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EDUCATION
Alabama v. Cardona

7:24-cv-00533 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

Filed Date: April 29, 2024

Case Ongoing

This case is a challenge to the Biden administration's interpretation of Title IX. On April 19, 2024, the administration unveiled its Final Rule, which expanded Title IX's protections against sex discrimination in education. On April 29, 2024, four southern states and several nonprofit organizations focused on free speech, K-12 education and policy issues of concern to women filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama against the U.S. Department of Education.…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Hampton v. State of California

3:21-cv-03058 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: April 27, 2021

Case Ongoing

This is a case about conditions at San Quentin State Prison during the Covid-19 pandemic. On April 27, 2021, the spouse of a person who had died while incarcerated at San Quentin filed this wrongful death suit in the US District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of herself and as successor in interest for the deceased, against the State of California, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”), San Quentin State Prison, and named and unnamed indiv…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Davey v. Pierce County Council

3:21-cv-05068 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Jan. 25, 2021

Closed Date: May 30, 2023

This case involves allegations of inhumane conditions in Washington's Pierce County Jail relating to plumbing problems and sewage backups. This lawsuit was initiated on January 25, 2021 when plaintiff filed a pro se complaint in the US District Court for the Western District of Washington against Pierce County and individuals at the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department. (The complaint was filed on behalf of two plaintiffs, but the court later dismissed one and ordered each to file their own indiv…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
A.S.R. v. Trump

3:25-cv-00113 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: April 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

This case is one of several lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act (AEA), 50 U.S.C. §21,  to detain and deport noncitizens without due process. You can see all of the cases here. In March 2025, President Trump issued Proclamation No. 10903, 90 Fed. Reg. 13034, invoking the AEA to detain and remove Venezuelan nationals "who are members of TdA" [a gang, Tren de Aragua] (the Proclamation). In J.G.G. v. Trump, twelve detainees and a putative class sought injunc…
SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Chicago Women in Trades v. Trump

1:25-cv-02005 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Feb. 26, 2025

Case Ongoing

This case challenged Trump’s Executive Orders 14151 and 14173, which aimed to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. The plaintiffs were the Chicago Women in Trades (CWIT), a nonprofit organization that supports women entering skilled trades. They filed suit on February 26, 2025 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against President Donald Trump, the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, the U.S. Department o…
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Caddell v. Campbell

1:19-cv-00091 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Filed Date: Feb. 1, 2019

Case Ongoing

On February 1, 2019, an individual arrested in Butler County, filed this class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Western Division. This action came about as a result of his arrest on February 23, 2017. After his arrest, he was detained in the Butler County Jail for five days without appearance before a judicial officer. The plaintiff sued the Presiding and Administrative Judge of the Fairfield Municipal Court as well as the City of Fairfield, Ohio, arg…
SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Christian Healthcare Centers, Inc. v. Nessel

1:22-cv-00787 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan

Filed Date: Aug. 29, 2022

Case Ongoing

This is a case about religious freedom and anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ people under Michigan state law. On August 29, 2022, Christian Healthcare Center (a faith-based, non-profit Christian healthcare provider) filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Michigan Attorney General and several other state officials in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan. The case was assigned to Judge Jane M. Beckering.  The plaintiff, represented by the Alliance Defending…
PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. National Institutes of Health

1:25-cv-10338 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: Feb. 10, 2025

Case Ongoing

This case challenges the Trump Administration's policy change slashing indirect cost reimbursements for projects funded by the National Institutes of Health. On February 10, 2025, 22 states--Massachusetts, Michigan, Illinois, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Colorado, Delaware, Hawai’i, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin--filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District o…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Hacker v. Cain

3:14-cv-00063 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana

Filed Date: Jan. 30, 2014

Closed Date: Jan. 10, 2018

On January 30, 2014, an inmate at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. The plaintiff initially filed the suit pro se, but subsequently obtained private counsel and submitted his first amended complaint on September 15, 2014. The plaintiff sued the state of Louisiana, the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (LDPSC), and the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola for serious transgressions …
EDUCATION
Kestenbaum v. President and Fellows of Harvard College

1:24-cv-10092 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: Jan. 10, 2024

Case Ongoing

This case is about alleged antisemitism at Harvard University following the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack in Israel.  The plaintiffs were Students Against Antisemitism (SAA), a not-for-profit corporation formed to combat antisemitism in higher education, and several of its members who were enrolled at Harvard, including one named student plaintiff. They brought this suit against Harvard University in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts on January 10, 2024. The plaintiffs br…