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FAIR HOUSING/LENDING/INSURANCE
United States v. ESSA Bank & Trust

2:23-cv-02065 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: May 31, 2023

On May 31, 2023, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice filed this lawsuit against ESSA Bank & Trust in the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The complaint claimed that ESSA’s policies and practices violated the Fair Housing Act (“FHA”) and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (“ECOA”) by redlining majority-Black and Hispanic communities and discouraging prospective applicants from applying for credit on the basis of race and national origin. The DOJ requ…
POLICING
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

On January 12, 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland against the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and the Police Department of Baltimore City (BPD) 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 DOJ brought the action under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, 42 U.S.C. § 14141, Title …
FAIR HOUSING/LENDING/INSURANCE
U.S. ex rel. Anti-Discrimination Center of Metro New York, Inc. v. Westchester Co.

1:06-cv-02860 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: April 12, 2006

Closed Date: July 30, 2021

On April 12, 2006, the Anti-Discrimination Center of Metro New York ("ADC") filed this lawsuit under the False Claims Act against Westchester County in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York. In False Claims Act cases, sometimes called "qui tam" actions, the private instigator of the case is called the "relator"; the plaintiff is the United States, and the relator seeks damages because of harm caused to the United States; by statute, those damages go mostly the federal …

False Claims Act Complaint and Demand for Jury Trial

United States of America ex rel. Anti-Discrimination Center of Metro New York, Inc. vs. Westchester Co., New York

April 12, 2006

Opinion and Order

United States of America ex rel. Anti-Discrimination Center of Metro New York, Inc. vs. Westchester Co., New York

July 13, 2007

Defendant's Memorandum in Support of Motion of Summary Judgment

United States of America ex rel. Anti-Discrimination Center of Metro New York, Inc. vs. Westchester Co., New York

Sept. 30, 2008

Plaintiff's Memorandum in Support of Motion For Partial Summary Judgment

United States of America ex rel. Anti-Discrimination Center of Metro New York, Inc. vs. Westchester Co., New York

Oct. 17, 2008

Opinion & Order

United States of America ex rel. Anti-Discrimination Center of Metro New York, Inc. vs. Westchester Co., New York

Feb. 24, 2009

see 16 additional documents
DISABILITY RIGHTS
United States v. One Boyertown Properties LP

5:20-cv-06249 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Dec. 11, 2020

Background This is a case about accessibility for people with disabilities in senior living communities. On December 11, 2020, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed this lawsuit against fourteen companies who had designed, built, and/or owned fifteen buildings that housed independent living, assisted living, and memory care communities. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The DOJ sued the defendants under the …
POLICING
Plaintiffs #1-21 v. The County of Suffolk

2:15-cv-02431 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Filed Date: April 29, 2015

This is a case about the Suffolk County Police Department’s failure to investigate and eliminate discriminatory patterns and practices such as targeting Latinos for traffic and pedestrian stops, stealing their personal property, and engaging in harassing behavior. On April 29, 2015, the plaintiffs, 20 Latino residents of Suffolk County, New York, filed this class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The plaintiffs sued the County of Suffolk, the Suffol…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
United States of America and the Vulcan Society v. City of New York

1:07-cv-02067 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Filed Date: May 21, 2007

On May 21, 2007, the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") sued the City of New York under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, seeking to enforce the right of Black and Hispanic candidates to be treated fairly in the application process for positions in the New York City Fire Department ("FDNY"). Specifically, the DOJ challenged the City's reliance on two written examinations that were used to appoint entry-level firefighters t…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
United States v. Rhode Island

1:14-cv-00175 | U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Filed Date: Jan. 6, 2014

On January 6, 2014, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice sent a findings letter to the attorney general for the State of Rhode Island. The letter reported that the Division's investigation of Rhode Island's educational, vocational, and shelter services for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) found that Rhode Island violated Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, by "unjustifiably" isolating persons with intellectual and developmental …
FAIR HOUSING/LENDING/INSURANCE
United States v. Fred C. Trump, Donald Trump, and Trump Management, Inc.

1:73-01529 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Filed Date: Oct. 15, 1973

Closed Date: June 10, 1977

This case was brought against Fred and Donald Trump, and their real estate company, in 1973 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.  In October 1973, the Justice Department filed this civil rights case in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York (federal court in Brooklyn) against Fred Trump, Donald Trump, and their real estate company. The complaint alleged that the firm had committed systemic violations of the Fair Housing Act of 1968 in their many…

City of New York Commission on Human Rights documents re: Trump Management Company [with FBI internal memorandum attaching documents]

United States v. Fred C. Trump, Donald Trump, and Trump Management, Inc.

March 14, 1968

State of New York Division of Human Rights documents re: Trump Management Company [with letter to FBI attaching documents]

United States v. Fred C. Trump, Donald Trump, and Trump Management, Inc.

Oct. 8, 1970

Statements by Testers for the Open Housing Center [with letter to FBI from the Open Housing Center and miscellaneous attachments]

United States v. Fred C. Trump, Donald Trump, and Trump Management, Inc.

Aug. 10, 1972

Internal Memorandum [from FBI Director, with instructions for the investigation into the Trump Management Company] (FBI)

United States v. Fred C. Trump, Donald Trump, and Trump Management, Inc.

Sept. 26, 1972

Miscellaneous Internal Memoranda (FBI)

United States v. Fred C. Trump, Donald Trump, and Trump Management, Inc.

Oct. 4, 1972

see 70 additional documents
FAIR HOUSING/LENDING/INSURANCE
United States v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

1:22-cv-05187 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: June 21, 2022

On June 21, 2022, the United States filed this suit against Meta (formerly known as Facebook, Inc.) in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to enforce the Fair Housing Act (“FHA”). The FHA prohibits discrimination in housing, including housing-related advertising, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, and national origin (“FHA-protected characteristics”). The United States alleged that Meta’s housing advertising system discriminated ag…
FAIR HOUSING/LENDING/INSURANCE
United States v. City National Bank

2:23-cv-00204 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Jan. 12, 2023

This is a case about unlawful redlining in Los Angeles County.  Redlining is a practice whereby lenders deny or discourage applications, or avoid providing loans and other credit services, in neighborhoods based on the race, color, or national origin of the residents of those neighborhoods. On January 12, 2023, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) filed this lawsuit and a proposed consent order in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The DOJ sued City Nationa…