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Lombardi v. Raimondo

1:19-cv-00364 | U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Filed Date: July 3, 2019

Closed Date: March 16, 2022

This is a case about the civil rights of people who have been sentenced to a life term of incarceration.  On July 3, 2019, two men serving life sentences in the custody of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, challenging the constitutionality of the state's "Civil Death Act," R.I. Gen. Laws § 13-6-1 et seq. Under that statute, people sentenced to an adult correctional facility for life were declared "civilly d…
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Howard v. Coonrod

6:21-cv-00062 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: Jan. 8, 2021

Case Ongoing

This is a challenge to Florida's parole procedures for people sentenced in the state to life with parole for crimes committed under the age of 18.    On January 8, 2021, the four named plaintiffs filed this action in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, seeking to represent a class of the more than 100 people serving life with parole sentences in Florida for crimes committed under the age of 18.  They argued that Florida's parole procedures failed to comply with the U.S. …
POLICING
DOJ Investigation of Tulsa Police Department

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On February 8, 2001, the Department of Justice opened an investigation into the Tulsa Police Department after a Black Tulsa police officer filed a lawsuit alleging discriminatory treatment against officers. That class-action suit resulted in a consent decree in May 2003 which required officers to record and report stop-and-arrest data and report uses of force.  The DOJ investigation was purportedly focused on allegations of excessive use of force and discriminatory policing. The DOJ did not fil…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Thompson v. Rizzitelli

3:10-cv-00071 | U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

Filed Date: Jan. 15, 2010

Closed Date: Sept. 29, 2015

On January 15, 2010, an individual plaintiff filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut against the Derby Democratic Town Committee (DDTC) and several individuals. He claimed the defendants conspired to exclude him from fair competition for the Democratic nomination of Mayor of Derby on the basis of his race and alleged violations of the First, Ninth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985(3), and 1986 as well as the § 2 of the Voting Rights Act…
POLICING
DOJ Investigation of Eastpointe Police Department

No Court

On March 20, 1998, the Department of Justice opened an investigation into the Eastpointe Police Department of Michigan after a private lawsuit was filed against the police for racially profiling young Black boys riding bikes in this region of metro Detroit. The plaintiffs did not prevail in that private suit, but the ACLU filed a subsequent suit alleging similar abuses and reached a $160,000 settlement with the police department.
POLICING
DOJ Investigation of New York City Police Department (Southern District)

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On March 17, 1999, the Department of Justice opened an investigation into the Southern District of the New York Police Department after police shot and killed the unarmed Guinean man Amadou Diallo. The state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer also opened an investigation into the NYPD’s stop and frisk practices. The DOJ did not file a complaint and the case was closed on March 31, 2005.
POLICING
DOJ Investigation of Charleston Police Department

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On March 31, 1999, the Department of Justice opened an investigation into the Charleston Police Department of West Virginia after allegations that the Street Crimes Unit engaged in racial profiling and improper searches. The DOJ recommended several changes to the police department, including updating its use-of-force policy and separating the internal affairs department to allow it to operate more independently. The DOJ subsequently issued a letter citing significant improvement within the poli…
POLICING
1997 DOJ Investigation of Orange County Sheriff's Office

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On April 11, 1997, the Department of Justice opened an investigation of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OSCO) in Florida after receiving allegations of discriminatory policing and unlawful stops, searches, and seizures, stemming from the Criminal Patrol Unit, a drug interception unit which operated on the turnpike. During the investigation, state legislators passed a statute requiring law enforcement agencies to adopt anti-discrimination policies and procedures for handling civilian complai…
POLICING
DOJ Investigation of New York City Police Department (Eastern District)

No Court

On August 21, 1997, following the highly publicized beating and sexual assault by a police officer of Abner Louima, a Haitian American man, the Department of Justice launched an excessive force investigation of the NYPD.  According to reporting, the NYPD and the DOJ engaged in settlement conversations and the city attorney appealed directly to then Attorney General Janet Reno to avoid a lawsuit. No public settlement is available. The DOJ did not file a complaint against the NYPD, and the case w…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Cummings v. Premier Rehab, P.L.L.C.

4:18-cv-00649 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: Aug. 7, 2018

Closed Date: April 28, 2022

An individual plaintiff brought this suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas on August 7, 2018, against a physical therapy provider who declined to provide the plaintiff with an ASL interpreter. The complaint alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Rehabilitation Act, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), and the Texas Human Resources Code. The plaintiff sought injunctive relief and damages for the emotional distress she ex…