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CHILD WELFARE
Dwayne B. v. Snyder

2:06-cv-13548 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: Aug. 8, 2006

Case Ongoing

A class of children in foster care custody in Michigan, represented by Children's Rights, filed this class action suit against the state of Michigan and the Michigan Department of Human Services (DHS) in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on August 8, 2006. They alleged violations of the U.S. Constitution's First, Ninth, and Fourteenth Amendments; federal law including the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. § 670 et seq.; and state law. The compla…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Day v. District of Columbia

1:10-cv-02250 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Dec. 23, 2010

Case Ongoing

The plaintiffs, institutionalized individuals in the District of Columbia with disabilities, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on December 23, 2010. The complaint alleged that the District of Columbia had policies and procedures that force the unnecessary institutionalization of people with disabilities who could live in the community with appropriate services. The plaintiffs claimed that these policies, which erected barriers to receiving long-term care…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Milligan v. Allen

2:21-cv-01530 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

Filed Date: Nov. 16, 2021

Case Ongoing

This case challenged Alabama’s election redistricting plan, House Bill 1 (2021 Second Special Session), by arguing it violated the rights of Black voters under the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (“VRA”) and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. On November 15, 2021, the plaintiffs, including the Greater Birmingham Ministries and the Alabama State Conference of the NAACP, filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. The plain…
PRISON CONDITIONS
McGee v. Pallito

5:04-cv-00335 | U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont

Filed Date: Dec. 9, 2004

Closed Date: July 14, 2017

On December 9, 2004, an inmate in the Vermont Department of Corrections filed this lawsuit pro se in the U.S. District Court District of Vermont. The plaintiff sued the Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Corrections and the Superintendents of Southern State Correctional Facility and Northern State Correctional Facility under 42 U.S.C. §1983. The pro se plaintiff sought declaratory relief stating the defendants’ actions were unlawful and violated the plaintiff’s rights, along with an inju…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Gulino v. New York City Board of Education

1:96-cv-08414 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Nov. 8, 1996

Case Ongoing

On November 8, 1996, a group of Black and Latinx teachers in the New York City Public School System filed this class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the Board of Education of the New York City School District (Board) and the New York State Education Department (Department). This action was filed on behalf of themselves and all similarly situated Black and Latinx teachers in the system who were adversely affected by either of two allegedly …
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Castaneda v. Burger King Corporation

3:08-cv-04262 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Sept. 10, 2008

Closed Date: June 12, 2016

On September 10, 2008, a wheelchair user brought a class action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of individuals with disabilities who encountered various barriers to accessibility at many of California's 92 Burger King restaurants. He alleged that inaccessible restrooms, high counters, seating areas, and other aspects of Burger King restaurants violated the Americans With Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. § 12182(a)) and California statutes including the Un…
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Jones v. DeSantis

4:19-cv-00300 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida

Filed Date: June 15, 2019

Case Ongoing

In the fall of 2018, Florida voters amended the Florida Constitution, restoring voting rights to most people convicted of felonies “upon completion of all terms of sentence, including parole or probation.” (This excluded people convicted of murder or sexual offenses.) On June 28, 2019, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 7066 into law, defining “all terms of sentence” to include payment of all conviction-related restitution, fines, fees, and costs (“legal financial obligations”). People…
NATIONAL SECURITY
Latif v. U.S. Department of Justice

3:10-cv-00750 | U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Filed Date: June 30, 2010

Closed Date: Dec. 16, 2019

On June 30, 2010, this suit was filed by a group of Americans denied boarding onto international flights into the United States because of their inclusion on the "No Fly List." The suit was filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. The complaint named as defendants the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Terrorist Screening Center, which created the list. Represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, the plaintiffs alleged violations of t…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
EEOC v. SPITZER MANAGEMENT, INC.

1:06-cv-02337 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Filed Date: Sept. 27, 2006

Closed Date: Sept. 12, 2018

The Philadelphia District Office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought this lawsuit against Spitzer Management, Inc., an auto dealership, in September 2006 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. The case was assigned to Judge Ann Aldrich. The complaint alleged that Spitzer management had created a hostile work environment for employees by harassing a Nigerian complainant, a Korean complainant, and other employees based on their national origin in violatio…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Dora v. Sessions

1:18-cv-01938 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Aug. 17, 2018

Closed Date: Feb. 5, 2019

On August 17, 2018, 29 parents who were forcibly separated from their children by the federal government filed this lawsuit in U.S. District Court of District Columbia. The plaintiffs sued the Department of Justice for violating the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. §§ 1101 et seq.), the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. § 701), the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. §§ 551 et seq.), and the Due Process Clause of the U.S. Constitution. The Plaintiffs, represented by Muslim Advocates as …