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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

Case Ongoing

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…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Democratic National Committee v. Bostelmann

3:20-cv-00249 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin

Filed Date: March 18, 2020

Closed Date: Jan. 20, 2021

In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, states all around the country attempted to conduct presidential primary elections. Simultaneously, Americans were practicing “social distancing,” sheltering in place, and avoiding going out in public and interacting with others as much as possible. Individuals, especially those over the age of sixty and those with preexisting conditions like asthma and autoimmune disorders, were encouraged to stay home as much as possible. Schools and daycares closed across …
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Juliana v. United States

6:15-cv-01517 | U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Filed Date: Aug. 12, 2015

Case Ongoing

On August 12, 2015, a group of young individuals (aged 8-19) in Oregon, represented by their guardians, filed a complaint against the United States and various government officials in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. The plaintiffs, represented by private counsel, asserted harm from carbon dioxide pollution and climate destabilization due to government action and/or inaction. The plaintiffs alleged that instead of implementing a course of effective action to phase out carbon …
JAIL CONDITIONS
Taha v. Bensalem Township

2:12-cv-06867 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Dec. 7, 2012

Case Ongoing

On December 7, 2012, a former detainee of Bucks County Correctional Facility filed this class action in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The plaintiff initially sued Bensalem Township, various Bensalem Township officials, and the company that operated as Mugshots.com, under Pennsylvania state law. The last amended complaint named defendants Bucks County and Bucks County Correctional Facility, along with Unpublish and Citizens Information Associates—the companies…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
McClain v. Lufkin Industries

9:97-cv-00063 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Filed Date: Feb. 26, 1997

Closed Date: 2014

On February 26, 1997, African American employees of Lufkin Industries filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The plaintiffs sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act against their employer. The plaintiffs, represented by private counsel, sought declaratory and equitable relief, attorneys' fees and costs, an injunction, and any other appropriate equitable relief. The plaintiffs claimed that they were discriminated against…
SCHOOL DESEGREGATION
People Who Care v. Rockford Board of Education

3:89-cv-20168 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: May 11, 1989

Closed Date: 2002

On May 11, 1989, black and Hispanic public school students from Winnebago County, Illinois filed a class action lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. §1983 against the Rockford Board of Education in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The plaintiffs, represented by People Who Care, asked the court for declaratory and injunctive relief, alleging that their constitutional rights had been violated by racial discrimination in the assignment of schools and classes to students in their …
JAIL CONDITIONS
Cottone v. Jenne

0:00-cv-07545 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Filed Date: Oct. 19, 2000

Closed Date: July 20, 2006

Plaintiff, a personal representative for his son, sued numerous defendants associated with the Broward County Detention Center in Florida after his son, a pretrial detainee, died at the hands of a mentally ill co-inmate. The detention center was subject to a consent decree from Carruthers v. Cochran (JC-FL-008) that required the jail to institute a system of classification, separation, and monitoring of inmates. In 2002, the district court for the Southern District of Florida (Judge William J…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Casey v. Lewis

2:90-cv-00054 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: Jan. 12, 1990

Closed Date: May 22, 2000

This is a Section 1983 case brought in federal district court for the District of Arizona (Judge Roger Strand) by prisoners. The plaintiffs, represented by the National Prison Project of the ACLU, filed the class action complaint on January 12, 1990. The complaint named as plaintiffs all current and future adults, male and female, in the custody of the Arizona Department of Corrections. The defendants were officials of the Arizona Department of Corrections. The primary allegations of the co…
PUBLIC HOUSING
CODING IN PROCESS
LA Alliance for Human Rights v. City of Los Angeles

2:20-cv-02291 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: March 10, 2020

Case Ongoing

(This summary is temporary, while we research the case.) This case challenged a series of efforts by the City of Los Angeles to address its unhoused population situation. The suit sought damages and injunctive relief under an array of state and federal laws.
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Independent Living Center of Southern California v. Maxwell-Jolly

2:08-cv-03315 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: April 22, 2008

Case Ongoing

In 2008 and 2009, the California Legislature passed three statutes modifying the State's Medicaid plan, reducing payments made to health providers. Under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1396 et seq. (The Medicaid Act), such modifications must be approved by the federal Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) prior to being put in place. In September and December 2008, California submitted amendment proposals to CMS that incorpo…