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United States Conference of Catholic Bishops v. United States Department of State

1:25-cv-00465 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 18, 2025

Case Ongoing

This case challenged the U.S. Department of State’s (DOS) suspension of federal funding awards to and termination of cooperative agreements with non-governmental organizations that partnered with the government to provide refugee resettlement assistance through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP). DOS claimed these actions were consistent with President Trump’s January 20, 2025 Executive Order 14169 “Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid” (EO 14169).  On February 18, 202…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Sanchez Puentes v. Garite

3:25-cv-00127 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: April 16, 2025

Case Ongoing

In this case, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas ordered the release of two Venezuelans, married to each other, whom the government was attempting to deport pursuant to the Alien Enemies Act. The court held that the government had failed to establish that the petitioners were, as alleged, members of Tren de Aragua, and granted habeas relief on that basis on April 25, 2025.     The two petitioners in this habeas action entered the United States in October 13, 2022, and wer…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Prisoners' Legal Services of New York v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

1:25-cv-01965 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: March 10, 2025

Case Ongoing

On March 10, 2025, Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York, New York Civil Liberties Union, and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (collectively, “PLSNY”) sued the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility (called "Batavia") in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. PLSNY alleged that Batavia's new policy of holding onto original copies of mail and only giving copies to recipients violated …
DISABILITY RIGHTS
R. v. Pennsylvania Department of Human Services

1:17-cv-02332 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Dec. 18, 2017

Case Ongoing

This is a case challenging the child welfare system in Pennsylvania.  On December 18, 2017, six children with disabilities in Pennsylvania's foster care system filed a putative class action against the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (“PDHS”) in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Represented by Disability Rights Pennsylvania, plaintiffs alleged that the state failed to provide children with mental health disabilities with adequate services and support in …
JAIL CONDITIONS
Pierce v. County of San Francisco

4:19-cv-07659 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Nov. 21, 2019

Closed Date: Dec. 5, 2022

This case concerns allegations by pretrial detainees of insufficient access to sunlight, fresh air, and recreation time, as well as being subjected to illegal strip searches. On November 21, 2019, the Plaintiff, a pretrial detainee, filed a putative class action complaint on behalf of herself and all other similarly situated inmates in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against the County of San Francisco (“County”), as well as named and unnamed officials and employ…
SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Catholic Charities v. Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

2:19-cv-11661 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: June 5, 2019

Closed Date: March 21, 2022

This case is about a new policy implemented in 2019 by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) to exclude Catholic charities from serving in the foster system unless they affirmatively recommend same-sex couples as foster and adoptive parents. In January 2017, two same sex couples had filed lawsuits against DHHS and CSA to prohibit agencies from contracting with faith-based providers who don’t recommend or license same-sex couples as foster and adoptive parents. See Dumont …
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
W.M.M. v. Trump

1:25-cv-00059 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: April 16, 2025

Case Ongoing

This case is one of several lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to detain and deport noncitizens without due process. You can see all of the cases here. In March 2025, President Trump issued Proclamation No. 10903, 90 Fed. Reg. 13034, invoking the Alien Enemies Act (AEA), 50 U.S.C. §21, to detain and remove Venezuelan nationals "who are members of TdA [a gang, Tren de Aragua]”  In J.G.G. v. Trump, twelve detainees and a putative class sought injunctive a…
HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
West Alabama Women's Center v. Marshall

2:23-cv-00450 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

Filed Date: July 31, 2023

Case Ongoing

This case is the result of a consolidation of two lawsuits about reproductive rights in Alabama. On July 31, 2023, the Alabama Women's Center and the West Alabama Women's Center, two reproductive health care facilities, filed their lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. On the same day, the Yellowhammer Fund, a reproductive rights organization, filed a similar lawsuit in the same court. The plaintiffs, represented by the ACLU, the Lawyering Project, and …
SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Tingley v. Ferguson

3:21-cv-05359 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: May 13, 2021

Closed Date: Dec. 11, 2023

The plaintiff, a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in Washington, brought this lawsuit against the Attorney General for the State of Washington, the Secretary of Health for the State of Washington, and the Assistant Secretary of the Health Systems Quality Assurance division of the Washington State Department of Health (together, “defendants”), all in their official capacities, on May 13, 2021 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. The plaintiff challe…
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Hernandez v. Houston

4:16-cv-03577 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: Dec. 5, 2016

Closed Date: Dec. 20, 2024

This is a case about Houston police arresting individuals without warrants and detaining them without probable cause. On December 5, 2016, two plaintiffs filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The plaintiffs on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated sued the City of Houston under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging violations of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. Represented by private counsel and th…