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PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
National Treasury Employees Union v. Trump

1:25-cv-00420 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 12, 2025

Case Ongoing

This case challenged the Trump Administration's attempt to shrink the workforce in several federal agencies. On February 12, 2025, the National Treasury Employees Union; National Federation of Federal Employees, AFL-CIO; International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO; International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, AFL-CIO; and International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America filed this lawsuit in the U.S.…
PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
Personal Services Contractor Association v. Trump

1:25-cv-00469 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 18, 2025

Case Ongoing

This case challenged the Trump Administration’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and halt foreign aid funding. On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14169, pausing all U.S. foreign development assistance for 90 days. Four days later, on January 24, the Secretary of State officially implemented the Executive Order, suspending all USAID programs and issuing “stop-work orders” for contracting officers. These actions occurred within th…
EDUCATION
American Federation of Teachers v. U.S. Department of Education

1:25-cv-00802 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 18, 2025

Case Ongoing

This is a case about the U.S. Department of Education’s decision to shut down access to all income-driven repayment (IDR) plans, leaving millions of student loan borrowers without affordable repayment options. On March 18, 2025, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against the U.S. Department of Education. Represented by public interest legal counsel, AFT sought an injunction compelling the Department to re…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Hope v. Harris

20-cv-00027 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Filed Date: Feb. 16, 2018

Case Ongoing

On February 16, 2018, a prisoner housed in solitary confinement in the Security Housing Unit (SHU) at the Polunsky Unit within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice filed a pro se lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas challenging the conditions of his confinement. The plaintiff filed suit against the prison’s Senior Warden, Major of Correctional Officers, Deputy Director of Support Operations, and Assistant Director of Classification, as well as three members o…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Demontray Hunter v. Kimberly Boswell, Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Mental Health

2:16-cv-00798 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

Filed Date: Sept. 30, 2016

Case Ongoing

This is a case challenged the failure of the state of Alabama to provide court-ordered inpatient mental evaluations that are used to determine competency to stand trial, and to provide competency restoration treatment to persons committed to its custody in a timely manner. In their complaint, Plaintiffs alleged that pretrial detainees remained incarcerated in a county jail for up to eight months after a court order committing them to the Department for treatment or evaluation, in jails that are…
PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
American Bar Association v. U.S. Department of Justice

1:25-cv-01263 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 23, 2025

Case Ongoing

This case challenges a grant termination that allegedly threatens the independence of a professional association; it tests the limits of executive authority in awarding and withdrawing federal funds. On April 23, 2025, the American Bar Association (ABA), represented by Democracy Forward Foundation, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The ABA alleged that the DOJ unlawfully terminated $3.2 million in grants that…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Parnell v. City of Berkeley

3:23-cv-06379 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Dec. 11, 2023

Closed Date: Dec. 13, 2024

This case arose from a city’s plan to imminently clear an encampment of unhoused individuals with little notice. On December 11, 2023, three unhoused individuals filed suit against the City of Berkeley to prevent their eviction from an encampment at 8th and Harrison Streets. Proceeding pro se (that is, representing themselves), the plaintiffs filed their lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, where it was assigned to District Judge Edward M. Chen. The plaint…
SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Skyline Wesleyan Church v. California Department of Managed Health Care

3:16-cv-00501 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

Filed Date: Feb. 26, 2016

Closed Date: May 11, 2023

This is a case about insurance coverage for abortion. Skyline Wesleyan Church, represented by the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), brought this lawsuit against the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) in the San Diego County Superior Court on February 4, 2016, challenging a California mandate that group health insurance plans provide coverage for all legal abortions. Plaintiff, a non-profit Christian church offering health insurance to employees, objected on religious grounds to…
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 …
EDUCATION
Foote v. Ludlow School Committee

3:22-cv-30041 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: April 12, 2022

Case Ongoing

This case involved four parents who believed local public school officials overreached when they chose not to disclose their children’s decision to establish a new gender identity at school. On April 12, 2022, two sets of parents filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The parents sued the school district and various officials, administrators, and teachers in their official capacity under 42 U.S.C. 1983. Represented by public interest attorneys for the Massachus…