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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…
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
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…
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…
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…
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…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Jane Jones v. Annucci

1:16-cv-01473 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Feb. 25, 2016

Case Ongoing

On February 25, 2016, six women prisoners in the custody of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) filed this class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The plaintiffs, anonymous by request, sued various DOCCS officials in their official capacity under 42 U.S.C. 1983, claiming violations of their Eighth Amendment rights. The plaintiffs were represented by The Legal Aid Society Prisoners' Rights Project and by pr…
EDUCATION
Peltier v. Charter Day School, Inc.

7:16-cv-00030 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

Filed Date: Feb. 29, 2016

Case Ongoing

This lawsuit concerns a public charter school dress code that required female students to wear skirts. On February 29, 2016, three mothers of minor girls filed this lawsuit on their behalf in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Represented by private counsel and the ACLU, they sued Charter Day School, Inc.; members of its Board of Trustees; and The Roger Bacon Academy, Inc., seeking declaratory relief, injunctive relief prohibiting the defendants from enforcing t…
REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region, Inc. v. Parson

2:19-cv-04155 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri

Filed Date: July 30, 2019

Closed Date: July 13, 2022

On July 30, 2019, Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and a licensed obstetrician-gynecologist brought this suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, challenging Missouri laws that would ban abortion in the state at nearly every stage of pregnancy. The plaintiffs, represented by the ACLU, sued the Governor of Missouri, the state Attorney General, the Circuit Attorney for the City of St. Louis, the President of the State Medical Board, and the Director of the D…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Amador v. Baca

2:10-cv-01649 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: March 5, 2010

Case Ongoing

On March 5, 2010, two female former inmates who were imprisoned in the Century Regional Detention Facility ("CRDF"), a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department ("LASD") facility, filed this class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Represented by a civil rights law firm, the plaintiffs sued the LASD under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiffs alleged violations of their Fourth, Eight, and Fourteenth Amendment rights, as well as their equivalents under the…