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HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
Kadel v. Folwell

1:19-cv-00272 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Filed Date: March 11, 2019

Case Ongoing

Plaintiffs in this case challenged the State Health Plan's refusal to cover medically necessary gender affirming care. On March 11, 2019, seven private plaintiffs, on behalf of themselves or their dependents, (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), represented by Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, and private counsel, sued the State Treasurer of North Carolina, the Executive Administrator of the North Carolina State Health Plan for Teachers and State Em…
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

Case Ongoing

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…
POLICING
United States v. City of Seattle

2:12-cv-01282 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: July 27, 2012

Case Ongoing

On March 31, 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division opened an investigation of the Seattle Police Department (SPD) pursuant to the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (then codified at 42 U.S.C. § 14141; then recodified to 34 U.S.C. § 12601), the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Following a comprehensive investigation, on December 16, 2011, the DOJ announced its findings that SPD engag…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
One Wisconsin Institute v. Nichol

3:15-cv-00324 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin

Filed Date: May 29, 2015

Closed Date: Jan. 13, 2023

This is a lawsuit regarding a set of changes in Wisconsin's voter registration and election laws. On May 29, 2015, the advocacy groups of One Wisconsin Institute and Citizen Action of Wisconsin Education Fund, as well as individual voters, filed suit in the United States Western District Court of Wisconsin, represented by Perkins Coie. The defendants in this case are members of the Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board (“GAB”), a state governmental entity that oversees Wisconsin’s campaig…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Ohio A. Philip Randolph v. Kasich

1:18-cv-00357 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Filed Date: May 23, 2018

This lawsuit involved allegations that Ohio’s congressional redistricting plan was unconstitutional partisan gerrymandering that violated the First Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, and Article I of the United States Constitution.   On May 23, 2018, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, the Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute, League of Women Voters of Ohio, and several individuals (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed a lawsuit against Ohio Governor John Kasich, Secr…
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Cobb v. Georgia Department of Community Supervision

1:19-cv-03285 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Filed Date: July 19, 2019

Case Ongoing

On July 19, 2019, individuals who were deaf and on parole or probation in the State of Georgia filed this putative class action lawsuit against the Georgia Department of Community Supervision and its commissioner (collectively, “GDCS”) for refusing to provide them with adequate communication access, in violation of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. The plaintiffs alleged that GDCS’s failure to provide them with adequate communicatio…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
United States of America and the Vulcan Society v. City of New York

1:07-cv-02067 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Filed Date: May 21, 2007

Case Ongoing

On May 21, 2007, the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") sued the City of New York under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, seeking to enforce the right of Black and Hispanic candidates to be treated fairly in the application process for positions in the New York City Fire Department ("FDNY"). Specifically, the DOJ challenged the City's reliance on two written examinations that were used to appoint entry-level firefighters t…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Lyon v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

3:13-cv-05878 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Dec. 19, 2013

On December 19, 2013, four immigration detainees of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) filed this class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California under 28 U.S.C. § 2201 against ICE and the Department of Homeland Security. The plaintiffs, represented by the ACLU and private counsel, asked the court for declaratory and injunctive relief, claiming that ICE violated the plaintiffs’ rights under the First and Fifth Amendments and the Immigration an…
MENTAL HEALTH (FACILITY)
Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services (IPAS) Commission v. Commissioner, Indiana Department of Correction

1:08-cv-01317 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Filed Date: Oct. 1, 2008

Case Ongoing

On Oct. 1, 2008, the Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services Commission (IPAS) filed this lawsuit on behalf of a group of prisoners with serious mental illness in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. IPAS, represented by the ACLU, proceeded under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Indiana Department of Corrections (IDOC), asking the court for injunctive and declaratory relief. IPAS alleged that IDOC failed to adequately treat the prisoners in non-segregated and therapeutic …
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Ault v. Walt Disney World Co.

6:07-cv-01785 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: Nov. 9, 2007

Closed Date: 2013

On November 9, 2007, three named plaintiffs with mobility impairments limiting their ability to walk filed this class action against Walt Disney World. They requested certification of a class of individuals who 1) suffered from a mobility disability, 2) relied upon a Segway PT for assistance with their mobility, and 3) had visited or intended to visit a Disney theme park. They brought suit in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, alleging that Disney’s policy agai…