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IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Garza v. Hargan

1:17-cv-02122 | U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Filed Date: Oct. 13, 2017

Closed Date: Sept. 30, 2020

On October 13, 2017, a 17-year-old pregnant, unaccompanied immigrant in immigration custody filed this suit against the Acting Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Acting Assistant Secretary for Administration for Children and Families (ACF), and the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) for interference with her right to abortion. Filing via a guardian and represented by the National, District of Columbia, and California offices of the American Civil L…
POLICING
CODING IN PROCESS
DOJ Investigation of the New York City Police Department's Special Victims Division

No Court

Filed Date: June 30, 2022

Case Ongoing

(This summary is temporary while we research the investigation.) This Department of Justice investigation of the New York City Police Department's Special Victims Division looked at whether the division engaged in a pattern or practice of gender-biased policing, including when handling sexual assault crime investigations.
REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
CODING IN PROCESS
June Medical Services, LLC v. Landry

22-5633 | Louisiana state trial court

Filed Date: 2022

Case Ongoing

(This summary is temporary while we research the case.) This case is about Louisiana's abortion "trigger law," which had been enacted in 2006 in anticipation of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. Here, Judge Robin M. Giarrusso of the Orleans Parish Civil District Court granted a temporary restraining order, blocking enforcement of the Louisiana law.
PUBLIC HOUSING
Gautreaux v. Chicago Housing Authority

1:66-cv-01459 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Aug. 9, 1966

Case Ongoing

Filed in 1966 and still ongoing as of 2022, this is one of the most significant housing desegregation cases ever, leading to the nation's first desegregative housing mobility voucher program. In collaboration with BPI, the Chicago public interest organization that has for decades represented the plaintiffs in this case, the Clearinghouse has acquired and posted the full litigation record—over 2100 documents, all told.  About 230 "core" documents are set to display here; if you click on "show mo…
PUBLIC HOUSING
Gautreaux v. HUD [Weaver, Romney, Hills, etc.]

01:66-cv-01460 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Aug. 9, 1966

Closed Date: Aug. 26, 1997

This Clearinghouse record deals with the federal defendant component of this complex public housing desegregation case. Filed in 1966, this part of the case ended in 1997--but the consolidated lawsuit against the Chicago Housing Authority is still ongoing as of 2022. In combination, the consolidated litigation is one of the most significant housing desegregation cases ever, leading to the nation's first desegregative housing mobility voucher program. In collaboration with BPI, the organization …
JAIL CONDITIONS
CODING IN PROCESS
Gordon v. Texas

4:98-cv-00394 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: Feb. 11, 1998

Closed Date: Nov. 22, 1999

On February 13, 1996, the plaintiff, a deaf high school student, was detained by the Houston Police Department (HPD) at the Houston City Jail. Plaintiff alleged that HPD repeatedly refused to obtain a sign language interpreter or provide access to a teletypewriter (TTY) for communication. Plaintiff was transferred to Harris County Jail on February 28, 1996 and alleged that he was again denied access to communication accommodations. Plaintiff further alleged that he was not provided an interpret…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Barrientos v. CoreCivic Inc.

4:18-cv-00070 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia

Filed Date: April 17, 2018

Case Ongoing

On April 17, 2018, three current or former detained immigrants filed this class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, where the case was assigned to Judge Clay D. Land. The plaintiffs sued CoreCivic, Inc., a private prison corporation that owns and operates the Stewart Detention Center (“Stewart”), under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1589, 1594, and 1595. The plaintiffs, represented by the Southern Poverty Law Center and priv…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Holmes v. Godinez

1:11-cv-02961 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: May 4, 2011

Case Ongoing

On May 04, 2011, deaf and hard of hearing prisoners filed this class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against officials at the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Represented by a group of public and private lawyers, the plaintiffs alleged that, while in IDOC custody, they were denied the assistance they needed to effectively communicate and participate in IDOC programs and services, in violation of the Americans with …
EDUCATION
CODING IN PROCESS
Simpson-Vlach v. Michigan Department of Education

5:21-cv-11532 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: June 30, 2021

Case Ongoing

(This summary is temporary, while we research the case.)Parents of special needs children covered by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act brought this class action against the State of Michigan and local education agencies alleging that the defendants failed to provide adequate services to their children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
JAIL CONDITIONS
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

On November 21, 2018, the plaintiff, a deaf woman, was arrested by the Anderson Police Department and transported to the Madison County Jail. The plaintiff was handcuffed behind her back while she was detained, preventing her from communicating using American Sign Language (ASL). Her requests for an interpreter were ignored and she was not provided with access to a qualified interpreter or other functional auxiliary aids (at one point, she was given a teletypewriter (TTY) but the facility lacke…