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ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Yi v. Board of Elections of Montgomery County of Maryland

8:16-cv-01850 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: June 3, 2016

Closed Date: Sept. 12, 2016

This is a case alleging that naturalized citizens should be allowed to run for president.  On June 3, 2016, plaintiff, a naturalized citizen of the US, filed this suit pro se against the Board of Elections of Montgomery County Of Maryland and the Maryland Board of Elections in the District Court of Maryland. Plaintiff stated that, as of 1978, he was a naturalized U.S. citizen, but he could not vote for himself in primary and general elections for president. Plaintiff alleged that because he is …
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Fuller v. Nai Aupuni Directors

1:15-cv-00470 | U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii

Filed Date: Nov. 10, 2015

Closed Date: Feb. 25, 2016

This is a case about native Hawaiians' right to self determination.  On November 10, 2015, the plaintiff, a resident of Hawaii, filed this suit in the District of Hawaii against the Nai Aupuni Directors and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustees. The plaintiff alleged that he and his family "are of Kamehameha descendants and are heirs and successors to the Crown Land of Hawaii Nei and we are also Kanaka Mauoli (Original True Man) Nationals", and demanded an injunction to stop Nai Aupuni, an in…
SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Ingber v. New York University

1:23-cv-10023 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Nov. 14, 2023

Closed Date: July 11, 2024

This is a case about New York University’s (NYU) duty to protect its students from discrimination and whether it met that duty with respect to its Jewish students in the wake of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel.  On November 14, 2023, three Jewish NYU students, represented by private counsel, filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for Southern District of New York against NYU alleging that the university acted with deliberate indifference to antisemitism on its campus and faile…
POLICING
American Civil Liberties Union v. Department of Justice

1:24-cv-05722 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: July 29, 2024

Case Ongoing

Concerned with the targeting of protesters and communities of color by Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTTFs) and fusion centers, the ACLU submitted identical FOIA requests to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the FBI, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on May 21, 2024, seeking records relating to the use of JTTFs and/or fusion centers by those agencies. Due to the respective agencies' lack of timely response to the FOIA requests, the national ACLU and the ACLU of New York file…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
One Wisconsin Institute v. Nichol

3:15-cv-00324 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin

Filed Date: May 29, 2015

Closed Date: Jan. 13, 2023

This is a lawsuit regarding a set of changes in Wisconsin's voter registration and election laws. On May 29, 2015, the advocacy groups of One Wisconsin Institute and Citizen Action of Wisconsin Education Fund, as well as individual voters, filed suit in the United States Western District Court of Wisconsin, represented by Perkins Coie. The defendants in this case are members of the Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board (“GAB”), a state governmental entity that oversees Wisconsin’s campaig…
POLICING
United States v. Puerto Rico

3:12-cv-02039 | U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico

Filed Date: Dec. 21, 2012

Case Ongoing

On December 21, 2012, after a thorough investigation, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and its police department pursuant to the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. The Government alleged that the Puerto Rico Police Bureau (PRPB) violated the First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendments by engaging in unlawful patterns and practices. Filed along with the complaint was…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Wei v. Spears

7:15-cv-08245 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Oct. 20, 2015

Closed Date: Dec. 22, 2015

On October 20, 2015, a group of Chinese American residents of Deerpark, New York, brought a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleging violations of the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution and the Voting Rights Act. The case was assigned to District Judge Vincent L. Briccetti. The plaintiffs, through private counsel, purportedly represented a group of 30 similarly situated Chinese Americans who were full-time students atten…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Mexican American Legislative Caucus v. State of Texas

1:21-cv-00988 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: Nov. 3, 2021

Case Ongoing

This case involves allegations that the 2021 redistricting plans for the Texas House (Plan H2316), Texas Senate (Plan S2168), Texas State Board of Education (Plan E2106), and the U.S. House of Representatives (C2193) intentionally discriminated against Latino voters. On November 3, 2021, the Mexican American Legislative Caucus (MALC), a non-profit organization serving members of the Texas House of Representatives, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
De La Fuente v. Democratic Party of Tennessee

3:16-cv-00189 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

Filed Date: Feb. 5, 2016

Closed Date: Dec. 20, 2016

This case is about a Hispanic businessman who alleged he had been improperly excluded from the Presidential Primary Ballot for the Democratic Party in the state of Tennessee. In Tennessee, a presidential candidate can gain access to the Democratic Primary Ballot by being named by the Secretary of State as “nationally recognized candidate.” On November 23, 2015, the businessman had sent a letter to the Secretary of State of Tennessee, formally requesting to be placed on the Presidential Primary …
POLICING
Illinois v. City of Chicago

1:17-cv-06260 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Aug. 29, 2017

Case Ongoing

This case established a consent decree related to alleged systemic misconduct by the Chicago Police Department.  On August 29, 2017, the State of Illinois filed this lawsuit against the City of Chicago in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the Illinois Civil Rights Act of 2003, and the Illinois Human Rights Act. The State brought this action on behalf of the people of Illinois to ensure that the City enacted comprehensive, lasting reform of th…