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HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
City of Columbus v. Kennedy

1:25-cv-02114 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: July 1, 2025

This case challenged a rule published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that allegedly endangered 24 million Americans' health coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). CMS, which is a subagency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), proposed the challenged rule in March 2025, soon after the Trump Administration took office. The rule, entitled "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and Affordability," allegedly added severa…

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Dismissed

CHILD WELFARE
Wyatt B. v. Brown

6:19-cv-00556 | U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Filed Date: April 16, 2019

On April 16, 2019, ten children in the custody of the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) filed this class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. The plaintiffs sued the Governor of Oregon, the Director of the Oregon Department of Child Welfare, and ODHS, along with its director, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (42 U.S.C. § 12131(2)), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 USC § 794), the Adoption Assistance Pro…
HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
Rodriguez v. Coeytaux

3:25-cv-00225 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: July 20, 2025

This is a lawsuit both seeking damages against a California doctor who mailed abortion medication into Texas that was used to terminate two pregnancies and challenging his ability to continue to send such medication into the state. On July 20, 2025, plaintiff filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. He sought to prevent the defendant from providing additional abortion medication to his partner and anyone else on behalf of a proposed class of all current …

Case Is Ongoing

HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
Women's Life Care Center v. Ellison

0:24-cv-04250 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: Nov. 22, 2024

Closed Date: Aug. 27, 2025

On November 22, 2024, Women’s Life Care Center, Dakota Hope Clinic, and the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates, together with several doctors and mothers, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota against state officials including Attorney General Keith Ellison and Governor Tim Walz, as well as abortion providers and clinics, including Planned Parenthood branches. The plaintiffs argued that the Fourteenth Amendment protects a mother’s constitutional r…

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

DISABILITY RIGHTS
Day v. District of Columbia

1:10-cv-02250 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Dec. 23, 2010

The plaintiffs, institutionalized individuals in the District of Columbia with disabilities, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on December 23, 2010. The complaint alleged that the District of Columbia had policies and procedures that force the unnecessary institutionalization of people with disabilities who could live in the community with appropriate services. The plaintiffs claimed that these policies, which erected barriers to receiving long-term care…
HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
Bernier v. Turbocam, Inc.

1:23-cv-00523 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire

Filed Date: Nov. 21, 2023

This case challenges the categorical exclusion of coverage for treatment of gender dysphoria and gender transition-related care under an employee health benefits plan used by Turbocam, Inc. and jointly administered by Health Plans, Inc. and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care of New England, Inc.  On November 21, 2023, Plaintiff, a transgender woman employed by Turbocam, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire against Turbocam, HPI, and HPC. Plaintiff asserted th…

Case Is Ongoing

HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
Illinois Baptist State Association v. Illinois Department of Insurance

2020MR000325 | Illinois state trial court

Filed Date: June 10, 2020

This case is about a challenge to an Illinois law requiring health insurance policies to provide coverage for abortions. On June 10, 2020, the Illinois Baptist State Association, two Illinois corporations–Southland Smiles, Ltd. and Rock River Cartage, Inc.–and two Illinois residents filed suit against the Illinois Department of Insurance and its Director (collectively, the “Illinois Department of Insurance” or “IDOI”)) in state trial court. The plaintiffs sought judicial review of the state’s R…

Judgment for Defendant

Appeal Pending

HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
Kahoʻohanohano v. State of Hawaiʻi

1CCV-24-0000269 | Hawaii state trial court

Filed Date: Feb. 27, 2024

This case involves a challenge to midwife licensure restrictions in Hawai’i. In 2019, Hawai’i enacted the midwifery restriction law (HRS § 457J), which imposed licensure requirements on midwives in the state. Individuals practicing midwifery without a license, or working alongside unlicensed midwives, faced criminal penalties. The law had an exemption that allowed the practice of midwifery without a license through July 2023.  On February 27, 2024, nine individuals–midwives, midwifery students,…

Preliminary Injunction Granted

DISABILITY RIGHTS
DOJ Investigation of Oklahoma's Mental Health Service System and Oklahoma City's Response to Mental Health Crises

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On November 17, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that they would be opening an investigation into the State of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, and the Oklahoma City Police Department (OKCPD). The investigation intended to look into claims that Oklahoma failed to provide community-based mental health services for citizens of Oklahoma county. The investigation also included an appraisal of Oklahoma City’s responses to behavioral health crises, including the 911 response practices and poli…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Jones v. Gusman

2:12-cv-00859 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Filed Date: April 2, 2012

On April 2, 2012, ten prisoners at the Orleans Parish Prison -- the New Orleans Jail (NOJ) -- brought this class action suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana against the Orleans Parish Sheriff, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiffs, represented by the Southern Poverty Law Center, asked for both declaratory and injunctive relief, alleging that they suffered from abusive and unconstitutional treatment while confined at the NOJ. The case was assigned to Judge Lance…

Injunction Granted

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