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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

Case Ongoing

On May 21, 2007, the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") filed a lawsuit on behalf of United States of America against 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, Brooklyn Division. On July 17, 2007, the Vulcan Society--an organization of Black firefighters, and three individuals, filed an Intervenor's Complaint. Plaintiffs sued to enforce the right of Black and Hispanic candidates to be treated fairly in t…
EDUCATION
Brust v. Regents of the University of California

2:07-cv-01488 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

Filed Date: July 24, 2007

Closed Date: Oct. 20, 2009

On July 24, 2007, three female student-athletes at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) filed this class-action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. The plaintiffs sued under Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act of 1972, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and state law. The plaintiffs were represented by Equity Legal, Equal Rights Advocates, and private counsel. They sought declaratory, injunctive, and monetary relief, claiming that UC Davis engaged…
EDUCATION
Alston v. Virginia High School League

3:97-cv-00095 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia

Filed Date: Aug. 19, 1997

Closed Date: 2001

On August 19, 1997, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of 11 female athletes and their parents from southern Virginia against the Virginia High School League under Title IX and 42 U.S.C.A. §1983 in United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. The plainitffs alleged that the Virginia High School League denied certain female athletes in Virginia's public high schools equal treatment, opportunities, and benefits based on their sex in vio…
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
M.H. v. Monreal

1:12-cv-08523 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Oct. 23, 2012

Case Ongoing

On October 23, 2012, a teenager detained awaiting a parole revocation hearing filed this class action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiff, represented by the MacArthur Justice Center and Uptown People's Law Center, asked the court for a declaratory judgment that the policies of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board regarding parole revocation hearings were unconstitutional. They also requested that the Court enjoin the defendant fr…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Lindh v. Warden

2:09-cv-00215 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Filed Date: June 18, 2009

Case Ongoing

On June 18, 2009, a group of Muslim prisoners (including John Walker Lindh, the "American Taliban") filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana against the warden of the Federal Correctional Institute. The plaintiffs, represented by the ACLU of Indiana, asked for declaratory and injunctive relief, alleging that the prison's allowance of only one hour of group prayer per week violated the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.Arguments focused on Muslim tradition, whic…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Sundstrom and Fields v. Frank

2:06-cv-00112 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Filed Date: Jan. 24, 2006

Case Ongoing

On January 24, 2006, several transgender state prisoners in Wisconsin state prisons filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Division. The Plaintiffs sought declaratory and injunctive relief to redress Defendants' violations of their rights under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. Plaintiffs were represented by attorneys from the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., the ACLU Foundation, Inc., t…
EDUCATION
L.V. v. Department of Education

1:03-cv-09917 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Dec. 12, 2003

Case Ongoing

On December 12, 2003, several New York City public school students with disabilities filed a lawsuit in United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Plaintiffs filed under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA"), the14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794 ("Section 504"), and New York State Education Law §§ 4401. The acton was brought against the New York City Department of …
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
EEOC v. PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT CENTER

3:05-cv-00465 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

Filed Date: July 28, 2005

Closed Date: Dec. 1, 2008

In July 2005, the Birmingham District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Productivity Improvement Center, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi alleging discrimination on the basis of sex in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the complaint alleged that the charging party, a female employee, was subjected to a sexually hostile work environment by her supervisor. The charging party intervened in the suit in February…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
EEOC v. Hill Brothers Construction & Engineering Company, Inc.

3:05-cv-00122 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi

Filed Date: Sept. 28, 2005

Closed Date: April 4, 2010

This suit was filed by the EEOC's Birmingham District Office in September 2005, in the U.S. District Court for the northern District of Mississippi, against Hill Brothers Construction and Engineering Company, Inc. The complaint alleged that Hill Brothers had subjected three male employees to sexual harassment and constructive discharge. One charging party intervened in October 2005. In February 2007, there was a jury trial, which does not appear to have settled all the claims, as the private…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
CODING IN PROCESS
American Council of the Blind of Indiana v. Indiana Election Commission

1:20-cv-03118 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

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