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REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
Planned Parenthood v. Lance

1:00-CV-00353 | U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho

Filed Date: June 23, 2000

Case Ongoing

On June 23, 2000, Planned Parenthood of Idaho and a board-certified OB-GYN physician brought this suit against the Attorney General of Idaho and the Prosecuting Attorney of Ada County, challenging S.B. 1299, which required women to show “positive identification” before obtaining an abortion and also parental consent before a minor could obtain an abortion. Represented by attorneys from the ACLU and Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Plaintiffs argued that the law, which would amend Chapt…
POLICING
Baerga v. City of New York

1:21-cv-05762 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: July 5, 2021

Case Ongoing

This is a case about how the New York City Police Department (NYPD) must treat people who face mental health challenges. On July 5, 2021, an individual with mental disabilities filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against New York City and several New York City officials and police officers. Judge Alison Nathan presided at the time of filing. On December 29, 2021, the individual was joined by three additional individual plaintiffs and three non-prof…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Montoya v. City of San Diego

3:19-cv-00054 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

Filed Date: Jan. 8, 2019

Closed Date: Oct. 26, 2022

On January 8, 2019, four individuals with disabilities filed a class action complaint against the City of San Diego, Bird Rides, Inc, Neutron Holdings, Inc. d/b/a LIME, Razor USA LCC, Uber Technologies, Inc., Lyft, Inc, Wheels Labs, Inc. alleging the City and the dockless vehicle defendants have allowed sidewalks, street crossings, transit stops, crosswalks, curb cuts and other walkways to be blocked by unused scooters in violation of Title II and Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Ac…
REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
Planned Parenthood Arizona Incorporated v. Brnovich

2:15-cv-01022 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: June 4, 2015

Closed Date: May 8, 2020

This is a case about abortion providers and physicians challenging the constitutionality of a provision within Arizona's S.B. 1318 (the “Act”). On June 4, 2015, Planned Parenthood of Arizona, alongside a private physician practice and two board-certified obstetricians and gynecologists, filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, seeking a declaratory judgment and preliminary injunctive relief on behalf of themselves and their patients. The plaintiffs sue…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Common Cause v. Rucho

1:16-cv-01026 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Filed Date: Aug. 5, 2016

Closed Date: Oct. 18, 2019

The following case alleged that North Carolina’s 2016 redistricting plan was an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. Ultimately, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that partisan gerrymandering was a non-justiciable political question.  The case was filed on August 5, 2016, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. Plaintiffs included an organization advocating for redistricting reform, the North Carolina Democratic Party, and fifteen registered Democrats. Defendants…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
J.L. v. Cissna

5:18-cv-04914 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Aug. 14, 2018

Closed Date: March 3, 2022

This class action lawsuit challenged changes during the Trump administration to the operation of Special Immigrant Juveniles (SIJ) Status program.  SIJ Status provides a pathway to lawful permanent residency in the U.S. for immigrants under the age of 21 who have been found dependent on a juvenile court because parental reunification is not possible and return to country of nationality is not in the juvenile's best interest.  Unlike other immigration remedies, which are processed solely before …
REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
South Wind Women's Center LLC v. Stitt

5:20-cv-00277 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

Filed Date: March 30, 2020

Closed Date: Oct. 8, 2020

This is a case challenging an Oklahoma executive order banning abortions during the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 30, 2020, South Wind Women's Center LLC, a health care facility providing reproductive care including abortions, a physician operating an abortion clinic in the state, and Comprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood Great Plains, Inc., filed this lawsuit, on behalf of themselves, their staff, and their patients, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.  The plai…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Heyer v. United States Bureau of Prisons

5:11-ct-03118 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

Filed Date: June 20, 2011

Case Ongoing

On June 20, 2011, two deaf prisoners filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina against the federal Bureau of Prisons. Represented by private counsel and the Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, the plaintiffs filed their lawsuit under Bivens and claimed violations of the Rehabilitation Act and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. In addition, the plaintiffs alleged violations of their Fifth Amendment due process rights, First …
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Texas Democratic Party v. Abbott

5:20-cv-00438 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: April 7, 2020

Case Ongoing

NOTE: This case is being tracked in close to real time by the Stanford/MIT Healthy Elections Project. So for more current information, see their tracker.  On April 7, 2020, the Chair of the Texas Democratic Party, the Texas Democratic Party, and individual voters filed this lawsuit in the Western District of Texas. The plaintiffs sued the Governor of Texas, the Texas Secretary of State, the Travis County Clerk, and the Bexar County Elections Administrator under Section 2 of the Voting Rights …
PRISON CONDITIONS
Geissler v. Stirling

4:17-cv-01746 | U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

Filed Date: June 30, 2017

Closed Date: April 22, 2022

An individual with Hepatitis C who was incarcerated at the South Carolina Department of Corrections brought this pro se lawsuit on June 30, 2017. The plaintiff challenged the Department's testing and treatment protocols for Hepatitis C, alleging that the Department’s policies and practices fell below the constitutional standard of care. The Department’s conduct allegedly violated the Eighth Amendment and the Equal Protection and Due Process clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. The plaintiff sou…