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American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. United States Office of Personnel Management

3:25-cv-01780 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Feb. 19, 2025

This is one of several cases challenging President Donald J. Trump’s firing of "probationary" employees for pretextual reasons. (To see the Clearinghouse's collection of civil-service-related legal challenges to actions by the second Trump Administration, click here.) On February 23, Elon Musk posted a message on X that said: "Consistent with President @realDonaldTrump’s instructions, all federal employees will shortly receive an email requesting to understand what they got done last week. Fail…

Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief

American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. United States Office of Personnel Management

Feb. 19, 2025

Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause

American Federation of Government Employees v. United States office of Personnel Management

Feb. 23, 2025

First Amended Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Releif

American Federation of Government Employees v. United States office of Personnel Management

Feb. 23, 2025

Defendants’ Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and to Show Cause; Memorandum of Points and Authorities

American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. United States Office of Personnel Management

Feb. 26, 2025

Reply in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause

American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. United States Office of Personnel Management

Feb. 26, 2025

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Judgment for Plaintiff

Appeal Pending

PUBLIC HOUSING
Gautreaux v. Chicago Housing Authority

1:66-cv-01459 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Aug. 9, 1966

Filed in 1966 and still ongoing as of 2022, this is one of the most significant housing desegregation cases ever, leading to the nation's first desegregative housing mobility voucher program. In collaboration with BPI, the Chicago public interest organization that has for decades represented the plaintiffs in this case, the Clearinghouse has acquired and posted the full litigation record—over 2100 documents, all told.  About 230 "core" documents are set to display here; if you click on "show mo…

Complaint

Gautreaux v. Chicago Housing Authority

Aug. 9, 1966

MOTION OF CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY, A CORPORATION, AND ALVIN E. ROSE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, RULES 12 AND 56, TO DISMISS THE COMPLAINT OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

Gautreaux v. Chicago Housing Authority

Oct. 10, 1966

MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF MOTION OF CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY, A CORPORATION, AND ALVIN E. R O SE ~ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, RULES 12 AND 56, TO DISMISS THE COMPLAINT OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

Gautreaux v. Chicago Housing Authority

Oct. 14, 1966

BRIEF OF PLAINTIFFS IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION OF DEFENDANTS TO DISMISS THE COMPLAINT, OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

Gautreaux v. Chicago Housing Authority

Dec. 15, 1966

COUNTERAFFIDAVITS IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION OF DEFENDANTS TO DISMISS THE COMPLAINT, OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

Gautreaux v. Chicago Housing Authority

Dec. 15, 1966

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HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
State of Washington v. Department of Justice

2:25-cv-00244 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Feb. 7, 2025

This case challenged the constitutionality of President Trump’s January 28, 2025 Executive Order 14187 (EO 14187), titled “Protecting Children From Chemical and Surgical Mutilation,” that sought in the sections relevant to this case: (1) to prevent medical institutions from providing gender-affirming care to individuals under nineteen years old by conditioning federal funds on institutions' cessation of such care (Section 4 of EO 14187), and (2) to encourage criminal prosecution by insinuating …

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

NATIONAL SECURITY
First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles v. National Security Agency

4:13-cv-03287 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Sept. 10, 2013

Closed Date: Dec. 14, 2023

On September 10, 2013, organizations, associations, and advocacy groups, their staffs, and their members who subscribed to major American telecommunication companies filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against the National Security Agency ("NSA"), the Department of Justice, and the United States of America. The plaintiffs, represented by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and private counsel, sought an injunction permanently enjoining the United…

Complaint For Constitutional And Statutory Violations [Seeking Declaratory and Injunctive Relief]

First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles v. National Security Agency

July 16, 2013

Amended Complaint

First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles v. National Security Agency

Sept. 10, 2013

Plaintiffs' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment that the Telephone Records Program is Unlawful Under Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act and the First Amendment

First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles v. National Security Agency

Nov. 6, 2013

Declaration of Sascha Meinrath for Acorn Active Media in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment

First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles v. National Security Agency

Nov. 6, 2013

Brief of Amicus Curiae of Experts in the History of Executive Surveillances: James Bamford, Loch Johnson, and Peter Fenn

First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles v. National Security Agency

Nov. 15, 2013

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Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Scott v. Tom Schedler

2:11-cv-00926 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Filed Date: April 19, 2011

Closed Date: Oct. 22, 2013

This is a case about voting access for individuals who registered through public assistance agencies in Louisiana.  On April 19, 2011, a Louisiana voter and the Louisiana State Conference of the NAACP brought this action for injunctive relief under the National Voter Registration Act against the Defendants Louisiana Secretary of State, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, and the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services. The plaintiffs alleged that Defendants engaged in sys…
POLICING
Pettibone v. Trump

3:20-cv-01464 | U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Filed Date: Aug. 26, 2020

Closed Date: Jan. 20, 2025

This case is about the federal law enforcement mission, “Operation Diligent Valor,” directed by the Department of Homeland Security against protestors during the widespread racial justice protests in Portland, Oregon in the summer of 2020. Individual Oregon residents along with Black Millennial Movement and Rose City Justice, Inc. brought this lawsuit on August 26, 2020 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon against President Donald Trump, Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf, the Depa…

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

DISABILITY RIGHTS
Harriet Tubman Freedom Fighters v. Lee

4:21-cv-00242 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida

Filed Date: May 6, 2021

Four lawsuits were filed in the District Court for the Northern District of Florida challenging 2021 Florida Senate Bill 90 (SB 90), an omnibus bill that significantly restricted vote-by-mail in the state. The bill also restricted voter registration activity by third-party organizations. Harriet Tubman Freedom Fighters was the fourth lawsuit filed, following League of Women Voters of Florida Inc. v. Lee, Florida State Conference of Branches and Youth Units of the NAACP v. Lee, and Florida Risin…

Judgment for Defendant

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Denied

DISABILITY RIGHTS
Vargas v. Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories, Inc.

2:19-cv-08108 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Sept. 18, 2019

This is a case about whether touchscreen kiosk check-in procedures are discriminatory against blind and visually impaired persons. On September 18, 2019, two visually impaired individuals that relied on auxiliary aids and services brought a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The plaintiffs sued Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories ("Quest") and ten unknown Quest employees for discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) a…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
United States v. One Boyertown Properties LP

5:20-cv-06249 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Dec. 11, 2020

Background This is a case about accessibility for people with disabilities in senior living communities. On December 11, 2020, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed this lawsuit against fourteen companies who had designed, built, and/or owned fifteen buildings that housed independent living, assisted living, and memory care communities. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The DOJ sued the defendants under the …
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Lee v. Virginia State Board of Elections

3:15-cv-00357 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: June 11, 2015

Closed Date: Dec. 13, 2016

This case challenged the legality of Virginia's voter identification law. On June 11, 2015, an African American Democrat voter who resided in Virginia, a Latino Democrat voter who resided in Virginia, and the Democratic Party of Virginia filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division. Plaintiffs sued the Virginia State Board of Elections and the Virginia Department of Elections under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, the First Am…