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POLICING
U.S. v. Prince George's County, Maryland

8:04-cv-00185 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Jan. 22, 2004

In July 1999, the U.S. Department of Justice [DOJ] initiated an investigation pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 14141 of alleged misconduct by the Canine Section of the Prince George's County Police Department [PGPD]. The investigation followed some eighteen civil rights lawsuits filed between 1993 through 1998 by individuals that alleged dog attacks by the PGPD's canine unit. In October 2000, the DOJ expanded the scope of its investigation to include broader allegations of excessive force. The DOJ and t…
POLICING
Drumwright v. Cole

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

Filed Date: Nov. 2, 2020

Case Ongoing

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…
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

Closed Date: Dec. 9, 2019

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 minor, 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…
JAIL CONDITIONS
CODING IN PROCESS
Ray v. Madison Co., et al

1:20-cv-02973 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Filed Date: Nov. 13, 2020

Closed Date: June 23, 2021

None
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
CODING IN PROCESS
VOG v. City of New Albany

4:06-cv-00076 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Filed Date: May 16, 2006

None
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
CODING IN PROCESS
Vote Forward v. DeJoy

1:20-cv-02405 | U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Filed Date: Aug. 28, 2020

Case Ongoing

NOTE: This case is being tracked in close to real time by the Stanford/MIT Healthy Elections Project. So for information, see their tracker. According to their summary as of 10/07/2020, The lawsuit brings claims focusing on: (1) the delay in the delivery of mail ballots caused by the policy changes, which will place unconstitutional burdens on the right to vote during the ongoing pandemic; and (2) the Postmaster General’s failure to seek approval from the Postal Regulatory Commission, as requi…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Thomas v. Pate

1:66-cv-00609 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: April 5, 1966

In 1966, two black inmates of the Illinois State Penitentiary in Joliet, Illinois, filed a lawsuit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Illinois Department of Correction, Illinois State Penitentiary, and the penitentiary's warden in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The plaintiffs, represented by private counsel, challenged racial discrimination in vocational and educational offerings, cruel and unusual conditions of disciplinary cells, the lack of due…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Shango v. Jurich

1:74-03598 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Dec. 13, 1974

Closed Date: June 2, 1992

An inmate at the Stateville Correction Center in Joliet, Illinois filed a pro se lawsuit in 1981 under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The plaintiff sought injunctive relief from disciplinary proceedings that allegedly violated his due process rights and from the overall conditions of his imprisonment. Specifically, the plaintiff complained of being transferred to Menard Correction Center without due process and of having his personal belonging…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Gibson v. McEvers

3:79-03151 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois

Filed Date: July 20, 1979

Closed Date: 1980

On July 20, 1979, an inmate of the Logan Correction center in Lincoln, Illinois, filed a lawsuit pro se pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the assistant warden, other prison officials, and members of the parole board in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. The complaint alleged that as a black inmate, he received unequal treatment in disciplinary proceedings in violation of his due process rights and that defendants prevented his use of the law library in violation of…
PRISON CONDITIONS
South v. Rowe

1:78-04738 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Dec. 1, 1978

In December 1978, Sheridan Correctional Center inmate Gary South sued prison officials seeking to improve the law library and to have a disciplinary charge expunged from his record. South sought both money damages and injunctive relief. In December 1980, prior to the resolution of this case, Smith was discharged. His lawsuit remained active until February 11, 1982 when the parties entered into a court-approved settlement agreement: defendants agreed to expunge all records of the challenged …