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DISABILITY RIGHTS
Missouri Protection and Advocacy Services, Inc. v. Sunrise Senior Living Management, Inc

4:11-cv-01921 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Filed Date: Nov. 4, 2011

Closed Date: Jan. 18, 2012

This case is about Missouri Protection and Advocacy agency’s access authority, specifically the applicability of HIPAA to P&A records access. The lawsuit began when plaintiff, Missouri Protection and Advocacy Services, received a complaint that Jane Doe, a resident at Sunrise Senior Living Management, had been the victim of abuse and neglect. After the death of Jane Doe, plaintiff requested records from Doe's primary physician, specifically relating to hospice care and her diagnoses. Defendant'…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
The United States of America v. New Black Panther Party

2:09-cv-00065 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Jan. 7, 2009

Closed Date: May 26, 2009

This case is about voter intimidation in violation of Section 11(b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (“VRA”). During the November 2008 federal general election, in the city of Philadelphia, two individuals deployed to a polling place, under the direction of a third individual while wearing military style uniforms and brandishing deadly weapons. The individuals made racial threats, racial insults, and intimidating gestures towards white and black voters. No one was injured during the event. The …
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
King George County, Virginia v. Holder

1:11-cv-02164 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Dec. 7, 2011

Closed Date: April 5, 2022

This case involved a county in Virginia successfully seeking declaratory judgment exempting the county and all governmental units within it from the special remedial provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (the “Act”). On December 7, 2011, King George County, Virginia (the “County”), filed a Complaint against the Attorney General of the United States of America and the Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. T…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Moore v. Putnam County Community School

1:07-cv-01011 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois

Filed Date: Dec. 20, 2006

Closed Date: June 18, 2007

This is a case concerning alleged vote dilution in Putnam County.  On December 20, 2006, seven residents of Putnam County filed suit against the Putnam County Community School District challenging the election of the Board of Education of Putnam County Community District #535.  In Putnam County, only three of seven board members could be elected from a district that contained a majority of the population. In their complaint, plaintiffs alleged 105 ILCS 5/11 A-8, succeeded by 105 ILCS 5/9, viola…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Weltner v. Raffensperger

1:20-cv-01407 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Filed Date: March 31, 2020

Closed Date: July 21, 2020

This is a case challenging the state of Georgia’s cancellation of a Supreme Court seat election.  Associate Justice Keith R. Blackwell of the Supreme Court of Georgia served a term scheduled to end on December 31, 2020.  On February 26, 2020, Blackwell tendered his resignation effective November 18, 2020.  On March 1, 2020, Governor Brian Kemp of Georgia notified Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger that he intended to fill Justice Blackwell's office by appointment on the grounds that Justice …
DISABILITY RIGHTS
A.W. v. Smith

5:16-cv-01235 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: Dec. 6, 2016

Closed Date: Jan. 18, 2018

This is an action brought in the District Court for the Western District of Texas (San Antonio Division) by three Medicaid-eligible children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder who have a medical need for Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy.  Plaintiffs, represented by Disability Rights Texas, alleged that the Commissioner of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Medicaid Director failed to cover medically necessary ABA therapy in violation of the Medicaid Early P…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Raiklin v. Virginia Board/Department of Elections

3:18-cv-00288 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: May 23, 2018

Closed Date: July 9, 2018

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Daves v. Dallas County

3:18-cv-00154 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: Jan. 21, 2018

Closed Date: Jan. 8, 2024

On January 21, 2018, eight arrestees who could not afford to post bail filed this class action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The plaintiffs sued Dallas County, the Dallas County Sheriff, the Dallas County Magistrate Judges, the Dallas County Criminal Court at Law Judges, and the Dallas County District Court Judges, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, for violations of the Fourteenth Amendment. The plaintiffs, represented by the ACLU of Texas, the ACLU Criminal Law Reform Pr…
PRISON CONDITIONS
U.S. v. Alabama

2:15-cv-00368 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

Filed Date: May 28, 2015

Case Ongoing

On February 26, 2013, the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division sent notice to the Alabama Department of Corrections that it would be conducting an investigation of the Julia Tutwiler Prison. The investigation sought to address allegations that prisoners were subjected to sexual abuse by prison staff in violation of their constitutional rights; allegations that the prison failed to report and prevent sexual abuse; and allegations that the prison failed to provide adequate mental health an…
PRISON CONDITIONS
In Re HCV Prison Litigation

3:19-cv-00577 | U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada

Filed Date: Dec. 9, 2019

Case Ongoing

This consolidated, class action lawsuit brought by people in the custody of the Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) challenged the Department's Hepatitis C treatment policies and protocols. Eight named plaintiffs, represented by private counsel, sued the NDOC alleging violations of their Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The lawsuit sought a court order requiring NDOC to identify and monitor inmates with Hepatitis C, provide medical care that me…