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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Missouri v. Biden

3:22-cv-01213 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

Filed Date: May 5, 2022

Case Ongoing

This case concerns communication between U.S. officials and technology companies and allegations that numerous federal officials coerced social-media platforms into censoring certain social media content in violation of the First Amendment. Plaintiffs, Missouri, Louisiana, and five private persons (social-media users) claimed that Defendants suppressed conservative-leaning free speech, such as suppressing the Hunter Biden laptop story prior to the 2020 Presidential election, suppressing speech …
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Hamama v. Adducci

2:17-cv-11910 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: June 15, 2017

Case Ongoing

This case concerns a habeas petition and the due process rights of detained Iraqi Americans facing deportation to Iraq. Petitioners in this class action/habeas petition were Iraqi nationals, including many Chaldean Christians, who had resided in the United States for many years. They had been subject to final orders of removal for years, but the U.S. government permitted them to reside in the community under orders of supervision. After the Trump Administration negotiated with Iraq in early 201…
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…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Martin v. Kemp

1:18-cv-04776 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Filed Date: Oct. 15, 2018

Closed Date: July 24, 2019

This case involved allegations that Georgia state elections officials had arbitrary voting guidelines that disenfranchised honest voters due to minor administrative mistakes during the mail in ballot process. Four Georgia residents and voters filed suit in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Georgia on October 15, 2018. Defendants include the Secretary of State of Georgia, members of the State Election Board, members of the Gwinnett County Board of Registration and Elections. Pl…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Tiede v. Collier

1:23-cv-01004 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: Aug. 24, 2023

Case Ongoing

This is a lawsuit alleging dangerous conditions in Texas prisons due to excessive heat. On August 21, 2024, a 65-year-old man with chronic health conditions incarcerated in a Texas prison filed this suit against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), alleging that his health had been endangered and he had suffered heat-related symptoms resulting in a stroke after the temperature of his cell reached nearly 120 degrees Fahrenheit. The stroke left the plaintiff with permanent facial disf…
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
Palast v. Kemp

1:18-cv-04809 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Filed Date: Oct. 17, 2018

Closed Date: Oct. 13, 2020

This is a case challenging Georgia's voter registration system that allegedly disproportionately flagged people of color. On October 17, 2018, two civil rights activists filed suit against the Georgia Secretary of State, alleging violations of the National Voter Registration Act. The plaintiffs alleged that the Secretary of State violated provisions of the law mandating that records regarding how voter lists are maintained and purged be retained for at least 2 years and be accessible to the pub…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Briggs v. Slatton-Hodges

4:23-cv-00081 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma

Filed Date: March 1, 2023

Case Ongoing

This is a case about whether Oklahoma denied competency restoration treatments to criminal defendants awaiting trial in excess of constitutionally permissible time limits. Competency restoration is defined as the process by which persons who have been declared incompetent to stand trial in criminal proceedings are provided treatment to attempt to restore their mental competency. On March 1, 2023, three individuals currently held in jails across Oklahoma and declared incompetent to stand trial b…
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…