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REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
EMW Women's Surgical Center, P.S.C. v. Meier

3:19-cv-00178 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

Filed Date: March 14, 2019

Closed Date: June 30, 2022

This is a case about two Kentucky laws: one banning abortion at six weeks of pregnancy, and the other banning abortion based on the specific reasons for the person’s decision, such as a fetal diagnosis. On March 19, 2019, EMW Women’s Surgical Center, P.S.C. on behalf of itself, its staff and its patients, and a its owner, on behalf of himself and his patients filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky Louisville Division. The plaintiffs sued the …
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Americans for Immigration Justice v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

1:22-cv-03118 | U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Filed Date: Oct. 13, 2022

Case Ongoing

This is a case about access to legal counsel for people in immigration detention facilities.  On October 13, 2022, five legal services providers filed suit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The complaint alleged that ICE policies prevented detained people from accessing their attorneys in four immigration detention centers, in violation of the First and Fifth Amendmen…
PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
Soos v. Cuomo

1:20-cv-00651 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York

Filed Date: June 10, 2020

Closed Date: Aug. 16, 2021

As part of New York’s ban on gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic, attendance at houses of worship and outdoor religious gatherings was strictly limited. In June 2020, state and city officials allowed mass gatherings protesting the death of George Floyd, but continued to actively enforce prohibitions against congregational worship. On June 10, 2020, two Catholic priests and three Orthodox Jews filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. They alleged that Gove…
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

Case Ongoing

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…
NATIONAL SECURITY
In Re: Guantanamo Bay Detainee Litigation

1:08-mc-00442 | U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Filed Date: July 2, 2008

Case Ongoing

After the U.S. opened a military prison at Guantanamo Bay in January 2002, hundreds of the 780 men detained as enemy combatants filed petitions for writs of habeas corpus in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The detainees alleged that the President of the United States, the Secretary of the Department of Defense, and high-ranking army officials failed to provide evidence that the detainees were enemy combatants, and also failed to advance any justification for the arrest, in…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Norbert v. San Francisco Sheriff's Department

3:19-cv-02724 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: May 20, 2019

Case Ongoing

On May 20, 2019, plaintiffs filed this lawsuit in federal court in the Northern District of California. Plaintiffs sought to represent a class of prisoners subjected to unconstitutional conditions in San Francisco county jails. More specifically, they sought to represent people having been confined in their cells for up to 23.5 hours per day with total denial of access to direct sunlight or outdoor recreation. Plaintiffs sued the San Francisco County Sheriff’s Department, the City and County of…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Libertarian Party of Illinois v. Pritzker

1:20-cv-02112 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: April 2, 2020

Closed Date: July 8, 2021

This case was about Illinois election law (candidate nomination and signature gathering procedures) during the COVID-19 pandemic and 2020 election. The Libertarian Party of Illinois, the Green Party of Illinois, and several independent candidates filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on April 2, 2020. Defendants were various members of the Illinois State Board of Elections. Plaintiffs challenged signature-gathering requirements for ballot qualification duri…
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
State of Texas v. Yellen

2:21-cv-00079 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: May 3, 2021

Case Ongoing

This case regards Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi’s opposition to limitations on a state’s discretionary use of funds appropriated to the states as part of the American Rescue Plan. On May 3, 2021, three states filed this suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, with Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk presiding. Each state’s attorney general sued the U.S. Department of Treasury for violating their sovereign tax authority by usurping their ability to decide how to tax. Repre…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Arizona v. Mayorkas

2:21-cv-00617 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: April 11, 2021

Closed Date: Feb. 6, 2023

On April 11, 2021, the State of Arizona filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. Arizona sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Arizona sought injunctive and declaratory relief. Specifically, Arizona claimed that the federal defendants should have complied with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and APA by completing environm…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Oklahoma v. Biden

5:21-cv-01069 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

Filed Date: Nov. 4, 2021

Case Ongoing

This is a case about President Biden's executive order requiring federal contractors' employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. On November 4, 2021, the state of Oklahoma, its governor, and its attorney general filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. The plaintiffs sued President Biden, the United States, and the following federal offices (or officials associated with those offices): the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force, the Federal Acquisition Reg…