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ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Thompson v. State of Alabama

2:16-cv-00783 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

Filed Date: Sept. 26, 2016

Closed Date: May 25, 2023

A voting rights organization and several convicted felons filed putative class action against the Alabama Secretary of State, chair of county board of registrars, and chair of Board of Pardons and Paroles, alleging that the amendment to state constitution disenfranchising persons convicted of felonies involving moral turpitude violated Equal Protection and Ex Post Facto Clauses, and that Alabama's mail voting registration form violated National Voting Registration Act (NVRA).  The Supreme Court…
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

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…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Missouri v. Biden

3:22-cv-01213 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

Filed Date: May 5, 2022

This case concerns communication between U.S. officials and technology companies and allegations that numerous federal officials coerced social-media platforms into censoring certain social media content in violation of the First Amendment. Plaintiffs Missouri, Louisiana, and five private persons claimed that Defendants suppressed conservative-leaning free speech. On May 5, 2022, Plaintiffs, represented by Attorney Generals of Missouri and Louisiana, New Civil Liberties Alliance and private cou…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Cody v. City of St. Louis

4:17-cv-02707 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Filed Date: Nov. 13, 2017

This is a putative class action about allegedly unconstitutional jail conditions in Missouri. On November 13, 2017, several people detained at St. Louis's Medium Security Institution (MSI), also known as "the Workhouse," filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri alleging inhumane living conditions. The plaintiffs alleged that detainees at MSI endured rat and insect infestations; extreme temperatures; inconsistent and inadequate medical care; poor air quality and…
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

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…
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…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Brown v. Warren

1:20-cv-07907 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: June 26, 2020

This case concerns the constitutionality of the COVID-19 procedures in the Cumberland County Jail (“Jail”) in Bridgeton, New Jersey. Five pre-trial detainees and three post-conviction inmates filed this class action lawsuit pro se in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey on June 26, 2020. The plaintiffs sued the warden and assistant warden of the Jail, as well as the deputy county administrator, for violations of the Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause and the Eighth Amendment…
HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, Inc. v. Van Hollen

3:13-cv-00465 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin

Filed Date: June 28, 2013

This is a case about the constitutionality of a Wisconsin statute requiring physicians who perform abortions to have admitting privileges in a hospital within 30 miles of where the abortion is performed. On July 5, 2013, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Women's Medical Services, and two board-certified medical doctors at Planned Parenthood filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. The plaintiffs sued the Wisconsin attorney general, the Dane C…
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…
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Peter B. v. Sanford

6:10-cv-00767 | U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

Filed Date: March 24, 2010

Closed Date: Aug. 18, 2017

The plaintiffs, several individuals with developmental disabilities, filed this challenge to South Carolina's proposed reduction of services under its MR/RD (intellectual disabilities and related disorders) Waiver program. In January 2010, the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) announced a plan to reduce home-based services under the MR/RD Waiver as well as to cap the number of nursing and other home-care hours available through the Waiver. The plaintiffs contende…