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United States investigation of Columbia University

NA (Out of court) | No Court

This matter involved United States investigations of Columbia University for alleged violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. On March 3, 2025, the Trump Administration Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Education, and US General Services Administration, as part of the Federal Government's Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism, announced they would conduct a comprehensive review of Columbia University's federal contracts and grants in conjunction with the T…

Administrative Matter Ongoing

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Luevano v. Ezell

1:79-cv-00271 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Jan. 29, 1979

Closed Date: Aug. 1, 2025

This is a long-standing case about equal employment in the federal civil service. The case was originally brought in 1979 by nonprofit counsel against the then Director of the Officer of Personnel Management (OPM) as a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The applicants had filed suit, claiming that the Professional and Administrative Career Examination (PACE) violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Plaintiffs alleged that PACE, …

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

DISABILITY RIGHTS
Doe A v. Spahn

1:23-cv-02859 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Sept. 26, 2023

[This summary is temporary while we update the case.] This lawsuit—brought on behalf of eight applicants to the Peace Corps’ Volunteer program—seeks to remedy the Peace Corps’ discrimination against applicants for volunteer service with mental health disabilities, in violation of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794(a), prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability in programs or activities receiving federal funds or conducted by an Executive Agency, and the Administra…

Case Is Ongoing

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. iTutorGroup, Inc.

1:22-cv-02565 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Filed Date: May 5, 2022

This case concerns age discrimination in artificial intelligence (AI)-aided application software. A woman over the age of 55 applied for a job posted by iTutorGroup, Inc. as an English-language tutor for students in China. When she applied using her actual birth date, her application was automatically rejected. However, when she refiled her application using a later birth date, she received an interview. This software was allegedly programmed to instantly reject women over age 55 and men over a…

Case Is Ongoing

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
United States v. Maryland Department of State Police

1:24-cv-02862 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Oct. 2, 2024

Closed Date: March 3, 2025

On October 2, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed this lawsuit against the Maryland Department of State Police (MDSP) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, alleging that MDSP’s employment screening process violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by systematically excluding Black and female applicants from hiring for the entry-level Trooper jobs. Specifically, the DOJ alleged that since at least 2017, the MDSP had engaged in a pattern or practice of uni…

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Rajaram v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

3:22-cv-02920 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: May 17, 2022

This lawsuit arose after five American citizens applied for jobs at Meta Platforms, Inc. (“Meta”) (formerly known as Facebook, Inc.). Meta did not hire them. The applicants believed Meta rejected them because Meta discriminated against American citizens when hiring employees. So the applicants sued Meta. Background: H-1B Visas and United States of America v. Facebook An H-1B visa is a temporary authorization that allows a foreign national to enter and work in the United States. H-1B visas are g…

Case Is Ongoing

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Do No Harm v. Sanders

4:25-cv-00282 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas

Filed Date: March 25, 2025

Closed Date: May 1, 2025

In this case, two non-profits challenged state statutes requiring racial diversity on certain state licensing boards. On March 25, 2025, two advocacy organizations—Do No Harm (DNH) and the Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism (FAIR)—filed suit against the Arkansas Governor in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, represented by the Pacific Legal Foundation and private counsel. The case was assigned to District Judge Lee P. Rudofsky. The case arose from two Arkansas …

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
United States v. Rhode Island Department of Corrections

1:14-cv-00078 | U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Filed Date: Feb. 10, 2014

Closed Date: Sept. 14, 2022

On February 10, 2014, the United States filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-6 ("Title VII"). The United States (the Employment Litigation Section of the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division) brought suit against the Rhode Island Department of Corrections seeking an injunction to prevent the defendant from engaging in future discrimination and back-pay damages to “make whole” those who had been harmed by the alleg…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
United States v. City of Durham, North Carolina

1:24-cv-00838 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Filed Date: Oct. 7, 2024

Closed Date: Feb. 25, 2025

This case is about enforcing Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. On October 7, 2024, the U.S. government brought a lawsuit against the City of Durham, North Carolina, in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. In its complaint, the government alleged the following facts: The Durham Fire Department (“FDF”), which is overseen by the city of Durham, used a multiple-choice and written test, the Comprehensive Examination Battery (“CEB”), to screen entry-level firefighter applic…

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Wilkins v. Austin III

1:22-cv-01272 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: Nov. 10, 2022

This lawsuit is about a challenge to U.S. military policy screening out applicants with HIV. Three private plaintiffs and Minority Veterans of America brought suit on November 10, 2022, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division, against the U.S. Secretary of Defense and Secretary of the Army. Plaintiffs held that, longstanding Department of Defense policies created an accessions bar for people living with HIV, which prevent appointment, enlistment, or …

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