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DISABILITY RIGHTS
National Association of the Deaf v. Trump

1:25-cv-01683 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 28, 2025

Case Ongoing

This case is about the federal government's obligation to provide accessible communication for deaf individuals during official public events. On May 28, 2025, the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and two individual deaf members filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against President Donald Trump, the Executive Office of the President, the White House Office, the Office of the Vice President, the White House Chief of Staff, and the U.S. Press Secretary…

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

PRISON CONDITIONS
Thorpe v. Virginia Department of Corrections

2:20-cv-00007 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia

Filed Date: May 6, 2019

Case Ongoing

On May 6, 2019, twelve prisoners at the Red Onion and Wallens Ridge supermax prisons, who had each been in solitary confinement for between two and twenty-three years, filed this putative class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The plaintiffs sued the Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC) and the wardens of both Red Onion and Wallens Ridge under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 19…

Case Is Ongoing

JAIL CONDITIONS
Murray v. Santa Barbara

2:17-cv-08805 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Dec. 6, 2017

Case Ongoing

On December 6, 2017, several prisoners of the Santa Barbara County Jail (SBCJ) in pre-trial detention filed this class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The plaintiffs sued the County of Santa Barbara and the Sheriff's Office under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming violations of Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §12101 et seq., Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29…

Case Is Ongoing

DISABILITY RIGHTS
Jake Bertellotti v. Regents of the University of California

2:25-cv-03069 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: April 8, 2025

Case Ongoing

In this lawsuit, two disabled UCLA students sued the Regents of the University of California, the University’s President, its Chancellor, and ten unknown individuals, alleging widespread accessibility barriers and discriminatory practices.  On April 8, 2025, represented by Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund and private counsel, the two students filed a complaint in the United States District Court Central District of California for alleged violations of Title II of the Americans with …

Case Is Ongoing

DISABILITY RIGHTS
LoGerfo v. City of New York

2:17-cv-00010 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Filed Date: Jan. 3, 2017

Case Ongoing

This is a case about access to 911 services for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. On Jan. 3, 2017, Dupree and LoGerfo, two individuals with disabilities, filed suit in United States District Court, Eastern District of New York. They filed pursuant to Title II of the ADA, 42 U.S.C. § 12131 et seq., and Section 504, 29 U.S.C. § 794 et seq., seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. They sought relief that would facilitate the ability for deaf and hard of hearing individuals to communi…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Fair Housing Center of Central Indiania, Morton & McFarland v. Grandville Cooperative, Karen Mitchell, Kirkpatrick Management

1:16-cv-00300 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Filed Date: Feb. 11, 2016

Closed Date: Sept. 7, 2017

This is a housing discrimination case. The two plaintiffs (a daughter and mother), were denied the opportunity to rent a townhouse together because the mother had a disability.   On February 11, 2016, the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana and plaintiffs filed this suit in the United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division, against Grandville Cooperative Inc.; Karen Mitchell; and Kirkpatrick Management Co. Inc. The case was assigned to district judge Larry…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Meyer & NFB v. Indiana Family and Social Services Admin & Indiana DiBlind and Visual Impairments of Family Resources

1:19-cv-03311 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Filed Date: Aug. 6, 2019

Closed Date: Aug. 31, 2021

On Aug. 6, 2019, Plaintiffs Christopher Meyer, Sarah Meyer, and the National Federation of the Blind, Inc. filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District Of Indiana.  The suit alleged systemic violations of the civil rights of blind Indiana residents that denied them equally effective access to all print and website communications created or distributed by Defendants and their contractors concerning government benefits.  Plaintiffs alleged that these communications violated Tit…
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Bemke, Brian v. Pechacek, Amy

3:21-cv-00560 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin

Filed Date: Sept. 7, 2021

Case Ongoing

This case challenges a Wisconsin law that categorically denied unemployment insurance (UI) benefits to people who also received Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). On September 7, 2021, a group of eight disabled Wisconsin residents filed this class action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, arguing that a state law prohibiting them from receiving SSDI benefits unlawfully discriminated against them. The case was assigned to District Judge William M. Conley.…

Case Is Ongoing

EDUCATION
Doe v. Horne

4:23-cv-00185 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: April 17, 2023

Case Ongoing

This is a case challenging an Arizona statute (A.R.S. § 15-120.02) that excludes transgender girls from participating in school-based sports teams that align with their gender identity. On April 17, 2023, the plaintiffs — school-aged transgender teens who were denied participation on several girls' school sports teams due to their assigned sex at birth — filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona against the state's Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Arizona Inters…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
United States v. State of Rhode Island

1:24-cv-00531 | U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Filed Date: Dec. 19, 2024

Case Ongoing

This is a case about community-based services for children with disabilities. On December 19, 2024, the United States of America (“United States”) sued the State of Rhode Island under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island. The US alleged that Rhode Island failed to sufficiently provide community-based services for children with disabilities and caused them to be unnecessarily hospital…