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CHILD WELFARE
Charlie and Nadine H. v. Corzine

2:99-cv-03678 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: Aug. 4, 1999

Closed Date: April 25, 2023

On August 4, 1999, a group of children in the legal and/or physical custody of the New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) filed this lawsuit against the State of New Jersey and DYFS in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Represented in part by Children's Rights, Inc., the plaintiffs alleged that DYFS failed to protect them from abuse, failed to provide them with services such as medical care, and failed to provide DYFS caseworkers with adequate resources and…

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

JAIL CONDITIONS
Nunez and United States v. City of New York

1:11-cv-05845 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Aug. 18, 2011

On August 18, 2011, a class of incarcerated people filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York under 42 U.S.C. 1983 for cruel and unusual punishment against the New York City Department of Corrections (DOC). The plaintiffs, represented by the Legal Aid Society and Emery Celli, asked the court for declaratory relief, injunctive relief, and damages, claiming that DOC officers routinely inflicted wanton physical violence on prisoners and deliberately falsifi…
CHILD WELFARE
G. K. v. Sununu

1:21-cv-00004 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire

Filed Date: Jan. 5, 2021

On January 5, 2021, four teenagers with mental impairments in foster care in New Hampshire filed this putative class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire. They sought to represent a class of all minors between the ages of 14 and 17, with mental impairments, under the legal custody of the Division for Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) in New Hampshire who were at risk of placement in congregate care. The plaintiffs were represented by the ACLU of New Hamp…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Orange County Catholic Worker v. Orange County

8:18-cv-00155 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Jan. 29, 2018

Closed Date: Feb. 26, 2024

This case was about the criminalization of homelessness and the lack of adequate shelter in Orange County, California. On January 29, 2018, the Orange County Catholic Worker, along with several homeless individuals, filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Central District of California – Southern Division. The plaintiffs sued Orange County and the cities of Anaheim, Costa Mesa, and Orange under the federal civil rights law, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, which addresses violations of con…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
J.E.C.M. v. Lloyd

1:18-cv-00903 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: July 20, 2018

Closed Date: Sept. 5, 2023

This case concerns U.S. immigration and family reunification policies. A group of Honduran and Guatemalan minors, guardians, and sponsors filed this class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on July 20, 2018. The plaintiffs sued the Office of Refugee Resettlement (“ORR”), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”), the Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Center (“SVJC”), Youth for Tomorrow, and other contractors supporting immigration enforcement under the Traf…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Ramsay-Nobles v. Keyser

1:16-cv-05778 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: July 20, 2016

On July 20, 2016, the executrix of the estate of an African-American man who died in the Sullivan Correctional Facility (NY) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against various prison officials, both guards and guard supervisors, in their individual capacities and a doctor in his individual capacity that did not effectively diagnose and treat the decedent's mental illness. The plaintiff sought relief under 42 U.S.C. 1983 for violations of the Eight…
NATIONAL SECURITY
Elhady v. Piehota

1:16-cv-00375 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: April 6, 2016

On April 5, 2016, a group of Muslim-American U.S. citizens represented by the Council on American-Islamic Relations filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (in Alexandria). Judge Anthony J. Trenga was assigned to the case. Defendants included the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), the Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”), and the National Counterterrorism Center (“NCC”). Seeking declaratory and injunctive relief, the plaintiffs alleged …
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Hoffman v. Jindal

3:12-cv-00796 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana

Filed Date: Dec. 20, 2012

This case is about whether the State of Louisiana had sufficient procedures by which to execute individuals sentenced to death. On December 20, 2012, an individual who had received the death penalty filed this lawsuit, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. Represented by private counsel and a non-profit impact litigation organization, he sued the Governor of Louisiana, the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections ("DPSC") and …
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Anderson v. Cornejo

1:97-cv-07556 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Oct. 27, 1997

Closed Date: Feb. 3, 2006

In this case, African–American women alleged that they were subjected to improper searches at customs in O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois. The case was initially brought by a single plaintiff in October 1997. In May 1998, a class action complaint was filed with 18 named plaintiffs. In 1999, another case was filed by 38 African-American women. Although each case was filed separately, the claims were essentially identical. The plaintiffs alleged that employees of the U.S. Customs…
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. United States Army Corps of Engineers

1:16-cv-01534 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: July 27, 2016

On July 27, 2016, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The Tribe, represented by Earthjustice, sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to block the Corps’ actions related to the Dakota Access Pipeline (a 1,168-mile crude oil pipeline running from North Dakota to Illinois). The Tribe sought injunctive and declaratory relief and attorneys’ fees and costs under the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA), the National Histori…