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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Patterson v. Virginia Department of Corrections

3:23-cv-00757 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: Nov. 9, 2023

Case Ongoing

This is a class action lawsuit concerning sex discrimination in the Virginia Department of Corrections’ (VDOC) policies on body scanners. On November 9, 2023, three current and former female VDOC employees, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The employees sued VDOC via 2 U.S.C. §§ 2000e, alleging sex discrimination in employment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, and …
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Raiklin v. Virginia Board/Department of Elections

3:18-cv-00288 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: May 23, 2018

Closed Date: July 9, 2018

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DISABILITY RIGHTS
Disability Rights California v. County of Alameda

3:20-cv-05256 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: July 30, 2020

Case Ongoing

This case was brought by Disability Rights California (DRC), a nonprofit corporation, to challenge the systemic institutionalization and segregation of Alameda County residents with serious mental health disabilities. On July 30, 2020, DRC filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and named the County of Alameda (the County), Alameda Health System, and Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services (County Behavioral Health) as defendants. DRC brought…
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Thompson v. Alabama

2:16-cv-00783 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

Filed Date: Sept. 26, 2016

Closed Date: May 26, 2023

This case challenges section 177(b) of the Alabama Constitution, which disenfranchises individuals with convictions of felonies "involving moral turpitude." In 1985, the Supreme Court held that the 1901 drafters of the Alabama disenfranchisement provision specifically selected the vague and arbitrary "moral turpitude" standard in order to disenfranchise black people. Hunter v. Underwood, 471 U.S. 222 (1985). The provision was therefore unconstitutional and inoperative. But in 1996, Alabama put …
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Daves v. Dallas County

3:18-cv-00154 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: Jan. 21, 2018

Closed Date: Jan. 8, 2024

On January 21, 2018, eight arrestees who could not afford to post bail filed this class action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The plaintiffs sued Dallas County, the Dallas County Sheriff, the Dallas County Magistrate Judges, the Dallas County Criminal Court at Law Judges, and the Dallas County District Court Judges, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, for violations of the Fourteenth Amendment. The plaintiffs, represented by the ACLU of Texas, the ACLU Criminal Law Reform Pr…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Kassman v. KPMG LLP

1:11-cv-03743 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: June 2, 2011

Closed Date: June 22, 2022

On June 2, 2011, a female former manager filed this putative class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against KPMG LLP, a large accounting and professional services firm. The plaintiff asserted claims of gender discrimination under the Equal Pay Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, and state and local laws. Represented by private counsel, she sought permanent injunctive relief and damages for gender-based employment discrimination. The case was as…
SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Fenico v. City of Philadelphia

2:20-cv-03336 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: July 8, 2020

Case Ongoing

This case is about whether the City of Philadelphia’s decision to take disciplinary action against city police officers for using Facebook to openly denigrate various minority groups and glorify the use of violence constituted impermissible First Amendment retaliation. The plaintiffs were a group of twelve current and former Philadelphia Police Officers who were terminated, suspended, and/or disciplined after an online database aggregated and published highly offensive Facebook posts that they …
EDUCATION
Tennessee v. U.S. Department of Agriculture

3:22-cv-00257 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee

Filed Date: July 26, 2022

Closed Date: March 29, 2023

This case is about whether the Food and Nutrition Act (“FNA”) (7 U.S.C. § 2011, et seq.) and Title IX (20 U.S.C. § 1681, et seq.) permit states to categorically refuse low income individuals federally funded food-assistance benefits on the basis of gender identity. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”), through the Food and Nutrition Service (“FNS”), administers the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP”). SNAP is implemented through cooperative grant agreements between the fed…
FAIR HOUSING/LENDING/INSURANCE
Lopez v. Noble Credit Union

24CECG00076 | California state trial court

Filed Date: Jan. 5, 2024

Case Ongoing

This is a case about whether a California-based credit union illegally discriminated against loan or credit product applicants on the basis of immigration status. On January 5, 2024, a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient residing in California brought a putative class action lawsuit against Noble Credit Union (“Noble”) in the Superior Court of California, County of Fresno. The plaintiff brought her suit under California’s Civil Rights Act (California Civil Code §§ 51, et seq…
FAIR HOUSING/LENDING/INSURANCE
In re Wells Fargo Mortgage Discrimination Litigation

3:22-cv-00990 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Feb. 17, 2022

Case Ongoing

This case, originally captioned as Williams v. Wells Fargo, is about whether Wells Fargo illegally discriminated against non-white applicants for home mortgage loans or refinancing options. On February 17, 2022, a Black home borrower from Georgia brought a putative class action lawsuit against Wells Fargo in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The original complaint alleged that Wells Fargo maintained a nationwide set of discriminatory mortgage loan origination and …