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San Francisco A.I.D.S. Foundation v. Trump

3:25-cv-01824 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Feb. 20, 2025

Case Ongoing

This lawsuit challenged three executive orders issued by President Donald Trump in January 2025, which restricted federal funding for organizations that support transgender rights and diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) programs. On February 20, 2025, nine nonprofits—San Francisco Aids Foundation, Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Historical Society, Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center, Inc., Los Angeles LGBT Center, Prisma Community Care, Lesbian and Gay Community Serv…

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
J.G.G. v. Trump

1:25-cv-00766 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

This case is one of several lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to detain and deport noncitizens without due process. You can see all of the cases here. This case challenged the Trump Administration’s authority to invoke the Alien Enemies Act to circumvent removal procedures and order the immediate removal of Venezuelan nationals from the United States. On March 15, 2025, five detained Venezuelan nationals filed this class action lawsuit in the District …

Preliminary Injunction Granted

EDUCATION
The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law v. President and Fellows of Harvard College

1:24-cv-11354 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: May 22, 2024

Closed Date: Jan. 21, 2025

This case is about alleged antisemitism at Harvard College. On May 22, 2024, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights (“Brandeis Center”), the Jewish Americans for Fairness in Education (“JAFE”) and Harvard graduate students brought this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts against Harvard. The plaintiffs alleged that Harvard failed to adequately protect its Jewish and Israeli students from discrimination; they brought claims under Title VI for dire…
SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Cousins v. School Board of Orange County

6:22-cv-01312 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: July 25, 2022

Closed Date: Aug. 16, 2023

This is a case challenging Florida's H.B. 1557, commonly known as the "Don't Say Gay" law. The state measure restricts instruction about gender identity and sexual orientation in schools. Plaintiffs in this case included students attending Florida schools and their parents, as well as a nonprofit CenterLink that has members, including LGTBQ+ community centers, in various Florida counties. The plaintiffs sued various school boards under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that H.B. 1557 violated the Firs…

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
EEOC v. Xerxes Corporation

1:08-cv-01882 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: July 18, 2008

Closed Date: Oct. 28, 2011

In this case, a company was not found liable for the egregiously hostile work environment its Black employees endured because—per the Fourth Circuit—it responded in a way “reasonably calculated” to end the racial harassment. This lawsuit was brought on July 18, 2008, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against Xerxes Corporation, a Minnesota-based manufacturer of fiberglass storage tanks. The EEOC alleged that three Blac…
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…
LABOR RIGHTS
Eichmann v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.

3:15-cv-00131 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Jan. 9, 2015

Closed Date: Jan. 6, 2017

This class action lawsuit challenges the compensation scheme that Delta Air Lines used for its flight attendants. On January 9, 2015, a private plaintiff brought a class action suit against Delta Air Lines, Inc., in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California. Plaintiff observed that defendant laid out its compensation structures in its Work Rules, which outlined different payment structures from “Flight Pay”, “Duty Period Credit Pay”, “Duty Period Average”, and “Trip Pay Credit”…

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Reversed

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…

Preliminary Injunction Granted

PRISON CONDITIONS
United States v. Alabama

2:20-cv-01971 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

Filed Date: Dec. 9, 2020

Case Ongoing

This case involved alleged unconstitutional conditions in Alabama’s men’s prisons. On December 9, 2020, the DOJ filed this lawsuit in  the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama against the Alabama Department of Corrections under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA)(42 U.S.C. §1997). The DOJ alleged that the conditions of the prisons violated the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, following an investigation that found poor conditions and deliberate indiffer…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Dunsmore v. State of California

3:20-cv-00406 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

Filed Date: March 2, 2020

Case Ongoing

This class action lawsuit alleged that the San Diego County Jail denied proper health accommodations to detainees. On March 2, 2020, a jail detainee filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. The plaintiff sued the State of California, San Diego County, the San Diego Sheriff's Department, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the San Diego County Sheriff, and the Attorney General of California. Proceeding pro se and in forma pau…