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NATIONAL SECURITY
Jewel v. National Security Agency

3:08-cv-04373 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Sept. 18, 2008

Case Ongoing

On September 18, 2008, AT&T customers filed this class action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against the United States. The plaintiffs, represented by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and private counsel, claimed that the federal government's electronic surveillance program violated the Fourth Amendment, First Amendment, separation of powers, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), the Wiretap Act, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act or the …
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Democratic National Committee v. Bostelmann

3:20-cv-00249 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin

Filed Date: March 18, 2020

Closed Date: Jan. 20, 2021

In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, states all around the country attempted to conduct presidential primary elections. Simultaneously, Americans were practicing “social distancing,” sheltering in place, and avoiding going out in public and interacting with others as much as possible. Individuals, especially those over the age of sixty and those with preexisting conditions like asthma and autoimmune disorders, were encouraged to stay home as much as possible. Schools and daycares closed across …
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Rabin v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

4:16-cv-02276 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: April 27, 2016

Case Ongoing

On April 27, 2016, the plaintiff, a certified public accountant over the age of forty, filed this class and collective action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The plaintiff sued PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA, 29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et seq.) and California state law. The plaintiff, represented by Outten & Golden LLP, the AARP Foundation, and the Liu Law Firm, sought injunctive and monetary relief, claimi…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Valentine v. Beyer

3:85-cv-04401 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: Sept. 9, 1985

Closed Date: 1994

On Sept. 9, 1985, inmates at the Trenton State Prison in New Jersey filed this lawsuit, pro se, under 42 U.S.C. §1983 against the New Jersey Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. The plaintiffs asked the court for injunctive relief, alleging that the prison's legal assistance program was inadequate and denied them access to the courts. The district court (Judge Robert E. Cowen) granted injunctive relief to the plaintiffs, and the defendants app…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Texas v. United States

1:11-cv-01303 | U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Filed Date: July 19, 2011

Closed Date: April 4, 2017

On July 19, 2011, the state of Texas filed suit against the United States in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. The state asked for a declaratory judgment, alleging that the Department of Justice inappropriately declared Texas's new districting plan to be retrogressive (that is, discriminatory, because it diluted minority voting power). Arguments focused primarily on the demographics of the state of Texas and its new districting map. O…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Marquiz v. Romer

1:92-cv-01470 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: July 28, 1992

Closed Date: 1997

On July 28, 1992, sixteen inmates of the Limon Correctional Facility in Colorado filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Colorado Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. The plaintiffs alleged that their constitutional rights had been violated by overcrowding, inadequate staffing, denial of access to legal services, failure to provide adequate accommodations for disabled persons under the Americans with Disabilities Act, and problematic cla…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Castillon v. Correction Corporation of America

1:12-cv-00559 | U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho

Filed Date: Nov. 9, 2012

Closed Date: 2018

On November 9, 2012, 8 inmates at the Idaho Correctional Center (ICC) filed a lawsuit in the District of Idaho. The plaintiffs sued Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), which operates the Idaho Correctional Center, under 42 U.S.C § 1983 for violations of their Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights under the color of state law. The plaintiffs, represented by private counsel, sought compensatory damages and punitive damages. The plaintiffs also sought injunctive relief and an award of attor…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Florence v. County of Burlington

1:05-cv-03619 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: July 19, 2005

Closed Date: Oct. 21, 2013

The plaintiff in this case was arrested erroneously on a warrant for failure to pay for a traffic violation; in fact, he had already paid. He was then booked into jail, and strip searched. He brought suit in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violations of his Fourth Amendment right to be free of unreasonable searches. He maintained that persons arrested for a minor offense could not be required to remove their clothing and…
EDUCATION
Jamie S. v. Milwaukee Public Schools

2:01-cv-00928 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Filed Date: Sept. 13, 2001

Closed Date: 2013

On September 13, 2001, seven students with disabilities, by and through their parents, filed this class-action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin against the Milwaukee Public School System ("MPS") and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction ("DPI"). The Plaintiffs, represented by attorneys from Disability Rights Wisconsin, claimed that MPS violated their right to a free, appropriate public education as guaranteed by the Individuals with Disa…
FAIR HOUSING/LENDING/INSURANCE
United States v. JPI Construction

3:09-cv-00412 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: March 4, 2009

Closed Date: 2015

On March 4, 2009, the United States filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, against a private multi-family housing provider under the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The U.S. sought injunctive and monetary relief, alleging that the defendant designed and constructed housing in violation of the accessibility requirements of the FHA and the ADA. On May 8, 2009, defendants answered, arguing that the FHA does not create particu…