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ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Bambenek v. White

3:20-cv-03107 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois

Filed Date: April 27, 2020

Closed Date: Nov. 9, 2020

This is a challenge to Illinois’ signature collection requirement for initiative referendums to appear on the ballot in light of COVID-19 which made it difficult to safely collect signatures. On April 27, 2020, named plaintiffs, the organizers of two unincorporated political associations, filed a complaint in the District Court for the Central District of Illinois. The plaintiffs were represented by private counsel and the case was assigned to District Judge Sue Myerscough. The defendants inclu…
POLICING
Mitchell v. City of Los Angeles

2:16-cv-01750 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: March 14, 2016

Case Ongoing

On March 14, 2016, several homeless individuals (one with a disability) and two organizations that help homeless individuals filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against the City of Los Angeles, seeking a declaratory judgment, injunctive relief, and damages under 28 U.S.C. § 1983, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act, and state law. The plaintiffs alleged continuing violations of the plaintiffs' rights under the Fourth, Fift…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Blankenship v. Newsom

3:20-cv-04479 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: July 7, 2020

Closed Date: Aug. 19, 2020

COVID-19 Summary: This lawsuit was filed on July 7, 2020 by a third-party presidential candidate and a California registered voter, seeking an injunction against the state's ballot signature requirement and deadline and a declaration that the ballot-access laws are unconstitutional as applied during the pandemic. The court denied the plaintiffs' motion for a temporary restraining order on August 3, 2020. The plaintiffs' voluntarily dismissed the action on August 19, 2020. This case is about Ca…
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Brown v. City of Corinth

1:17-cv-00204 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi

Filed Date: Dec. 5, 2017

Closed Date: July 6, 2021

This was a case about excessive fines and fees. Plaintiffs were private citizens of Corinth, MS bringing a class action complaint against the City of Corinth and Municipal Court Judge John C. Ross. The action was brought in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi on December 5, 2017. Plaintiffs are represented by Southern Poverty Law Center and MacArthur Justice Center. The action was brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. § 2201 (The Declaratory Relief Act), and …
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Nemes v. Bensinger

3:20-cv-00407 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

Filed Date: June 8, 2020

Closed Date: July 17, 2020

This is a case about the constitutionality of a reduction in the number of polling places during the June 23, 2020 primary election in Kentucky. On June 8, 2020, a Kentucky state representative and several Kentucky residents filed this class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. They sued the governor, secretary of state, and state election officials as well as county clerks, sheriffs, and election officials in Jefferson, Fayette, Kenton, Boone, and Cam…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Money v. Pritzker

1:20-cv-02093 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: April 2, 2020

Closed Date: July 1, 2021

COVID-19 Summary: This is a class action brought on behalf of prisoners in the Illinois Department of Corrections seeking various types of relief in light of COVID-19. The plaintiffs alleged that as people in groups who are particularly vulnerable to the virus, they were exposed to a heightened risk of COVID-19. On April 10, the judge denied the plaintiffs' request for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction. The plaintiffs filed an amended complaint on May 20. The parties re…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
De La Fuente v. Hobbs

2:20-cv-01276 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: June 29, 2020

Closed Date: Oct. 2, 2020

COVID-19 Summary: Initially tracked by the Stanford/MIT Healthy Elections Project, this lawsuit was filed on June 29, 2020 by the Alliance Party its nominee for the 2020 Presidential Election, seeking modifications of Arizona's signature requirements for third-party candidates in light of COVID-19. The case was voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiffs on October 2, 2020.  The Alliance Party, a national political party, and their 2020 presidential nominee, Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente, filed this …
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Hernandez v. New York State Board of Elections

1:20-cv-04003 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: May 22, 2020

Case Ongoing

This is a case about the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the 2020 election cycle in New York. On April 9, 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued a series of executive orders allowing any voter in the state to apply to vote in the June 23, 2020 primary election using a paper absentee ballot mailed to their home. The plaintiffs are four disabled individuals and four disability advocacy groups: Disability Rights New York, National Federation of the Blind of New York State, American Council…
POLICING
DOJ Investigation of Lorain Police Department

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Filed Date: Nov. 20, 2008

Closed Date: May 16, 2012

On November 20, 2008, the U.S. Department of Justice launched this investigation, prompted by allegations that police officers in Lorain, Ohio had used excessive force. The investigation, pursuant to the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, 42 U.S.C. § 14141, focused on determining whether there were systematic violations of the Constitution or laws of the United States in the use of force by members of the Lorain Police Department (LPD). Specifically, the DOJ investigated whe…
REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
Planned Parenthood of Kansas And Mid-Missouri Inc. v. Donnelly

2:07-cv-04164 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri

Filed Date: Aug. 20, 2007

Closed Date: July 1, 2010

This is a case about Missouri’s Ambulatory Surgical Center Licensing Law, which restricted access to abortion in the state of Missouri. On August 20, 2007, Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri and a physician providing abortions for Planned Parenthood filed this lawsuit in the Western District of Missouri. Planned Parenthood sued the state of Missouri, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Boone County, and Jackson County, MO under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Represented by private …