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ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Jones v. Deininger

2:12-cv-00185 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Filed Date: Feb. 23, 2012

Closed Date: May 1, 2014

This case challenged a Wisconsin voter ID law, Act 23, which required voters to present specific forms of identification in order to vote. The plaintiffs argued that the law disproportionately burdened African American and Latino Voters, in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (“VRA”). On February 23, 2021, four community organizations dedicated to serving the African American and Latin American communities in Wisconsin, and one individual who could not register to vote due t…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
City of El Cenizo v. State of Texas

5:17-cv-00404 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: May 8, 2017

Case Ongoing

This suit challenged Texas's "Sanctuary City" legislation, Senate Bill 4 (SB4), which required local Texas law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration officials and punished them if they did not. Unlike the other suits in this special collection, this suit did not challenge President Trump's "Sanctuary City" Executive Order. There were three other cases addressing SB4 (in addition to this one). This case was before Judge Orlando L. Garcia, as was El Paso County v. Texas, No. 17-cv-004…
NATIONAL SECURITY
Shubert v. Obama

4:07-cv-00693 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: May 17, 2006

Case Ongoing

On May 17, 2006, American citizens who use the telephone and internet filed a putative class action lawsuit on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The plaintiffs sued the President of the United States of America, the National Security Agency and the Attorney General under the Declaratory Judgment Act and Bivens. Represented by private counsel, they sought declaratory, injunctive, and monetary relief, claim…
JAIL CONDITIONS
United States v. County of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County Sheriff [USDOJ CRIPA Case]

2:15-cv-05903 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Aug. 5, 2015

Case Ongoing

On June 6, 1996, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) notified Los Angeles County that it intended to investigate conditions in the Los Angeles County Jail system (the Jails) pursuant to the Civil Rights of the Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA). In August of 1996, the DOJ toured the Jails with correctional mental health experts. The investigation found that the Jails were failing to provide care meeting constitutional standards to mentally ill inmates. On September 5, 1997, the DOJ…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Trivette v. Tennessee Department of Correction

3:20-cv-00276 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

Filed Date: March 31, 2020

Case Ongoing

On March 31, 2020, a deaf man in the custody of the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) and Disability Rights Tennessee (DRT), the state protection and advocacy entity, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. The plaintiffs sued TDOC alleging violations of Title II of the ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act for failure to provide effective communication accommodations. Specifically, the plaintiffs alleged inmates incarcerated at TDOC f…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
D.P. v. School Board of Palm Beach County

9:21-cv-81099 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Filed Date: June 22, 2021

Closed Date: July 5, 2023

This case challenged the School District of Palm Beach County (“SDPBC”) for its utilization of the Baker Act, a Florida state law that authorized medical professionals and law enforcement officers to initiate an involuntary psychiatric examination of a person in specific circumstances, including when there was a reason to believe that 1) the person had a mental illness, and 2) because of that mental illness, they posed an immediate danger to themselves or others. On June 22, 2021, five students…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
P.J.E.S v. Wolf

1:20-cv-02245 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Aug. 24, 2020

Closed Date: Nov. 6, 2023

COVID-19 Summary: This putative class action case challenges the government’s use of an emergency public health order issued under 42 U.S.C. § 265 to restrict immigration of unaccompanied minors. Pursuant to the emergency public order, the government has expelled unaccompanied children without following usual immigration laws, saying the children could spread COVID-19 if the children were processed and detained under regular immigration laws. The plaintiff sought declaratory and injunctive reli…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Connecticut Office of Protection and Advocacy v. Choiniski

3:03-cv-01352 | U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

Filed Date: Aug. 6, 2003

Closed Date: Oct. 3, 2008

This is a case about a third party’s access to medical records in a settlement agreement. On August 6, 2003, Connecticut Office of Protection and Advocacy For Persons with Disabilities, Connecticut’s P&A, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut against the warden of Northern Correctional Institution in his official capacity. Represented by itself with a coalition of legal advocacy organizations serving as co-counsels, the Connecticut P&A alleged that the co…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Miller v. Aranas

3:17-cv-00068 | U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada

Filed Date: Feb. 2, 2017

Closed Date: Jan. 18, 2023

This is a case about inadequate medical care in prisons. On February 2, 2017, a prisoner within the Nevada Department of Corrections (“NDOC”) filed a complaint pro se in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada against the NDOC and the correctional facility doctor in charge of his care. The case was assigned to Judge Miranda M. Du, who screened and dismissed the original complaint. 2018 WL 11395017. Plaintiff then filed a first amended complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on Febr…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Stone v. Trump

1:17-cv-02459 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Aug. 28, 2017

Closed Date: Aug. 19, 2021

On August 28, 2017, six transgender individuals currently serving in the United States military filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. The plaintiffs sued the President of the United States and various Department of Defense officials, arguing that they had violated the plaintiffs' Fifth Amendment rights, in particular the Equal Protection clause and the Due Process clause. In an amended complaint, the plaintiffs also brought a cause of action under 1…