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MENTAL HEALTH (FACILITY)
Eckerhart v. Hensley

2:75-cv-00087 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri

Filed Date: April 14, 1975

Closed Date: June 30, 1983

In 1975, a class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of all people involuntarily confined at the Forensic Unit of the Fulton State Hospital in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri against the Missouri Mental Health Commission and officials responsible for the operation of the Forensic Unit. The plaintiffs, represented by the Legal Aid Society of St. Louis, sought injunctive and declaratory relief alleging that (1) the conditions in the Forensic Unit fell below c…
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY (FACILITY)
Gary W. v. Louisiana

2:74-cv-02412 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Filed Date: Sept. 3, 1974

Closed Date: 1994

On September 3, 1974, a lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana alleging that agencies within the Louisiana Health and Human Resources Administration violated the constitutional and statutory rights of emotionally disturbed children and children with intellectual disabilities by placing them in various Texas institutions where they were subjected to poor living conditions and the denial of adequate treatment. The plaintiffs were represented b…
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY (FACILITY)
Daniel B. v. O'Bannon

2:79-cv-04088 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Nov. 9, 1979

Closed Date: July 8, 1992

In 1979, plaintiffs brought a class action lawsuit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, challenging treatment of residents with intellectual disabilities at the Woodhaven Center, an intermediate care facility for the individuals with intellectual disabilities operated by Temple University under contract with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Plaintiffs alleged that defendants, who included the Department of Public Welfare of the Comm…
PUBLIC HOUSING
Walker v. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

3:85-cv-01210 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: June 25, 1985

On June 25, 1985, the plaintiffs, several thousand black clients of low-income housing programs in the West Dallas Projects, brought this class action lawsuit against nine Dallas metropolitan suburbs, the Dallas Housing Authority ("DHA"), and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD"). The plaintiffs, represented by North Central Texas Legal Services, brought the action against the defendants for violations of 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 3604. The case was filed in the U.S…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Michigan Paralyzed Veterans of America v. University of Michigan

2:07-cv-11702 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: April 17, 2007

Closed Date: 2013

On April 17, 2007, the Michigan Paralyzed Veterans of America (MPVA) filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§12131 et seq. (ADA), against the University of Michigan. The complaint alleged that the University was discriminating against disabled members of the Plaintiff group and others similarly situated by denying them equal access to seating at the University of Michigan Football Stadiu…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Ngwanyia v. Ashcroft

0:02-cv-00502 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: March 4, 2002

Closed Date: 2008

On March 4, 2002, immigrants granted asylum in the United States filed this class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota against the Attorney General of the United States and Immigration and Naturalization Services. Plaintiffs alleged that federal immigration agencies and officials had improperly administered the system and waiting list that determined when asylees could become lawful permanent residents and had failed to provide asylees with proper employment e…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Alsamman v. Gonzales

1:06-cv-02518 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: May 4, 2006

On May 4, 2006, nine Muslim males, who applied to be naturalized as United States citizens, passed all their interviews and related tests, and had been waiting for more than 120 days - some as long as 2 years - to be scheduled for their oath ceremonies, and the advocacy group Arab American Action Network brought suit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against various federal immigration agencies. Plaintiffs, who were represented by attorneys with the Coun…
CHILD WELFARE
LaShawn A. v. Fenty

1:89-cv-01754 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: June 20, 1989

In 1989, Children's Rights and the ACLU filed a federal class action on behalf of children placed in foster care under the supervision of the District of Columbia's Department of Human Services (DHS), and abused and neglected children who are (or should be) known to DHS by virtue of abuse or neglect. The case asserted violations of Title IV-E of the Social Security Act, due process, the District of Columbia Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect Act of 1977, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatm…
CHILD WELFARE
Brian A. v. Haslam

3:00-cv-00445 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

Filed Date: May 10, 2000

Closed Date: Feb. 25, 2019

On May 10, 2000, children in the custody of the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services (including a subclass of African American foster care children) filed this class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, against the state of Tennessee. The plaintiffs, represented by Children’s Rights and private counsel, sought to enjoin the state from subjecting class members to practices that violated their rights.The plaintiffs alleged that the state violated …
SCHOOL DESEGREGATION
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Board of Education

3:65-cv-01974 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina

Filed Date: Jan. 19, 1965

Closed Date: April 15, 2002

This summary seeks to describe how the Swann litigation influenced the desegregation of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS). For a more thorough analysis of this litigation and policy challenge through the present day, see Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: School Desegregation and Resegregation in Charlotte (Roslyn Arlin Mickelson, et al. eds. 2015). For a complete discussion of the Supreme Court’s decision in Swann, see Bernard Schwartz, Swann's Way: The School Busing Case and the Supreme Court …