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DISABILITY RIGHTS
Lindsay v. Torn and Glasser, Inc

2:17-cv-02179 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: March 7, 2017

Closed Date: Aug. 17, 2017

On March 21, 2017, this suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The plaintiff, a California resident who suffered from arthritis, alleged that a store in Los Angeles violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and California state law. Specifically, she claimed that the store's parking lot and transaction counter were not accessible for individuals with physical disabilities. The plaintiff, represented by the Center for Disability Access, sought …
FAIR HOUSING/LENDING/INSURANCE
Johnson v. City of Annapolis

1:21-cv-01120 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: May 7, 2021

Case Ongoing

This case regards disparate treatment in the handling of housing inspections in Annapolis public housing. On May 7, 2021, two plaintiffs on behalf of a proposed class (every tenant in Annapolis public housing who is similarly situated), filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, with Judge Catherine C. Blake presiding. The plaintiffs sued the Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis for violations of the Housing Rights Act, Civil Rights Act, and the Equal Prot…
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Ross v. Blount

2:19-cv-11076 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: April 14, 2019

Case Ongoing

This case challenged the constitutionality of Wayne County, Michigan's cash bail system. On April 14, 2019, several pre-trial detainees in Wayne County Jail filed this class-action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The plaintiffs sued the 36th District Court in Detroit, the Wayne County Sheriff's Office (WCSO), the Chief Judge, and five Magistrates of the 26th District Court in their official capacities under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiffs, repr…
EDUCATION
Simpson-Vlach v. Michigan Department of Education

5:21-cv-11532 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: June 30, 2021

Case Ongoing

This is a putative class action suit brought by and on behalf of children with disabilities who alleged that they did not get their educational needs met by their schools due to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. On June 30, 2021, the plaintiffs—children with disabilities and their parents—filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The plaintiffs sued the Michigan Department of Education (MDE), Ann Arbor Public Schools (AAPS), and Washtenaw In…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
EEOC v. Gamman's Architectural d/b/a Skylights International, Inc.

3:05-cv-00097 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Filed Date: Sept. 30, 2005

Closed Date: Oct. 25, 2013

The Atlanta District Office of the EEOC brought this Title VII suit against Gammans Architectural (doing business as Skyline International, Inc.) and Gammans Architectural Products in September 2005 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. The complaint, filed on September 30, 2005, alleged that complainants were terminated because of their race. More specifically, the complainants alleged that the defendant terminated the complainants (the two most tenured and experienc…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Priorities USA v. Nessel

4:19-cv-13341 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: Nov. 12, 2019

Case Ongoing

This lawsuit was filed on November 12, 2019 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The plaintiff, a left-wing advocacy group called Priorities USA, sued Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel in her official capacity. They were represented by private counsel. The group claimed that two Michigan laws, the "Voter Transportation Ban" and the "Absentee Ballot Organizing Ban," violated the U.S. Constitution. The Voter Transportation Ban prohibited the hiring of vehicles to b…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Disability Rights of North Carolina v. Sprouse

1:17-cv-00197 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina

Filed Date: July 21, 2017

Closed Date: Aug. 9, 2018

This is a case about a Protection and Advocacy agency’s records access authority for investigations conducted by a government agency into a private facility. On July 21, 2017, Disability Rights North Carolina (Disability Rights NC), North Carolina’s P&A, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. Disability Rights North Carolina filed this lawsuit against Lisa Sprouse, Director of McDowell County’s Department of Social Services (Department), in her…
FAIR HOUSING/LENDING/INSURANCE
United States v. City National Bank

2:23-cv-00204 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Jan. 12, 2023

Case Ongoing

This is a case about unlawful redlining in Los Angeles County.  Redlining is a practice whereby lenders deny or discourage applications, or avoid providing loans and other credit services, in neighborhoods based on the race, color, or national origin of the residents of those neighborhoods. On January 12, 2023, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) filed this lawsuit and a proposed consent order in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The DOJ sued City Nationa…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Texas v. Department of Homeland Security

6:23-cv-00007 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: Jan. 24, 2023

Case Ongoing

This case concerns a challenge by 21 states to a Biden administration program allowing up to 360,000 people from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, and Nicaragua to enter and work in the U.S. for up to 2 years each year. On January 24, 2023, 21 states, led by Texas, filed suit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and various federal officials who lead agencies overseeing border security and immigration in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The plaintiffs sued the Unit…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Gibson v. Forest Hills School District Board of Education

1:11-cv-00329 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Filed Date: June 7, 2011

Closed Date: Nov. 2, 2016

The plaintiffs, parents of a student with a disability, represented by Disability Rights Ohio, prevailed in part in an administrative complaint against a school district alleging that it failed to provide a free appropriate public education (FAPE) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). They filed a separate complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio for attorneys’ fees on June 7, 2011, where it was docketed as No. 1:11-cv-00329. That case was a…