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IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Orellana Castaneda v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

2:17-cv-04267 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Filed Date: July 18, 2017

Case Ongoing

Undocumented immigrants allege that Suffolk County law enforcement unlawfully detained immigrants past their release dates based on ICE detainers, raising key questions about local enforcement of immigration laws. On July 18, 2017, an undocumented immigrant brought this case against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the County of Suffolk, and the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) in the United States District Court for the …
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…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Menocal v. The GEO Group, Inc.

1:14-cv-02887 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: Oct. 22, 2014

Case Ongoing

On October 22, 2014, current and former civil immigration detainees housed at the Aurora Detention Facility filed this class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. The plaintiffs sued The GEO Group, Inc., a private company that provides detention and correction services under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) 18 U.S.C. § 1589, and state law. The plaintiffs, represented by several public interest law firms, sought monetary damages. The plaintiffs alle…
SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Mirabelli v. Olson

3:23-cv-00768 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

Filed Date: April 27, 2023

Case Ongoing

This is a case about parental notification rules related to transgender and gender non-conforming students in schools. On April 27, 2023, two middle school teachers sued the Escondido Union School District (EUSD), the California State Board of Education, and various associated officials in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California before Judge Roger T. Benitez, challenging the school district policy AR 5145.3. The challenged policy requires teachers and staff to r…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Pierce v. County of San Francisco

4:19-cv-07659 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Nov. 21, 2019

Closed Date: Dec. 5, 2022

This case concerns allegations by pretrial detainees of insufficient access to sunlight, fresh air, and recreation time, as well as being subjected to illegal strip searches. On November 21, 2019, the Plaintiff, a pretrial detainee, filed a putative class action complaint on behalf of herself and all other similarly situated inmates in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against the County of San Francisco (“County”), as well as named and unnamed officials and employ…
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Chen v. GEO

3:17-cv-05769 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Sept. 26, 2017

Case Ongoing

On September 26, 2017, a former immigrant detainee of the Northwest Detention Center filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. The case was assigned to Judge Robert J. Bryan. The plaintiff sued The GEO Group, Inc. (GEO), the for-profit corporation that operated the detention center, under state law, claiming that GEO’s policy of paying immigrant detainees involved in the federal Voluntary Work Program only $1 per day for their labor violated the Washi…
NATIONAL SECURITY
Twitter v. Barr [Holder]

4:14-cv-04480 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Oct. 7, 2014

Closed Date: Jan. 8, 2024

[Note: This case was previously known as Twitter v. Holder, then Twitter v. Lynch, then Twitter v. Sessions] On October 7, 2014, Twitter -- an online social networking service -- filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) under the Administrative Procedure Act. Twitter, represented by private counsel, asked the court for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief, a…
PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
Smith v. Government of the District of Columbia

1:15-cv-00737 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 15, 2015

Closed Date: April 4, 2024

This case concerns a constitutional challenge to gun laws in the District of Columbia. On May 15, 2015, a North Carolina resident brought suit in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the Government of the District of Columbia. Plaintiff alleged that the District of Columbia’s gun registration laws were unconstitutional, violating the Second and Fifth Amendment rights of individuals situated similarly to her. In 2014, plaintiff had been pulled over while driving in D.C. and, …
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Casa de Maryland v. Trump

8:19-cv-02715 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Sept. 16, 2019

Closed Date: Jan. 26, 2023

This case is one of several brought nationwide by States, counties, and nonprofit organizations challenging the Trump administration's revised, final public charge rule, which expands the types of programs that the federal government will consider in public charge determinations to now also include previously excluded health, nutrition, and housing programs. District court judges from across the country granted preliminary injunctions enjoining the government from implementing the public charge…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Lang v. Taylor

4:20-cv-00030 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi

Filed Date: Feb. 25, 2020

Case Ongoing

This is a case about conditions in the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman, MS (Parchman). Parchman is Mississippi's only maximum security prison and houses over 2,600 prisoners. Parchman has long had staffing shortages, leading to what the complaint calls "abhorrent conditions, abuse and constant violence, inadequate health care and mental health care, and overuse of isolation." The case is a "sister case" to, and was eventually consolidated with, Amos v. Hall, (N.D. Miss 4:20-cv-00007)…