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PRISON CONDITIONS
Imprisoned Citizens Union v. Shapp

2:70-cv-03054 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Nov. 4, 1970

Closed Date: March 23, 1999

On November 4, 1970, the Imprisoned Citizens Union, an unincorporated association composed of prisoners of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, filed a class action lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The plaintiffs, represented in part by the American Civil Liberties Union, alleged that the defendants had violated their constitutional rights by failing to furnish them with necessiti…
POLICING
U.S. v. City of Detroit, Michigan

2:03-cv-72258 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: June 12, 2003

Closed Date: May 31, 2016

On June 12, 2003, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan against the City of Detroit. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 14141, the DOJ alleged a pattern or practice of unconstitutional misconduct by officers of the Detroit Police Department (DPD), including the excessive use of force, false arrest, improper warrantless searches and failure to protect detainees. Contemporaneously with the filing o…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
EEOC v. Allstate Insurance Co

2:01-cv-07042 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Dec. 27, 2001

Closed Date: Oct. 31, 2018

On December 27, 2001, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The lawsuit alleged that Allstate sought to convert all of its employee-agents into independent contractors. Employee-agents were informed that they would all be terminated by June 30, 2000. However, if employees signed a broad release, they could continue working for Allstate as independent contractors. The release encompassed all claims und…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Shuford v. Alabama State Board of Education

2:89-cv-00196 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

Filed Date: Feb. 24, 1989

Closed Date: June 8, 2005

On February 24, 1989 a black male employee of a school in Alabama's postsecondary education system filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama claiming that he had been discriminated on the basis of race. He specifically alleged that he had been denied promotions because of his race. Subsequent complaints alleged that the defendant discriminated on the basis of race in hiring, promotions, and demotions by engaging in practices that were based on no…
POLICING
Dunn v. City of Chicago

1:04-cv-06804 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Oct. 21, 2004

Closed Date: Sept. 29, 2014

On October 21, 2004, a group of former Chicago Police Department (“CPD”) detainees filed this class action lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against the CPD. Represented by the Chicago civil rights law firm Loevy & Loevy, the plaintiffs alleged that the CPD were engaged in an unconstitutional pattern and practice of detaining persons under its control for excessive periods of time and under poor conditions. Specifically, the plaintif…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Romero v. Allstate Insurance

2:01-cv-03894 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Aug. 1, 2001

Closed Date: Oct. 31, 2018

Romero I On August 01, 2001, thirty-two employees of Allstate Insurance filed a class-action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The plaintiffs sued Allstate under the Age Employment in Discrimination Act of 1967 (AEDA) and the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). The plaintiffs, represented by private attorneys, sought declaratory, injunctive, and monetary relief. The case was initially assigned to Judge John P. Fullham. …
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…
PUBLIC HOUSING
United States v. NYC Housing Authority, Davis v. NYC Housing Authority

1:90-cv-00628 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Jan. 31, 1990

Closed Date: Dec. 24, 2002

These are two cases about housing segregation in New York City.On January 31, 1990, two black and Hispanic individuals residing in or eligible for New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) housing ("the Davis plaintiffs") filed a class action lawsuit against the NYCHA under the Fair Housing Act of 1968 (FHA), Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and and 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981-83. Represented by the Legal Aid Society, the Davis plaintiffs alleged that, since 1983, the Housing Authority discriminat…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Brown v. Nucor Corporation

2:04-cv-22005 | U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

Filed Date: Aug. 25, 2004

Closed Date: 2018

On December 8, 2003, thirteen African Americans filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas against Nucor Corporation. Represented by private counsel, the plaintiffs alleged that Nucor discriminated against them on the basis of race, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq., and Section One of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. 1981a. The plaintiffs sought injunctive relief, equitable remedies, ba…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Biondo v. City of Chicago (Chicago Firefighters vs. City of Chicago)

1:88-cv-03773 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: April 29, 1988

Closed Date: Oct. 9, 2009

On April 29th, 1988 a group of white firefighters filed suit against Chicago in the District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois alleging that the Chicago Fire Department (CFD) had discriminated against them by denying or delaying promotions. The group was certified as a class in May 1990. The complaint stemmed from the CFD's 1986 test for promotion. The test had been developed to be non-discriminatory but had disparate impact and thus the CFD elected to use segregated lists for promo…