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Ragoonath v. Swissport USA, Inc.

1:15-cv-01356 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Filed Date: March 17, 2015

Closed Date: Dec. 18, 2015

This is an employment disabilities case. On March 17, 2015 a private plaintiff employee filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York against his employer alleging that his employer violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and New York City Human Rights Law for failing to provide a reasonable accommodation and retaliation for request a reasonable accommodation.  Plaintiff had suffered a workplace injury to his back in 2014, and while he was clear…
EDUCATION
American Federation of Teachers v. U.S. Department of Education

1:25-cv-00802 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 18, 2025

This is a case about the U.S. Department of Education’s decision to shut down access to all income-driven repayment (IDR) plans, leaving millions of student loan borrowers without affordable repayment options. On March 18, 2025, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the U.S. Department of Education. Represented by public interest legal counsel, AFT sought an injunction compelling the Department to reinstate I…

Case Is Ongoing

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
United States v. State of Texas

7:25-cv-00055 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: June 4, 2025

This case, brought by the federal government, challenged a Texas law that allowed noncitizens unlawfully present in the U.S. to receive in-state tuition rates. Federal law prohibited unlawfully present "aliens" from being eligible for any postsecondary education benefit that is not equally available to U.S. citizens. 8 U.S.C. § 1623(a). In-state tuition rates were available to certain noncitizens in Texas, but not to U.S. citizens who resided in states other than Texas. On June 4, 2025, the U.S…

Injunction Granted

POLICING
DOJ Investigation of Phoenix Police Department

No Docket | No Court

On August 5, 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it was opening a pattern and practice investigation into the City of Phoenix and the Phoenix Police Department (collectively, “PhxPD”). DOJ initiated the investigation under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, which prohibits state and local governments from engaging in a pattern or practice of conduct by law enforcement officers that deprives individuals of rights protected by the Constitution or federal law. T…
EDUCATION
Fairfax County School Board v. McMahon

1:25-cv-01432 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: Aug. 29, 2025

This lawsuit challenges the Department of Education's designation of the Fairfax County (Virginia) Public Schools as "high-risk" status. "High-risk" status means that all Department funds going towards the school system, including formula funding, discretionary grants, and impact aid grants, will be done only through reimbursement. The Trump Administration justified this placement by claiming that the schools were in violation of Title IX by maintaining a policy that permitted students to acces…

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
Democracy Forward Foundation v. U.S. Marshals Service

1:25-cv-00749 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 14, 2025

This is a case about government transparency and the public’s right to access information about possible executive branch interference in the federal judiciary.  On March 14, 2025, the Democracy Forward Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on government accountability, filed this lawsuit against the U.S. Marshals Service ("USMS") in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The Plaintiff had previously filed several requests under the Freedom of Information Act ("FO…

Case Is Ongoing

PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
Democracy Forward Foundation v. U.S. Department of Justice

1:25-cv-02597 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Aug. 8, 2025

This case challenged the alleged failure of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) to comply with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The Democracy Forward Foundation (DFF), a public-oriented non-profit, submitted FOIA requests to the DOJ and FBI seeking records concerning the Trump Administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein matter, including internal communications and any related agency reviews. On July 28, 2025, DFF submitted a request for ex…

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

POLICING
DOJ Investigation of Mount Vernon Police Department

No docket | No Court

On December 3, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, along with the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced a pattern and practice investigation into the Mount Vernon Police Department (MVPD). The investigation would assess whether the MVPD engaged in practices of discriminatory policing. The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 gave the investigators the authority to bring the inquiry. The act prohibited state and local governments …
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…
PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
City of Fresno v. Scott Turner

3:25-cv-07070 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Aug. 20, 2025

During his first eight months in office, President Donald Trump signed several executive orders that directed government agencies to add new conditions to federal grants, including, Executive Order 14168, which instructed agencies to end funding of “gender ideology” and ensure grants did not promote it,  Executive Order 14173, which directed agencies to ban programs promoting Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and make compliance “material” under the False Claims Act, and Executive Order 1433…

Preliminary Injunction Granted