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PRISON CONDITIONS
Flynn v. Doyle

2:06-cv-00537 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Filed Date: May 1, 2006

Case Ongoing

On May 1, 2006, attorneys for the National Prison Project of the ACLU Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin Foundation Inc. filed a civil rights class action in the United States District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on behalf of female inmates incarcerated at Taycheedah Correctional Institution (TCI) in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Plaintiffs alleged that their conditions of confinement violated their rights under the Eighth and Fourteen…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
CODING IN PROCESS
Ivey v. Lamone

1:20-cv-01995 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: July 7, 2020

Closed Date: July 20, 2020

During the November 2020 election, an individual (the plaintiff in this case) wanted to become an independent candidate for Maryland’s Seventh Congressional District on the November 2020 general election ballot. However, COVID-19 restrictions and communication issues from the Maryland Board of Elections provided some obstacles to her goal.  To become a candidate, the plaintiff needed to get signatures from 1% of the total number of registered and eligible voters (voters that can vote for the po…
REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
CODING IN PROCESS
Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence v. Greene

2:11-cv-01626 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: Aug. 18, 2011

Closed Date: Feb. 27, 2012

(This summary is temporary, while we research the case.) The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Arizona and the Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence (AzCADV) have filed a First Amendment challenge to an Arizona law that would exclude any nonprofit organization that provides abortion referrals or counseling from receiving donations through the state's Working Poor Tax Credit Program.
PRISON CONDITIONS
Ligons v. Minnesota Department of Corrections

0:15-cv-02210 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: May 1, 2015

Case Ongoing

On May 1, 2015, inmates of the Minnesota Department of Corrections (MDOC) suffering from hepatitis-C filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. The plaintiffs sued the Minnesota Department of Corrections and Centene Corporation, a provider of healthcare for inmates, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Article I § 8 of the Minnesota Constitution, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The plaintiffs, represented by private counsel,…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
People First of Alabama v. Merrill

2:20-cv-00619 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

Filed Date: May 1, 2020

Case Ongoing

COVID-19 Summary: This lawsuit was filed by Alabama voters to temporarily enjoin Alabama’s voting law provisions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The plaintiffs challenged the witness and photo ID requirement, requiring absentee voters to obtain witness or notary signatures, and submit a photocopy of their ID with their ballot. The plaintiffs sought declaratory and injunctive relief to enjoin enforcement of the Witness and ID requirement and to allow curbside voting during the primary, municipal, …
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
State of Texas v. Nielsen

1:18-cv-00068 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: May 1, 2018

Case Ongoing

On May 1, 2018, Texas and six other states brought actions for declaratory and injunctive relief against the United States and various officials in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The plaintiffs, represented by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas, claimed that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, created by a 2012 executive action by the Obama Administration, violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and the Take Care Clause of the…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
English v. Chester County

2:10-cv-00244 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Jan. 20, 2010

Closed Date: July 20, 2010

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PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Guzzo v. Mead

2:14-cv-00200 | U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming

Filed Date: Oct. 7, 2014

Case Ongoing

On October 7, 2014, four same-sex couples and Wyoming Equality filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming under 42 U.S.C § 1983 against the State of Wyoming. The four couples live in Wyoming, two seek to get married in the state and the others seek to have their marriages, performed in other jurisdictions, legally recognized in the state. Wyoming Equality is a non-profit organization that works on behalf of LGBT causes in the state. The plaintiffs asked the …
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
F.V. v. Barron

1:17-cv-00170 | U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho

Filed Date: April 18, 2017

Case Ongoing

(This summary is temporary while we research the case.) This case is about Idaho's laws that have created barriers for transgender people to change the sex on their birth certificates in order to reflect their gender identities.
POLICING
CODING IN PROCESS
Ger Chong Ze Chang v. County of Siskiyou

2:22-at-00807 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

Filed Date: Aug. 3, 2022

Case Ongoing

(This summary is temporary while we research the case.) This putative class action lawsuit was filed by four Asian Americans against the Siskiyou County officials and the Siskiyou sheriff’s department, alleging that the county waged a systematic campaign of racist hostility and persecution, including restricting Asian Americans' right to water and executing unlawful traffic stops, search and seizure practices, and property liens that are blatantly aimed at Asian Americans.