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ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
League Of Women Voters of South Dakota v. Noem

4:22-cv-04085 | U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota

Filed Date: June 28, 2022

Closed Date: Jan. 27, 2023

This case is about the League of Women Voters of South Dakota and the League of Women Voters of the United States (collectively, the “League”) and two private plaintiffs asserting that South Dakota Senate Bill 180 (“SB180”) would limit petition circulators who contact voters of proposed ballots measures to residents of South Dakota who have lived in the state for more than 30 days, severely restricting voters’ access to ballot measures and voter-engagement organizations’ ability to engage in po…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Dogan v. Noem

1:25-cv-01130 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 15, 2025

Closed Date: April 25, 2025

This case is one of numerous lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s abrupt termination of immigration visas—mostly student or work visas—with no notice to the visa-holders and with dubious or no legal basis. You can see all of the cases here. On April 15, 2025, an international student—attending school on an F-1 visa--filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against the Secretary of Homeland Security. In early April, the Defendants abruptly te…

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IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Casilao v. Hotelmacher LLC

5:17-cv-00800 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

Filed Date: July 26, 2017

This case challenged the legality of a scheme to recruit Filipino nationals to work in the United States under an H-2B visa. On July 26, 2017, three Filipino nationals recruited to work in the United States filed a class-action lawsuit against the owners of Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) operating various hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment venues in Oklahoma. Plaintiffs were represented by the ACLU of Oklahoma, Legal Aid, and the Equal Justice Center. The suit was filed in the Unite…

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JAIL CONDITIONS
Mock v. Glynn County, Georgia

2:18-cv-00025 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia

Filed Date: March 9, 2018

Closed Date: July 8, 2019

This case challenges Glynn County, Georgia's cash bail system. Two named plaintiffs, incarcerated persons accused of misdemeanors who could not afford to pay bail or hire a private attorney, filed suit against Glynn County in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia on March 9, 2018. Represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, plaintiffs filed suit against the sheriff, magistrate judge, and the public defender for misdemeanors for Glynn County. The plaintiffs alleged …
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Duchitanga v. Lloyd

1:18-cv-10332 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Nov. 6, 2018

Closed Date: July 28, 2022

This is a case about delays in the release of detained immigrant children to their families resulting from new policies and practices that subjected parents and others to unwarranted fingerprint checks. According to the complaint, family members had to wait months to receive a fingerprint appointment and then several more months for the results. These delays resulted in a dramatic spike in the amount of time children spent in government custody.  On November 6, 2018, several detained immigrant …
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Rodriguez v. The City of Grand Prairie

3:15-cv-00718 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: March 4, 2015

Closed Date: July 21, 2015

This is a case about election management in Grand Prairie, Texas. On March 4, 2015, the plaintiff, a Latino voter residing in Grand Prairie, Texas, filed a complaint the United States District Court for the District of North Texas against defendants The City of Grand Prairie, the city’s mayor, and all members of its city council. The plaintiff, represented by private counsel, alleged that Grand Prairie’s system for electing its 8-member city council—(1) six single-member districts and two at-la…
JAIL CONDITIONS
U.S. v. Columbus Consolidated City/County Government (Muscogee County)

4:99-cv-00132 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia

Filed Date: Sept. 23, 1999

Closed Date: July 8, 2019

In 1994, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice notified Muscogee County, Georgia that it intended to investigate conditions in the county jail. In 1995, following the investigation, the DOJ notified the Chairman of the Muscogee County Commission of its findings and made recommendations regarding staffing and supervision, grievance system, exercise, access to reading materials, medical and mental healthcare, dental care, suicide prevention, general sanitation, fire safety, …
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Schilling v. Washburne

3:21-cv-00022 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia

Filed Date: June 21, 2021

Closed Date: Aug. 26, 2022

This case is about an alleged infringement on an individual's right to vote due to his failure to wear a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic.  On June 6, 2021, plaintiff filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. The plaintiff sued the Chief Officer of Elections for the Electoral Board in Albemarle County and two anonymous poll workers, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 52 U.S.C. § 10307(b), seeking declaratory and injunctive relief in addition to attorneys’ fees…
POLICING
Tapps v. McClendon

2:22-cv-00013 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Filed Date: Jan. 4, 2022

Closed Date: Sept. 15, 2023

On January 4, 2022, an African American, Louisiana resident filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana against the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office (“JPSO”), Hum Management LLC (“Hum”), and a JPSO deputy in his individual capacity. The plaintiff brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to remedy violations of her Fourth Amendment rights as well as several state law claims, including: (1) unreasonable seizure in violation of Louisiana Constitution Article I, S…
POLICING
Dinler v. City of New York

1:04-cv-07921 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Oct. 7, 2004

Closed Date: April 8, 2014

On October 7, 2004, three private citizens filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The plaintiffs sued the city of New York and the commissioner of the New York City Police department under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Represented by the New York Civil Liberties Union, the plaintiffs sought declaratory and injunctive relief as well as compensatory damages. The case was assigned to Judge Deborah A. Batts. According to the complaint, the plaintiffs had been peace…