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PRISON CONDITIONS
Morrison v. Hall

6:93-cv-06383 | U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Filed Date: Nov. 23, 1993

Closed Date: 2002

On November 23, 1993, an inmate at the Oregon State Penitentiary filed a lawsuit pro se under 42 U.S.C. 1983 against the Oregon Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. The plaintiff alleged that his constitutional rights had been violated by the mail regulations at the prison, which resulted in the prison returning a magazine that the inmate received back to the publisher. On April 27, 1995, the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon (Judge Mic…
REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
Planned Parenthood of Michigan v. Attorney General of Michigan

22-000044-MM | Michigan state trial court

Filed Date: April 7, 2022

Case Ongoing

This case is plaintiffs’ effort to avoid the triggering of Michigan’s dormant anti-abortion law. Michigan’s 1931 felony abortion law, MCL 750.14,  criminalizes providing an abortion in almost all circumstances and threatens physicians who perform the procedure with imprisonment. MCL 750.14 was never repealed; it has not been enforced because of the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade holding that the U.S. Constitution protects the right to get an abortion. The Michigan Supreme Court has yet…
POLICING
Drumwright v. Cole

1:20-cv-00998 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Filed Date: Nov. 2, 2020

Closed Date: June 23, 2022

Two consolidated federal district court cases in North Carolina alleged voter intimidation before the November 2020 elections. One was Drumright v. Cole, 1:20-cv-00998; the other was Allen v. City of Graham, 1:20-cv-00997. Both were filed on the same day by participants in the same event.On October 31, 2020, police dispersed an event held in front of the Graham, NC courthouse, using pepper spray. The event titled, the "I Am Change March to the Polls," was held on the last day of early voting an…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Coleman v. Brown

2:90-cv-00520 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

Filed Date: April 23, 1990

Case Ongoing

COVID-19 Summary: This is a class action for California prisoners with mental illness. After a three-judge court denied a motion for a prisoner release order as premature, plaintiffs sought relief before a single district judge. Relief has been achieved to an extent. The defendants have continued to comply with the broader injunction while staying mindful of the public health demands of the pandemic. In particular, the parties have been able to reach agreements concerning quarantine and isolati…
PRISON CONDITIONS
DOJ ADA Investigation of Vermont Department of Corrections

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The Disability Rights Section of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division (“DOJ”) initiated an investigation into the Vermont Department of Corrections (“VDOC”) following complaints that VDOC failed to provide accessible facilities for incarcerated individuals with mobility disabilities and did not ensure effective communication for individuals with hearing disabilities, contrary to the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with mobilit…
JUVENILE INSTITUTION
United States v. South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice

3:22-cv-01221 | U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

Filed Date: April 14, 2022

Case Ongoing

This is a case about the alleged constitutional violations of the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice (the “Department of Juvenile Justice”) against the children in their custody at the Broad River Road Complex. These violations include not preventing fights among youths, staff harming children by using excessive force (such as choking, punching, kicking, and twisting arms), and isolating youth for minor indiscretions. On April 14, 2022 the United States, represented by attorneys from…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Walker v. Scurr

4:83-cv-00313 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa

Filed Date: June 16, 1983

On June 16, 1983, inmates practicing Native American religion at Iowa State Penitentiary (ISP) filed lawsuits under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the officers and employees of ISP in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. The plaintiffs, at first represented by themselves and later by the University of Iowa Legal Clinic, asked for declaratory and injunctive relief, alleging the ISP policy of not allowing Native American religious headbands to be worn in the prison yard violated …
PRISON CONDITIONS
Weir v. Nix

4:91-cv-30463 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa

Filed Date: Aug. 5, 1991

On August 5, 1991, a fundamentalist Christian inmate incarcerated in the Iowa State Penitentiary, in Fort Madison, Iowa, filed a lawsuit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act against prison authorities in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. The prisoner alleged that various prison policies infringed on his religious freedom. Specifically, he complained that the prison only employed a Protestant pastor, offered just three hours o…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Martin v. Ellandson

4:73-cv-10229 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa

Filed Date: Sept. 28, 1973

Closed Date: 2000

On September 28, 1973, an inmate at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison, Iowa filed a lawsuit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Director of Iowa Adult Corrections and the Warden of the Iowa State Penitentiary, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. The plaintiff, who represented himself, alleged violations of his First and Fourteenth Amendment rights. Specifically, the plaintiff complained the prison library offered inadequate legal materials and…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Dedrick v. Wallman

4:79-00360 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa

Filed Date: Aug. 13, 1979

Closed Date: April 2, 1985

In 1979, inmates from the Iowa State Penitentiary, the Iowa State Men's Reformatory, and the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa against prison officials complaining of disciplinary proceedings that allegedly violated the prisoners' Fourteenth Amendment rights. The plaintiffs asked the court to expunge from their records determinations of misconduct that did not meet Constitutional procedura…