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JAIL CONDITIONS
Roe v. Leis

1:00-cv-00651 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Filed Date: Aug. 9, 2000

Closed Date: 2001

On August 9, 2000, an inmate at the Hamilton County Jail in Cincinnati, Ohio filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Hamilton County in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. The plaintiff, who was represented by private counsel, asked the court for injunctive relief, alleging that her constitutional right to terminate her pregnancy had been violated by the defendants' policies regarding abortion procedures for inmates. Plaintiff's request for abortion services was d…
PRISON CONDITIONS
McDonald v. Fair

Civil Action No. 80352 | Massachusetts state trial court

Filed Date: Jan. 21, 1986

On January 21, 1986, pregnant inmates at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution in Framingham, Massachusetts filed a class-action lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. §1983 against the Massachusetts Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The plaintiffs asked the court for declaratory and injunctive relief, as well as damages, alleging that their constitutional rights had been violated by poor medical care during their pregnancies. Specifically, they com…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Doe v. Arpaio

CV 2004-009286 | Arizona state trial court

Filed Date: May 14, 2004

Closed Date: Oct. 20, 2009

In 2004, a female inmate filed a class-action lawsuit in the Superior Court of Arizona, Maricopa County, challenging the Maricopa County Sheriff's unwritten policy that required a court order to allow the transport of an inmate for the purpose of obtaining an abortion. The unwritten policy at issue prohibited transportation of inmates offsite for elective medical procedures. The Sheriff applied that policy to women seeking abortions and as a result, would only transport women for non-therapeuti…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Zaborowski v. Sheriff of Cook County

1:08-cv-06946 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Dec. 4, 2008

Closed Date: 2018

On December 4, 2008, a class of pregnant women who gave birth while incarcerated in the Cook County Jail in Chicago, Illinois, filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Cook County in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Represented by private counsel, the plaintiffs asked the court for compensatory and punitive damages, claiming that their Fourth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights and state law had been violated. Specifically, the plaintiffs claimed that de…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Harman v. Ahern

3:14-cv-03051 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: June 2, 2014

Closed Date: 2016

On June 2, 2014, several women who claimed they were unjustifiably forced to take pregnancy tests after they were arrested filled this lawsuit in Superior Court in Alameda County. The plaintiffs sued the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department under 42 U.S.C § 1983 and state law. The plaintiffs, represented by both private counsel and the ACLU, asked the court for injunctive relief. Specifically, they asked the court to eradicate the requirement that all female arrestees take a pregnancy test regar…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
ACLU of Northern California v. Burwell [later Hargan, Azar]

3:16-cv-03539 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: June 24, 2016

Closed Date: Nov. 16, 2018

On June 24, 2016, the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The ACLU sued the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), alleging a violation of its First Amendment rights. Specifically, the ACLU argued that HHS violated the constitutional restriction on state establishment of religion by allowing the use of taxpayer funds, including the individual taxes paid by ACLU membe…
HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
Franciscan Alliance, LLC v. Burwell

7:16-cv-00108 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: Aug. 23, 2016

On August 23, 2016, religiously-affiliated health organizations and five states (Texas, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Kentucky, and Kansas) filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The plaintiffs sued the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its Secretary under the Administrative Procedure Act and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act claiming violations of these Acts, as well as their First, Fifth, Tenth, and Eleventh Amendment rights. The plaintiff…
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida Inc. v. Philip

4:16-cv-00321 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida

Filed Date: June 2, 2016

On June 2, 2016, two Florida Planned Parenthood clinics filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. The plaintiffs sued the Florida Department of Health and the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violations of the Due Process and Equal Protections Clauses of the U.S. Constitution, the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and the rights to privacy and equal protection under the Florida Constitution. The p…
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas v. Smith

1:15-cv-01058 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: Nov. 23, 2015

Closed Date: May 13, 2021

On November 23, 2015, five Texas Planned Parenthoods (provider plaintiffs) and ten Medicaid patients of Planned Parenthood (patient plaintiffs) filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. The plaintiffs sued the Executive Commissioner and the Inspector General of the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiffs, represented by the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, asked the court for class action certification; d…
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Planned Parenthood Southeast v. Dzielak

3:16-cv-00454 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

Filed Date: June 15, 2016

Closed Date: Nov. 1, 2021

On June 15, 2016, Planned Parenthood Southeast, Inc. (PPSE), Planned Parenthood Greater Memphis Region, Inc. (PPGMR), and a Mississippi Medicaid patient filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. The plaintiffs sued the Mississippi Division of Medicaid under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging violations of the Medicaid Statute and the Equal Protection Clause and Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The plaintiffs, represented by the Planned Parent…