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JAIL CONDITIONS
CODING IN PROCESS
Wolfcan v. Pierce County

3:23-cv-05399 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: May 2, 2023

Case Ongoing

(This summary is temporary, while we research the case.) This is a putative class action lawsuit against Pierce County, Washington alleging inhumane sanitation conditions at the Pierce County Jail. It was filed on May 2, 2023, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.
PRISON CONDITIONS
Spurlock v. Wexford Health Sources, Incorporated

3:23-cv-00476 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

Filed Date: July 7, 2023

Case Ongoing

This case concerns allegations of denial of medical treatment for Opioid Use Disorder (“OUD”) experienced by three incarcerated individuals. On July 7, 2023, the three individuals filed a putative class action lawsuit against Wexford Health Sources (“Wexford”), a for-profit healthcare provider for prisons and jails, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. The plaintiffs, who were from West Virginia and New Mexico, were formerly incarcerated at jails and prisons wh…
EDUCATION
Oklahoma State Department of Education v. United States of America

5:24-cv-00459 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

Filed Date: May 6, 2024

Closed Date: Jan. 26, 2025

On May 6, 2024, the Oklahoma Department of Education filed suit against the US Secretary of Education, the Department of Education's (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, and the DOE's Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. Oklahoma sought to challenge DOE's notice that in the enforcement of Title IX's prohibitions on sex discrimination, that DOE would interpret the term "sex" to include sexual orientation and gender ide…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Jones v. City of St. Louis

4:21-cv-00600 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Filed Date: May 24, 2021

Case Ongoing

This case involves allegations of excessive force and conditions of confinement amounting to punishment, experienced by four pre-trial detainees. The original complaint was filed on May 24, 2021, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri by three pre-trial detainees at City Justice Center (“CJC”). (A final amended complaint, naming all four plaintiffs, was filed on June 10, 2022.) All plaintiffs were detained at the CJC. The defendants in this lawsuit included the City of …
CHILD WELFARE
Gary G. v. Gavin Newsom

5:23-cv-00947 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: May 25, 2023

Case Ongoing

This putative class-action lawsuit on behalf of more than 5,800 youths was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on May 25, 2023 against the governor of California, the California Department of Social Services ("CDSS"), San Bernadino County, its Board of Supervisors, and the San Bernardino County Children and Family Services ("CFS"). The complaint alleged that CFS failed to protect those under its care. The plaintiffs, represented by A Better Childhood and priv…
SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Johnson v. Cody-Kilgore Unified School District

4:21-cv-03103 | U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska

Filed Date: May 17, 2021

Case Ongoing

This case was filed after two Lakota children had their hair cut twice, contrary to their traditional and religious beliefs, by school employees during lice checks, the second time after the parents of the children voiced concerns. Two parents and two students, represented by the ACLU of Nebraska, filed suit against the Cody-Kilgore Unified School District and two school employees in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska on May 17, 2021, alleging that the school had an unwritten …
JAIL CONDITIONS
Davey v. Pierce County Council

3:21-cv-05068 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Jan. 25, 2021

Closed Date: May 30, 2023

This case involves allegations of inhumane conditions in Washington's Pierce County Jail relating to plumbing problems and sewage backups. This lawsuit was initiated on January 25, 2021 when plaintiff filed a pro se complaint in the US District Court for the Western District of Washington against Pierce County and individuals at the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department. (The complaint was filed on behalf of two plaintiffs, but the court later dismissed one and ordered each to file their own indiv…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Amaya Cruz v. Miami-Dade County

1:22-cv-20314 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Filed Date: Jan. 31, 2022

Closed Date: Sept. 23, 2022

This case involves allegations of discrimination and abuse experienced by transgender individuals held in police custody. During the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, three transgender protesters were arrested in Miami Dade County and held overnight at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center (“TGK”). While in police custody, plaintiffs allegedly faced discrimination and abuse at the hands of Miami-Dade County Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“MDCR”) staff, including harassment b…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Trivette v. Tennessee Department of Correction

3:20-cv-00276 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

Filed Date: March 31, 2020

Case Ongoing

On March 31, 2020, a deaf man in the custody of the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) and Disability Rights Tennessee (DRT), the state protection and advocacy entity, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. The plaintiffs sued TDOC alleging violations of Title II of the ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act for failure to provide effective communication accommodations. Specifically, the plaintiffs alleged inmates incarcerated at TDOC f…
PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
National Council of Nonprofits v. Office of Management and Budget

1:25-cv-00239 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Jan. 28, 2025

Case Ongoing

This case challenged the Trump Administration's authority to suspend congressionally-appropriated federal financial assistance during a review to ensure that the spending accords with Administration priorities. On January 28, 2025, the National Council of Nonprofits and several other private entities filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The plaintiffs sued the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) under the Administrative Procedure Act ("APA"). Represent…