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DISABILITY RIGHTS
Florida State Conference of Branches and Youth Units of the NAACP v. Byrd

4:23-cv-00215 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida

Filed Date: May 24, 2023

Case Ongoing

On May 24, 2023, Plaintiffs Florida State Conference of Branches and Youth Units of the NAACP, Voters of Tomorrow Action, Inc., Disability Rights Florida (the Florida protection and advocacy system), Alianza for Progress, Alianza Center, and UnidosUS, filed a lawsuit challenging provisions of a recently-passed state law, Senate Bill 7050, that imposed restrictions and penalties on third-party voter registration organizations that sought to register eligible Floridians to vote and put limitation…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Johnson v. Flagler County School District

3:21-cv-00995 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: Oct. 5, 2021

Closed Date: Oct. 31, 2022

This case is about a protection and advocacy (P&A) agency’s representation of a student plaintiff who was seeking to enforce a mediation agreement between the student's parents and the school district. The mediation agreement included terms about the location of special education services, transportation to the school, a bus aide and paraprofessional, direct instruction for specialized services, consultation with former teachers, holding an individualized education plan meeting, and conducting …
POLICING
Index Newspapers LLC v. City of Portland

3:20-cv-01035 | U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Filed Date: June 28, 2020

Case Ongoing

This case involved allegations that the Portland police assaulted news reporters, photographers, legal observers, and other neutrals who were documenting the police’s violent response to protests over the murder of George Floyd. On June 28, 2020, the plaintiffs, who are members of the media and legal observers, filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon on behalf of themselves and as a class of similarly situated people. The plaintiffs sued the City of Por…
POLICING
Black Lives Matter D.C. v. Trump

1:20-cv-01469 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: June 4, 2020

Case Ongoing

Black Lives Matter - D.C. and several individual protestors brought this lawsuit on June 4, 2020, in the U.S. District Court for the District of D.C. in response to President Trump's use of military police to disperse peaceful protesters in Lafayette Square Park on June 1, 2020. Protesters had gathered as part of the nationwide outcry following the police killing of George Floyd. Around 6:30 in the evening, following an order to clear the square from Attorney General Barr, military and federal …
EDUCATION
Simpson-Vlach v. Michigan Department of Education

5:21-cv-11532 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: June 30, 2021

Closed Date: Feb. 20, 2024

This is a putative class action suit brought by and on behalf of children with disabilities who alleged that they did not get their educational needs met by their schools due to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. On June 30, 2021, the plaintiffs—children with disabilities and their parents—filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The plaintiffs sued the Michigan Department of Education (MDE), Ann Arbor Public Schools (AAPS), and Washtenaw In…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Graveline v. Johnson

2:18-cv-12354 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: July 27, 2018

Closed Date: Aug. 18, 2021

This case related to whether Michigan's signature requirement for a candidate to be placed on the ballot was constitutional in that they were narrowly tailored to serve a state interest.  On July 27, 2018, a no-party-affiliation candidate for the office of Michigan Attorney General and supportive voters filed a complaint against the Secretary State of Michigan and the Michigan Bureau of Elections. The Complaint alleged that an early candidate filing deadline and a requirement that submission of…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
The Libertarian Party of Kentucky v. Grimes

3:15-cv-00086 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky

Filed Date: April 12, 2015

Closed Date: May 16, 2017

This case alleged that the Libertarian and Constitution Parties should be classified as political parties, not political groups, for the purposes of elections.  On December 11, 2015, plaintiffs - the Libertarian Party of Kentucky, the Libertarian National Committee, the Constitution Party of Kentucky, and Ken Moellman, Jr., an individual voter and former Libertarian Party candidate for Kentucky state office – brought an action against Kentucky's Secretary of State, state's attorney general, and…
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Barnes v. Jeffreys

1:20-cv-02137 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: April 5, 2020

Case Ongoing

This case involved a challenge to the continued imprisonment of individuals who completed prison sentences for sex offenses but remained incarcerated because they could not find housing that complied with an Illinois statute. On April 5, 2020, a male individual filed a class action lawsuit against the Illinois Department of Corrections (“IDOC”) under 42 U.S.C. §1983 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Represented by private counsel, the plaintiff sought declaratory…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Diffenderfer v. Gomez-Colon

3:08-cv-01918 | U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico

Filed Date: Aug. 19, 2008

Closed Date: Dec. 23, 2009

Longtime residents of Puerto Rico, who only spoke, read, and understood English, filed this class action suit on behalf of similarly situated individuals against members of the electoral commission for its decision to issue ballots in the November 2008 Puerto Rican elections only in Spanish. On August 19, 2008, the plaintiffs filed a putative class action suit against members of the Puerto Rico electoral commission in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, arguing that the com…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Georgia State Conference of the NAACP v. Hancock County Board of Elections and Registration

5:15-cv-00414 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia

Filed Date: Nov. 3, 2015

Closed Date: March 30, 2023

This is a case about the unlawful removal of Black registered voters from voter rolls in Sparta, a city in Hancock County, Georgia. On November 3, 2015, Georgia State Conference of the NAACP, Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda and certain registered voters impacted by the removals filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia Macon Division. Plaintiffs sought declaratory and injunctive relief against the Hancock County Board of Elections and Re…