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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 …
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…
REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
Whole Woman's Health v. Smith

1:16-cv-01300 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: Dec. 12, 2016

Case Ongoing

Whole Woman's Health and several other reproductive healthcare providers filed this lawsuit against the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas on December 12, 2016. Plaintiffs were represented by the Center for Reproductive Rights as well as private counsel. The suit challenged proposed regulations published by the Texas Department of State Health Services. These proposed regulations would require embryonic and fetal tissue …
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Gomes v. US Department of Homeland Security

1:20-cv-00453 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire

Filed Date: April 15, 2020

Case Ongoing

COVID-19 Summary: Detained immigrants sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security alleging that the conditions of detention during the COVID-19 pandemic placed them at substantial risk of harm in violation of their due process rights. The court provisionally certified a class for the purpose of conducting bail hearings.Three immigration detainees filed this petition for habeas corpus and putative class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire on April 15, 20…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Hoffer v. Inch

4:17-cv-00214 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida

Filed Date: May 11, 2017

Case Ongoing

On May 11, 2017, three Florida Department of Corrections prisoners who had chronic hepatitis C filed this class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. Judge Mark E. Walker was assigned to the case. The plaintiffs sued the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Rehabilitation Act for failing to provide prisoners in its custody who had chronic hepatitis C with adequate medical treatment,…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Martinez-Brooks v. Easter

3:20-cv-00569 | U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

Filed Date: April 27, 2020

Closed Date: Oct. 31, 2021

COVID-19 Summary: This was a class action brought in 2020 by prisoners held at the Federal Correctional Center (FCI) in Danbury, Connecticut, seeking immediate release or home confinement of medically vulnerable individuals and implementation of safety measures to lower the risk of COVID-19. It settled in July 2020 and the settlement expired after fifteen months. On April 27, 2020, four individuals held at the Federal Correctional Center (FCI) in Danbury, Connecticut filed this putative class …
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Lacy v. Dart

1:14-cv-06259 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Aug. 14, 2014

Closed Date: Feb. 18, 2020

On August 14, 2014, a detainee in the Cook County jail who used a wheelchair filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The plaintiff sued Cook County, Illinois under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act, and two Cook County correctional officers in their individual capacities under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Represented by private counsel, the plaintiff claimed the County deprived him of rights secured under the ADA and the Reha…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Rodriguez v. Hayes

2:07-cv-03239 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: May 16, 2007

Case Ongoing

On May 16, 2007, an immigration detainee who had been held for more than six months without a bond hearing while in removal proceedings petitioned the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California for a writ of habeas corpus. The plaintiff claimed that, without a bond hearing, detention over six months violated the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment and the statutory requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Represented by private counsel, the ACLU of Southe…
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Russell v. Harris County, TX

4:19-cv-00226 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: Jan. 21, 2019

Case Ongoing

COVID-19 Summary: This is a preexisting class action addressing issues in Harris County Jail with indigent felony detainees who remain detained solely because they cannot pay the amount necessary for release on secured money bail. On March 27, 2020, the plaintiffs sought a temporary restraining order because they are in extreme danger of being exposed to COVID-19 while they are in jail only because they cannot pay enough to be released. The motion for a TRO was denied on April 14. On January 21…
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
O'Toole v. Cuomo & U.S. v. New York (formerly Disability Advocates Inc. (DAI) v. Pataki)

1:13-cv-04166 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Filed Date: June 30, 2003

Case Ongoing

This Clearinghouse entry describes two closely entwined lawsuits: O'Toole v. Cuomo, U.S. v. New York, and Disability Advocates Inc. v. Pataki. On June 30, 2003, Disability Advocates, Inc. (DAI) filed a lawsuit on behalf of New York residents in large "adult homes," privately owned but state-funded facilities for individuals with mental illness or other disabilities, and on behalf of all individuals at risk of being institutionalized in adult homes. Plaintiffs filed their case in the U.S. Distr…