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United States of America v. Louisville Metro/Jefferson County Government

3:24-cv-00722 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

Filed Date: Dec. 12, 2024

On April 26, 2021, the Department of Justice announced that it had opened a pattern and practice investigation of the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) to assess: all use of force, with a particular focus on use of force against individuals with behavioral health disabilities or individuals engaged in activities protected by the First Amendment; discriminatory practices in conducting stops, searches, seizures, and arrests; department policies, training, and supervision; and LMPD account…

Case Is Ongoing

POLICING
DOJ Investigation of Phoenix Police Department

No Docket | No Court

On August 5, 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it was opening a pattern and practice investigation into the City of Phoenix and the Phoenix Police Department (collectively, “PhxPD”). DOJ initiated the investigation under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, which prohibits state and local governments from engaging in a pattern or practice of conduct by law enforcement officers that deprives individuals of rights protected by the Constitution or federal law. T…
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Robinson v. Sabin

0:20-cv-60533 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Filed Date: March 12, 2020

Closed Date: March 12, 2020

Prior to this case, the plaintiff, along with two other men, were charged with 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1) and 853 conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine. Neither charge came with a threshold amount of substance. The plaintiff alleged that he and his co-conspirators were charged with the "maximum penalty," even though the indictment never stated a specific quantity of cocaine.  On March 12, 2020, one individual plaintiff filed a pro se lawsuit against the defendant, the sentencin…

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

POLICING
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Porter

2:77-cv-01164 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Oct. 6, 1977

Closed Date: July 2, 1982

This case involved allegations of misconduct against Officer Baranyai, a policeman of the Borough of Millvale. On October 6, 1977, the Attorney General of Pennsylvania filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania against Officer Baranyai and the Millvale chief of police, mayor, and borough council. Filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the complaint sought injunctive relief prohibiting defendants from violating the constitutional rights of the residents of Millva…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
White v. Sweeney

3:19-cv-03181 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois

Filed Date: July 31, 2019

Closed Date: Aug. 26, 2021

This is a case about alleged civil rights violations stemming from an arrest related to a stolen vehicle title. On July 13, 2019, an individual filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, Springfield Division. The individual sued a Rochester, Illinois Police Officer and the Illinois Secretary of State Police Investigator under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for deprivation of rights. The individual, appearing pro se, sought unspecified money damages. The individual cla…
POLICING
Baraka v. Habba

2:25-cv-06846 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: June 3, 2025

This case is about the arrest and prosecution of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka at an ICE detention facility. On June 3, 2025, Mayor Baraka filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey against Interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba and Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent Ricky J. Patel under the Fourth Amendment. Represented by private counsel, Mayor Baraka sought compensatory damages, punitive damages, and attorneys’ fees. Judge Brian R. Martinotti presides over …

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POLICING
Bledsoe v. Willis

5:21-cv-04367 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

Filed Date: Dec. 21, 2021

This case challenged what it alleged was a malicious prosecution following a blatantly deficient police investigation and alleged wrongful arrest without probable cause. On December 21, 2021, the plaintiff filed this lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. He sued the Shreveport Police Department and the Caddo Parish District Attorney’s Office under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Represented by the ACLU of Louisiana and private counsel, the plaintiff alleged that the District A…

Case Is Ongoing

Affirmed

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People of the State of New York v. Wallkill

7:01-cv-00364 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Jan. 18, 2001

Closed Date: Feb. 28, 2006

This case involved misconduct by the Wallkill Police Department (WPD). On January 18, 2001, the Attorney General filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the Town of Wallkill (Town), seeking injunctive relief to reform and monitor the WPD. The case was assigned to District Judge Colleen McMahon. The lawsuit was the offshoot of the Attorney General's investigation of the WPD. The investigation revealed a pattern of pervasive misconduct, including…
POLICING
Chiaverini v. City of Napoleon

3:17-cv-02527 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Filed Date: Nov. 16, 2017

This case, filed in Michigan state court in 2011, challenged Michigan's governor's power to revoke the commutation of a prison sentence. The plaintiff in this case was convicted in 1989 of first-degree murder and armed robbery and sentenced by the circuit court in Wayne County, Michigan to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. In January 2010, the plaintiff applied for a sentence commutation to parolable life. After a favorable review by the Executive Clemency Advisory Council, t…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Saravia v. Sessions

3:17-cv-03615 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: June 22, 2017

This case, filed on June 22, 2017, was brought by a parent on behalf of her minor child for wrongful incarceration by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The complaint alleged that the child, A.H., was released into the plaintiff's custody but that a few years later, ICE arrested and detained him without cause. Represented by the ACLU of Northern California, the ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project, and the private law firm Cooley LLP, the plaintiff argued that the government violated th…

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

June 22, 2017

First Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and Class Action Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief

Saravia v. Sessions

Aug. 11, 2017

Order Granting the Motion for Preliminary Injunction, the Motion for Provisional Class Certification; Granting in Part and Denying in Part the Federal Defendants' Motion to Dismiss; Granting in Full the Non-Federal Defendants' Motions to Dismiss

Saravia v. Sessions

Nov. 20, 2017

Order Granting The Motion For Preliminary Injunction; Granting The Motion For Provisional Class Certification; Granting In Part And Denying In Part The Federal Defendants' Motion To Dismiss; Granting In Full The Non–Federal Defendants' Motions To Dismiss

Nov. 20, 2017

Order Granting in Part Plaintiffs' Emergency Application for Relief

Saravia v. Sessions

Nov. 27, 2017

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