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CHILD WELFARE
L.J. v. Massinga

1:84-cv-04409 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Dec. 5, 1984

This case challenged the actions of twenty-one state and city officials, caseworkers, and supervisors who administered Maryland's federally-funded foster care program in Baltimore City, Maryland. The class action, filed on December 5, 1984, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland (Baltimore), alleged that the defendants' administration of the foster program subjected the plaintiffs to physical and sexual abuse as well as medical neglect. They sought broad interim and permanent i…

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Affirmed

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
L.R. (Lucas R.) v. Azar

2:18-cv-05741 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: June 29, 2018

This class action suit, filed on June 29, 2018, sought to enjoin the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), of which ORR is a component part, from causing grave harm to migrant and asylum-seeking children in its care. 2018 WL 3209193. The plaintiffs--represented by the Center for Human Rights & Constitutional Law, National Center for Youth Law, the Immigration Law Clinic at the UC Davis Law School, and private counsel--were members of th…

Administrative Matter Ongoing

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
State of Texas v. Nielsen

1:18-cv-00068 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: May 1, 2018

On May 1, 2018, Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, South Carolina, and West Virginia brought actions for declaratory and injunctive relief against the United States and various federal immigration officials in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The states, represented by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas, claimed that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”) program, created by a 2012 executive action by the Obama Administration, violate…
JUVENILE INSTITUTION
Juan F. v. Rell

2:89-cv-00859 | U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

Filed Date: Dec. 19, 1989

Closed Date: April 15, 2023

This class action brought by children placed in Connecticut's Department of Children and Youth Services (DCYS) was filed on December 19, 1989, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. The plaintiffs were represented by the Connecticut Civil Liberties Union Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union. They sought declaratory and injunctive relief against the state to redress deficiencies in the child welfare system, claiming that the state violated the Adoption Assistanc…
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
McNeil v. Community Probation Services

1:18-cv-00033 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

Filed Date: April 23, 2018

On April 23, 2018, five residents of Tennessee filed this putative class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. The plaintiffs sued the Tennessee Correctional Services, and two for-profit probation companies, Community Probation Services (CPS) and Progressive Sentencing, Inc. (PSI), all under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) and 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiffs, represented by the Civil Rights Corps and private counsel, sough…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
United States v. Nassau County Police Department

9:77-cv-01881 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Filed Date: Sept. 21, 1977

Prior to 1974, the Nassau County Police Department (NCPD) had separate job classifications for male and female police officers, and fewer than 1% of uniformed positions were filled by policewomen. By 1974, the height, weight, age, physical agility, and educational requirements were the same for men and women. Consequently, the height, weight, and agility requirements had a disproportionate impact on women. Furthermore, a written exam administered to all applicants screened out over 90% of Black…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Lewis v. City of Chicago

1:98-cv-05596 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Sept. 9, 1998

On September 9, 1998, a group of African American firefighter applicants in Chicago filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Illinois, proceeding under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and 42 U.S.C. § 1981 against the City of Chicago. Represented by several lawyers, including the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the Chicago Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights, the plaintiffs sought injunctive, compensatory and declaratory relief, alleging that a 199…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Miller v. King

6:98-cv-00109 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia

Filed Date: Aug. 4, 1998

Closed Date: July 18, 2013

The case began on August 4, 1998, when a state prisoner filed the complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. The plaintiff was paraplegic and used a wheelchair; he was incarcerated at the Georgia State Prison (GSP) in Reidsville, Georgia. The defendants were the State of Georgia and various officials, entities, and subdivisions of the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDOC), including the GSP and Augusta State Medical Prison (ASMP), the Hearing Officer for the O…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
McReynolds v. Merrill Lynch & Co.

1:05-cv-06583 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Nov. 18, 2005

Closed Date: 2016

Between November 18, 2005 and November 16, 2006, current and former African-American financial advisor employees and trainees filed a lawsuit against their employer, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Illinois under both Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. The plaintiffs, represented by private counsel, asked the court for both monetary damages and injunctive relief, alleging the defendant engaged in race discrimination …
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Friendly House v. Whiting

2:10-cv-01061 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: May 17, 2010

On May 17, 2010, a group of organizations and individuals filed this lawsuit against the sheriff and district attorney of each of the fifteen counties in Arizona, in their official capacities, in the U.S. District Court of Arizona. The plaintiff, represented by organizations such as the ACLU and the National Immigration Law Center along with private counsel, sought declaratory and injunctive relief, claiming that the recently enacted S.B. 1070 was a violation of the Supremacy Clause of the U.S.…