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JAIL CONDITIONS
Benjamin v. Horn

1:75-cv-03073 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: June 24, 1975

This case was consolidated for enforcement purposes with Ambrose v. Malcolm; Detainees of Queens House of Detention v. Malcolm; Detainees of Brooklyn House of Detention for Men v. Malcolm; Maldonado v. Ciuros; Forts v. Malcolm; and Rosenthal v. Malcolm. The summary below includes all of these in the consolidated form, but more information about each individual case is included in the "Related Cases" section. On June 24, 1975, a group of pretrial detainees at Rikers Island Detention Center for M…
POLICING
U.S. v. City of Los Angeles

2:00-cv-11769 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Nov. 3, 2000

Closed Date: 2013

On November 3, 2000, the United States filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California under 42 U.S.C. §14141, alleging that the City of Los Angeles, its Board of Police Commissioners and its Police Department (collectively the "LAPD") deprived individuals of their constitutional rights through the use of excessive force, false arrests and improper searches and seizures. The suit was an offshoot of a lengthy internal investigation of the LAPD's Rampart Divisi…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
EEOC v. NCL AMERICA

1:06-cv-00451 | U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii

Filed Date: Aug. 22, 2006

Closed Date: June 3, 2010

The Los Angeles district office of the EEOC filed this case in August 2006 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii against NCL America, Inc., a major international cruise line, and three of its affiliated corporate entities. The complaint alleged that NCL had discharged the charging parties because of their Middle Eastern origin and their Muslim religion, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In November 2006, the charging parties intervened in the suit, add…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Dube v. Eagle USA Airfreight, Inc.

4:01-cv-00900 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: March 13, 2001

Closed Date: May 29, 2007

On May 12, 2000, several employees of Eagle Global Logistics filed this class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Plaintiffs sued Eagle under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. § 2000e), the Equal Pay Act (29 U.S.C. § 206(d)), and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et seq). The plaintiffs, represented by a combination of public interest and private attorneys, sought declaratory and injunctive relief requiring Eagl…
EDUCATION
Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration and Immigrant Rights and Fight for Equality by any Means Necessary (BAMN) v. Granholm

2:06-cv-15024 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: Nov. 8, 2006

Closed Date: April 24, 2014

Until and through the latter part of 2006, the University of Michigan's admissions policies allowed for the consideration of race among the factors it considered in making admissions decisions. In 2003, this policy was expressly approved by the United States Supreme Court in Grutter v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 306 (2003). On November 7, 2006, the people of Michigan approved by majority vote a statewide ballot initiative, Proposal 2, which amended the Michigan Constitution to prohibit discrimination …
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Latuga v. Hooters Inc.

1:93-cv-07709 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Dec. 23, 1993

Closed Date: 1997

On December 23, 1993, a male applicant to the Hooters of Orland Park, IL filed a lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et. seq., against Hooters Inc. and Hooters or Orland Park in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The plaintiff, represented by private counsel, alleged that he had been discriminated against on account of his gender when he was not hired for a waiter possession because Hooters has a policy such that only…
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…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Parra v. Bashas', Inc.

2:02-cv-00591 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: April 4, 2002

Closed Date: 2015

On April 4, 2002, current and former Hispanic employees of Bashas', Inc. filed a class action in the U.S. District Court of Arizona under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and 42 U.S.C. § 1981, against Bashas'. The plaintiffs, represented by an Impact Fund attorney and private counsel, sought declaratory, injunctive and monetary relief as well as class certification. They alleged national origin and race discrimination of their employer in pay and working condit…
JUVENILE INSTITUTION
JD v. Nagin

2:07-cv-09755 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Filed Date: Dec. 21, 2007

Closed Date: 2014

On December 21, 2007, juvenile detainees filed a class action suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana against the City of New Orleans. Plaintiffs alleged that the Youth Study Center (YSC), run by the City, did not provide adequate nutrition, discriminated against disabled youth, excessively confined youth, failed to provide medical care, failed to provide educational services, and unlawfully restricted access to courts and to family visitation. Plaintiffs argue tha…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Noel v. New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission

1:11-cv-00237 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Jan. 13, 2011

On January 13, 2011, New York wheelchair users and several disability rights organizations filed this class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The plaintiffs sued the New York Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the New York City Human Rights Law, alleging that TLC discriminated against persons with disabilities by maintaining a fleet unsuitable f…