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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

Closed Date: Dec. 31, 2020

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 the New York Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the New York City Human Rights Law. Represented by Disabilities Right Advocates, the plaintiffs claimed the TLC failed to give meaningful access to per…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Peoples v. Fischer (Peoples v. Annucci)

1:11-cv-02694 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: April 18, 2011

Case Ongoing

On April 18, 2011, a prisoner formerly incarcerated at the New York State Green Haven Correctional Facility (GHCF) filed this pro se lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the GHCF, the New York State Department of Correctional Services, and the Queens County District Attorney's Office. Bringing this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the plaintiff sought compensatory and punitive damages as well as declaratory and injunctive relief, claiming that the defen…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
City of El Cenizo v. State of Texas

5:17-cv-00404 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: May 8, 2017

Case Ongoing

This suit challenged Texas's "Sanctuary City" legislation, Senate Bill 4 (SB4), which required local Texas law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration officials and punished them if they did not. Unlike the other suits in this special collection, this suit did not challenge President Trump's "Sanctuary City" Executive Order. At the time of this writing, there were three other cases addressing SB4 (in addition to this one). This case was before Judge Orlando L. Garcia, as was El Paso C…
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 compl…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
CODING IN PROCESS
Swenson v. Bostelmann

3:20-cv-00459 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin

Filed Date: May 18, 2020

Closed Date: Jan. 20, 2021

NOTE: This case is being tracked in close to real time by the Stanford/MIT Healthy Elections Project. So for information, see their tracker. According to their summary as of December 20, 2020, Action by group of citizens alleging denial of right to vote in 4/7/20 Wisconsin Presidential Primary and Spring Election. Complaint seeks damages and injunctive and declaratory relief to establish reasonable, disability accessible, and constitutionally sufficient voting procedures (including mail voting…
JUVENILE INSTITUTION
J.H. v. Hinds County

3:11-cv-00327 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

Filed Date: June 1, 2011

Case Ongoing

On June 1, 2011, a child imprisoned at the Henley-Young Juvenile Justice Center filed this class action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi against Hinds County, Mississippi under 42 U.S.C § 1983. The plaintiff, represented by attorneys from the Southern Poverty Law Center, alleged that the county's confinement policies and practices violated the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. Specifically, the plaintiff alleged excessive confinement in cells, inadequate menta…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Martinez-Brooks v. Easter

3:20-cv-00569 | U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

Filed Date: April 27, 2020

Closed Date: Oct. 31, 2021

COVID-19 Summary: This was a class action brought in 2020 by prisoners held at the Federal Correctional Center (FCI) in Danbury, Connecticut, seeking immediate release or home confinement of medically vulnerable individuals and implementation of safety measures to lower the risk of COVID-19. It settled in July 2020 and the settlement expired after fifteen months. On April 27, 2020, four individuals held at the Federal Correctional Center (FCI) in Danbury, Connecticut filed this putative class …
PRISON CONDITIONS
Sundstrom and Fields v. Frank

2:06-cv-00112 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Filed Date: Jan. 24, 2006

Case Ongoing

On January 24, 2006, several transgender state prisoners in Wisconsin state prisons filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Division. The Plaintiffs sought declaratory and injunctive relief to redress Defendants' violations of their rights under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. Plaintiffs were represented by attorneys from the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., the ACLU Foundation, Inc., t…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Laurna Chief Goes Out v. Missoula County

9:12-cv-00155 | U.S. District Court for the District of Montana

Filed Date: Sept. 12, 2012

Closed Date: 2016

On September 12, 2012, female prisoners at the Missoula County Detention Facility (MCDF), housed in Housing Unit 2 and the Juvenile Detention Center, filed a class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana against Missoula County, the Sheriff of Missoula County and various persons employed at MCDF, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiffs, represented by attorneys from ACLU of Montana and University of Montana Law School, sought declaratory relief, order of the Court a…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
EEOC v. SHIPLEY'S DONUTS

4:06-cv-02106 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: June 22, 2006

Closed Date: 2009

In June 2006 the Houston District Office of the EEOC filed this lawsuit against food manufacturer Shipley Donut Flour & Supply Co., Inc., doing business as Shipley Do-Nuts, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas alleging retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the complaint alleges the defendant retaliated against the complaining party for filing a discrimination charge. Following some discovery and the defendant's failed mot…