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IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Doe v. Trump

2:17-cv-00178 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Feb. 7, 2017

Closed Date: Feb. 3, 2022

This class action challenged President Trump's January 27, 2017, Executive Order (EO-1) which prohibited admission to the US for nationals of Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. The plaintiffs commenced this lawsuit on February 7, 2017, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. The plaintiffs were represented by the ACLU of Washington and private counsel. On November 29, 2017, this case was consolidated with Jewish Family Service of Seattle v. Trump, No…
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Ligas v. Maram [now Ligas v. Hamos]

1:05-cv-04331 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: July 28, 2005

Case Ongoing

On July 28, 2005, nine individuals with developmental disabilities filed this lawsuit against the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Illinois Department of Public Health in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. They alleged that they were eligible for long term care through state administered Medicaid Services but were forced to reside in large congregate care institutions rather than commu…
SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Courthouse News Service v. Forman

4:22-cv-00106 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida

Filed Date: March 9, 2022

Case Ongoing

(This summary is temporary while we research the case.) This case is about Florida's "no-access-before-process" policy that delayed public access to electronic court filings until after clerical processing. On June 10, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida granted a preliminary injunction, forbidding this delay in public access to court filings.
JUVENILE INSTITUTION
J.H. v. Hinds County

3:11-cv-00327 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

Filed Date: June 1, 2011

Case Ongoing

On June 1, 2011, a child imprisoned at the Henley-Young Juvenile Justice Center filed this class action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi against Hinds County, Mississippi under 42 U.S.C § 1983. The plaintiff, represented by attorneys from the Southern Poverty Law Center, alleged that the county's confinement policies and practices violated the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. Specifically, the plaintiff alleged excessive confinement in cells, inadequate menta…
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

Petitioners in this class action/habeas petition are Iraqi nationals—many, perhaps most, Chaldean Christian—who have resided in the United States for many years. They have 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. In early 2017, political negotiation by the Trump administration with Iraq (related to Iraq's desire to be taken off the Trump Executive Order travel-ban list) led to Iraq’s agreeme…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
CODING IN PROCESS
National Federation of the Blind v. Lamone

1:14-cv-01631 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

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PRISON CONDITIONS
Lindh v. Warden

2:09-cv-00215 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Filed Date: June 18, 2009

Case Ongoing

On June 18, 2009, a group of Muslim prisoners (including John Walker Lindh, the "American Taliban") filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana against the warden of the Federal Correctional Institute. The plaintiffs, represented by the ACLU of Indiana, asked for declaratory and injunctive relief, alleging that the prison's allowance of only one hour of group prayer per week violated the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.Arguments focused on Muslim tradition, whic…
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Williams v. Quinn

1:05-cv-04673 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Aug. 15, 2005

Case Ongoing

On August 15, 2005, residents of an intermediate care facility (IMD) with mental illness filed a lawsuit under the Supreme Court's decision in Olmstead, the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act against various Illinois state officials in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Plaintiffs, represented by private counsel and legal services, asked the court for declaratory and injunctive relief, claiming that they were needlessl…
FAIR HOUSING/LENDING/INSURANCE
United States v. L&M 93rd Street LLC

1:10-cv-07495 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Sept. 30, 2010

Closed Date: 2014

On September 30, 2010, the United States Department of Justice (U.S. Attorney's Office) filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §3601-3619, against the developer and designer/builder of the Melar, a large apartment building on the Upper West Side of New York City. The U.S. alleged the defendants designed and constructed the Melar to be inaccessible to persons with disabilities, especially people who use wheelchair…
NATIONAL SECURITY
Hedges v. Obama

1:12-cv-00331 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Jan. 13, 2012

Closed Date: 2014

This case was filed by a group of writers and activists on January 13, 2012, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. They asked the Court to hold one unconstitutional one provision of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, Pub. L. 112-81, 125 Stat. 1298 (the NDAA). The NDAA had been enacted two weeks before; plaintiffs charged that § 1021 of the NDAA violates their free speech and associational rights, under the Constitution's First Amendment, a…