law enforcement officers in their official and individual capacities for the alleged use of excessive force. Represented by private counsel, the plaintiffs brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that police officers used pepper spray and rubber bullets, among other crowd-control methods,…
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Goyette v. Minneapolis

0:20-cv-01302 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: June 2, 2020

Case Ongoing

This lawsuit was filed on June 2, 2020 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. The case arose out of the 2020 protests that began after Minneapolis police killed George Floyd. The plaintiffs in this case alleged that Minneapolis police targeted journalists covering the protests in violation of the First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendments. The original complaint sought class certification for a class consisting of "all members of the news media . . . who intend to engage in new…
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McCadden v. Flint

2:18-cv-12377 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: July 31, 2018

Case Ongoing

On October 12th, 2015, the plaintiff, who was a black 7 year-old with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), was attending after school program administered by defendant Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce. While there, the plaintiff experienced some behavioral challenges related to his disability, which staff were aware of. The plaintiff’s behavior reportedly involved kicking a supply cart and running around on the bleachers. Staff requested a school resource officer (SRO), who arriv…
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Communities United v. Chicago

1:17-cv-07151 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Oct. 4, 2017

Closed Date: May 22, 2019

On October 4, 2017, five organizations serving Black and Latino communities in Chicago (the ACLU of Illinois, Communities United, Community Renewal Society, Next Steps, and ONE Northside), filed this lawsuit in the United States Northern District of Illinois. The plaintiffs sued the City of Chicago under 42 U.S.C. §1983, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and Illinois state law, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. Based on findings from a Departme…
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Illinois v. City of Chicago

1:17-cv-06260 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Aug. 29, 2017

Case Ongoing

On August 29, 2017, the state of Illinois filed this lawsuit against the City of Chicago in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the Illinois Civil Rights Act of 2003, and the Illinois Human Rights Act. The state brought this action on behalf of the people of Illinois to ensure that the City enacted comprehensive, lasting reform of the Chicago Police Department (CPD), the Independent Police Review Authority (IPRA), and the Chicago Police Board (…
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Brown v. Madison County

3:17-cv-00347 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

Filed Date: May 8, 2017

Case Ongoing

On May 8, 2017, ten residents of Madison County filed this class action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. The plaintiffs sued Madison County under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, filing both class action-based and individual-based claims. The plaintiffs, represented by the ACLU and the Southern Poverty Law Center, sought declaratory and injunctive relief as well as monetary relief and attorneys’ fees. The case was assigned to District Judge William H. Barbour, Jr. In their …
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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 United States of America filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. 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 United States brought this action against the Police Department of Baltimore City and the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, 42 U.S.C. …
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North Baton Rouge Matters v. City of Baton Rouge

3:16-cv-00463 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana

Filed Date: July 13, 2016

Closed Date: 2016

On July 13, 2016, organizations whose members have participated in and witnessed protests in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in response to the death of Alton Sterling, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. Represented by private counsel, the ACLU of Louisiana, and the New Orleans Workers' Center for Racial Justice, the plaintiffs sued the City of Baton Rouge under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violating their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights, as well as rights …