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Franciscan Alliance, LLC v. Burwell

7:16-cv-00108 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: Aug. 23, 2016

Case Ongoing

On August 23, 2016, religiously-affiliated health organizations and five states (Texas, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Kentucky, and Kansas) filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The plaintiffs sued the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its Secretary under the Administrative Procedure Act and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act claiming violations of these Acts, as well as their First, Fifth, Tenth, and Eleventh Amendment rights. The plaintiff…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Darweesh v. Trump

1:17-cv-00480 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Filed Date: Jan. 28, 2017

Closed Date: Sept. 21, 2017

This lawsuit challenged President Trump’s January 27, 2017 Executive Order (EO-1) barring admission to the U.S. of nationals of Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. The plaintiffs–visa holders who were detained at JFK airport and threatened with deportation pursuant to EO-1–filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus and a civil complaint in District Court for the Eastern District of New York on January 28, 2017. Simultaneously, the plaintiffs filed a motion to certify…
POLICING
Western States Center v. Department of Homeland Security

3:20-cv-01175 | U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Filed Date: July 21, 2020

Closed Date: March 15, 2022

This lawsuit, filed on July 21, 2020 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, was brought by the Western State Center (a public benefit corporation), the First Unitarian Church of Portland, a private individual, and two Oregon State Representatives. Represented by private attorneys, they sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Federal Protective Service, and the U.S. Marshal Service over the defendants' presence and role in quelling p…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Pearson v. Hodgson

1:18-cv-11130 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: May 30, 2018

Case Ongoing

This case is about the price of phone calls made from Bristol County, Massachusetts correctional facilities, which a group of incarcerated individuals and their loved ones alleged were nearly doubled by an illegal kickback scheme orchestrated by the Bristol County Sheriff's Office (BCSO). On May 2, 2018, the plaintiffs filed a class-action suit in Massachusetts state court against the Bristol County Sheriff in his individual and official capacities, the BCSO, and Securus Technologies, the telec…
REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
EMW Women's Surgical Center, P.S.C. v. Meier

3:18-cv-00224 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

Filed Date: April 10, 2018

Case Ongoing

This is a case about a Kentucky bill which effectively banned abortions for all women in Kentucky at or after 15 weeks of pregnancy. On April 10, 2018, abortion providers filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. The healthcare providers sued Kentucky’s Attorney General, the interim secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, the Executive Director of the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, and the Attorney for the 30th Judicial Circuit of…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Barrientos v. CoreCivic Inc.

4:18-cv-00070 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia

Filed Date: April 17, 2018

Case Ongoing

On April 17, 2018, three current or former detained immigrants filed this class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, where the case was assigned to Judge Clay D. Land. The plaintiffs sued CoreCivic, Inc., a private prison corporation that owns and operates the Stewart Detention Center (“Stewart”), under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1589, 1594, and 1595. The plaintiffs, represented by the Southern Poverty Law Center and priv…
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Waid v. Snyder (In re Flint Water Cases)

5:16-cv-10444 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: Feb. 8, 2016

Case Ongoing

This entry describes the consolidated federal class action lawsuits arising out of the Flint water crisis. Background Flint, Michigan historically purchased safe drinking water from Detroit. But in 2014, Flint began to draw water from the Flint River. The Flint River's water was corrosive, but Flint did not properly treat it. The water corroded pipes, causing lead and other toxic substances to leach into Flint's water supply. As a result, many Flint residents were exposed to contaminated water …
JAIL CONDITIONS
Brown v. Warren

1:20-cv-07907 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: June 26, 2020

Case Ongoing

COVID-19 Summary: This putative class action was filed pro se by eight inmates in the Cumberland County Correctional Facility on June 26, 2020. The plaintiffs were later appointed legal counsel and, in an amended complaint, sought safety and testing remedies in light of COVID-19. The parties later agreed on the appointment of a Special Master. As of October 2021, the Special Master has filed two reports and recommendations regarding the jail's COVID-19 testing procedures and cleaning supplies. …
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Fraihat v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

5:19-cv-01546 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Aug. 19, 2019

Case Ongoing

COVID-19 Summary: This is a preexisting class action addressing conditions of confinement in ICE custody, particularly for noncitizen detainees with medical or mental health needs, or other disabilities. On March 24, 2020, plaintiffs sought an emergency order addressing the COVID-19 infection risks of detainees with special risk factors, or releasing them. On April 20, 2020, the court granted the plaintiffs' motions for certification of subclass and preliminary injunction. The defendants appea…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Sanchez v. Dallas County Sheriff

3:20-cv-00832 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: April 9, 2020

Case Ongoing

COVID-19 Summary: This is a class-action complaint brought on April 9, 2020, by nine detainees at the Dallas County Jail, who have either been infected with COVID-19 or are at risk due to underlying conditions, seeking release from detention due to the risks to their health in light of the virus. The court rejected the request for temporary restraining order on April 26. The plaintiffs amended their complaint, but the habeas claims were dismissed again on August 18. On September 25, defendants …