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ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Garza v. Trump

1:23-cv-00038 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Jan. 5, 2023

This case was brought by the partner of a Capitol Police Officer who died as a result of the injuries he suffered defending the Capitol during the January 6 insurrection. It is part of a Clearinghouse Special Collection on January 6 (2021) civil cases.   On January 5, 2023, the personal representative of deceased Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick sued President Donald Trump in his personal capacity along with January 6 rioters Julian Khater and George Tanios in the U.S. District Court for t…

Case Is Ongoing

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Farrell v. United States Department of Defense

3:23-cv-04013 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Aug. 8, 2023

Closed Date: March 15, 2025

This is a case about veteran discharge status following the repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” (DADT) policy. DADT was a military policy repealed in 2010 that permitted members of the LGBTQ+ community to serve in the military as long as they kept their sexual orientation a secret. On August 8, 2023, a group of LGBTQ+ veterans who were discharged because of their sexual orientation filed this putative class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Pla…

Class Action Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief

Farrell v. United States Department of Defense

Aug. 8, 2023

First Amended Class Action Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief

Farrell v. United States Department of Defense

Oct. 26, 2023

Order Denying Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint and Setting Further Case Management Conference

Farrell v. United States Department of Defense

June 20, 2024

Plaintiffs’ Notice Of Motion And Motion For Condititonal Class Certification, Preliminary Approval Of Class Action Settlement, And Reasonable Attorneys’ Fees And Costs, And Memorandum Of Points And Authorities In Support

Farrell et al. v. United States Department of Defense et al.

Jan. 6, 2025

Order Granting Motion For Conditional Class Certification, Preliminary Approval Of Class Action Settlement, And Reasonable Attorneys’ Fees And Costs

Farrell et al. v. United States Department of Defense

Jan. 8, 2025

see 7 additional documents
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
M-J-M-A v. Wamsley

6:25-cv-02011 | U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Filed Date: Oct. 30, 2025

This case is a challenge to Immigration and Custom Enforcement's practice of civilly arresting and detaining people without a warrant or proper probable cause in Oregon. Petitioner and Plaintiff, both Oregon residents originally from Mexico, brought this challenge on behalf of themselves and similarly situated individuals. The petitioner was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Woodburn, Oregon on October 30, 2025. The same day, ICE transferred her to a detention facility in…

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
O'Toole v. Cuomo & U.S. v. New York (formerly Disability Advocates Inc. (DAI) v. Pataki)

1:13-cv-04166 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Filed Date: June 30, 2003

Closed Date: June 30, 2025

This Clearinghouse entry describes two closely entwined lawsuits: O'Toole v. Cuomo, U.S. v. New York, and Disability Advocates Inc. v. Pataki. On June 30, 2003, Disability Advocates, Inc. (DAI) filed a lawsuit on behalf of New York residents in large "adult homes," privately owned but state-funded facilities for individuals with mental illness or other disabilities, and on behalf of all individuals at risk of being institutionalized in adult homes. Plaintiffs filed their case in the U.S. Distr…

Settled: Case Closed

PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Mid-America Milling Company v. U.S. Department of Transportation

3:23-cv-00072 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky

Filed Date: Oct. 26, 2023

Closed Date: March 19, 2026

This case challenged the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program (DBE). DBE was a legislatively mandated program, established in 1982, that ensured that federally-assisted contracts for highway, transit, and aviation projects were made available to small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, including women and certain racial and ethnic minority groups. While any small business owner may qualify as soc…

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

PRISON CONDITIONS
Cobbs v. Pramstaller

1:07-cv-14644 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: Oct. 30, 2007

Closed Date: Sept. 21, 2012

On October 30, 2007, a state prison inmate filed a §1983 lawsuit against the Chief Medical Officer of the Michigan Department of Corrections' Bureau of Health Care Services and three unnamed individual members of the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC). The plaintiff, who originally filed pro se but was later represented by the University of Michigan Law School General Clinic, sought declarative, monetary, and injunctive relief, claiming that the defendants acted with deliberate indiffer…
PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
Metropolitan Transportation Authority v. Duffy

1:25-cv-01413 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Feb. 19, 2025

This case challenged the Trump Administration's February 2025 attempt to rescind federal funding for the New York State's congestion pricing program in New York City. The federal government had previously agreed that New York State could assess tolls on vehicles entering federal highways around the city. New York State had already fully implemented the program beginning on January 5, 2025. On February 19, 2025, plaintiffs, Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and Triborough Bridge and Tu…

Judgment for Plaintiff

SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Mandel v. Board of Trustees of the California State University

cv:17-cv-03511 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: June 19, 2017

Closed Date: April 8, 2019

This case challenged San Francisco State University (SFSU), the California State University system, and university administrators for allegedly fostering and failing to remedy a pervasive antisemitic hostile environment that was said to violate Jewish students’ civil rights and free speech protections. Other cases involving universities’ responses to speech and activity concerning Israel and Palestine, including matters involving antisemitism and/or anti-Palestinian expression, can be found her…

Complaint for Violations of 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and for Declaratory Relief

Mandel v. Board of Trustees of the California State University

June 19, 2017

Notice Of Motion And Motion To Dismiss Of Defendants Board Of Trustees Of The California State University; Leslie Wong; Mary Ann Begley; Luoluo Hong; Lawrence Birello; Reginald Parson; Osvaldo Del Valle; Kenneth Monteiro; Brian Stuart; Robert Nava; Mark Jaramilla; Vernon Piccinotti; And Shimina Harris

Mandel et al. v. Board of Trustees of the California State University

Aug. 21, 2017

Notice of Motion and Motion to Strike Portions of the Complaint

Mandel v. Board of Trustees of the California State University

Aug. 21, 2017

Notice of Motion and Motion to Dismiss Complaint

Mandel v. Board of Trustees of the California State University

Aug. 21, 2017

First Amended Complaint For Violations Of 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Title Vi Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1964, And For Declaratory Relief

Mandel et al. v. Board of Trustees of the California State University et al.

Aug. 31, 2017

see 14 additional documents

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Appeal Dismissed

JAIL CONDITIONS
Richardson v. Monroe County Sheriff

1:08-cv-00174 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Filed Date: Feb. 13, 2008

On February 13, 2008, a prisoner at the Monroe County Jail filed this class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Monroe County. The plaintiff, represented by the ACLU of Indiana, sought declaratory and injunctive relief, alleging violations of Indiana state law and the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. Specifically, the plaintiff claimed that the living areas in the jail were grossly overcrowded, leading to unsanitary and …
SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Yakoby v. University of Pennsylvania

2:23-cv-04789 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Dec. 5, 2023

This case challenged the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) for allegedly permitting and failing to prevent pervasive antisemitism on its campus, particularly after the October 7 attacks, in violation of federal and state law. Other cases involving universities’ responses to speech and activity concerning Israel and Palestine, including matters of antisemitism or anti-Palestinian expression, can be found here.  On December 5, 2023, two Jewish undergraduate students at the University of Pennsylva…

Judgment for Defendant

Appeal Pending