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Black Love Resists in the Rust v. City of Buffalo

1:18-cv-00719 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York

Filed Date: June 28, 2018

Case Ongoing

On June 28, 2018, Black Love Resists in the Rust and four individual plaintiffs filed this class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. The plaintiffs sued the City of Buffalo under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violations of their rights under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment, and under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The plaintiffs, represented by the Center for Constitutional Rights, the National Center for Law and Economic Justice, and the Wester…
POLICING
DOJ Investigation of the Lexington Police Department and the City of Lexington, Mississippi

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This is a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) pattern and practice investigation of the City of Lexington, Mississippi and its police department. The investigation was announced on November 8, 2023. Lexington is a small town near the Mississippi Delta with a population of about 1,200. Its population is about 1,200 people (76% Black and 22% white) with a median income of roughly $39,000, which is half the national average. The LPD made the national news in July 2022 when a former LPD officer leaked…
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Baker v. Florissant

4:16-cv-01693 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Filed Date: Oct. 31, 2016

Closed Date: May 13, 2024

In this case, a Missouri city settled for $2.9 million over allegations that it had jailed plaintiffs for being unable to pay fines. On October 31st, 2016, a group of plaintiffs who had allegedly been jailed for their inability to pay fines owed to the City of Florissant, Missouri for traffic tickets or other minor municipal offenses sued the City for due process violations in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The plaintiffs were represented by the Advancement Projec…
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Wattson v. Town of Brookside, Alabama

2:21-cv-00649 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

Filed Date: May 7, 2021

Case Ongoing

This lawsuit challenges the Town of Brookside, Alabama's (the "Town") practice of seizing vehicles and other personal property. Plaintiff, a resident of Jefferson County, Alabama filed this putative class action lawsuit against the Town on May 7, 2021 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Four months prior, plaintiff had loaned his car to a friend; while his friend was driving the car, she was pulled over by officers of the Brookside Police Department (the "Department…
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Coleman v. Brookside

2:22-cv-00423 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

Filed Date: April 4, 2022

Case Ongoing

This is a class-action lawsuit challenging a small town’s practice of over-policing to generate revenue through fines and fees. On April 4, 2022, a group of individuals whom the Brookside police detained in traffic stops filed this complaint and motion for class certification in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. The plaintiffs sued the Town of Brookside, Alabama, Jett's Towing, and three Brookside police officers in their individual capacities, seeking redress for Fo…
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Daves v. Dallas County

3:18-cv-00154 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: Jan. 21, 2018

Closed Date: Jan. 8, 2024

On January 21, 2018, eight arrestees who could not afford to post bail filed this class action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The plaintiffs sued Dallas County, the Dallas County Sheriff, the Dallas County Magistrate Judges, the Dallas County Criminal Court at Law Judges, and the Dallas County District Court Judges, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, for violations of the Fourteenth Amendment. The plaintiffs, represented by the ACLU of Texas, the ACLU Criminal Law Reform Pr…
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Wilkins v. Aberdeen Enterprises

4:17-cv-00606 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma

Filed Date: Nov. 2, 2017

Case Ongoing

On November 2, 2017, individuals facing arrest because of their inability to pay their court fines and costs filed this putative class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. The plaintiffs sued the Oklahoma Sheriff’s Association, every Oklahoma county sheriff, and Aberdeen Enterprises, a private collections company. The plaintiffs sued under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and Oklahoma state law. The plai…
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Allison v. Allen

1:19-cv-01126 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Filed Date: Nov. 12, 2019

Case Ongoing

This is a class-action lawsuit challenging the detention of indigent individuals awaiting trial who are unable to post bail in exchange for their freedom. On November 12, 2019, three confined individuals in the Alamance County Detention Center, North Carolina, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. The plaintiffs sued the Chief Alamance County District Court Judge, District Court Magistrates, the Senior Resident Superior Court Judge, and the She…
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Briggs v. Montgomery

2:18-cv-02684 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: Aug. 23, 2018

Case Ongoing

This case concerns alleged wealth-based discrimination in a deferred prosecution program for marijuana possession. On August 23, 2018, three Maricopa County, Arizona residents who were referred to Maricopa County's marijuana diversion program filed this class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. The plaintiffs sued Maricopa County and Treatment Assessment Screening Center, Incorporated (“TASC”), a private company, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiffs, represe…
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Thomas v. Town of Brookside, Alabama

2:22-cv-00157 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

Filed Date: Feb. 6, 2022

Case Ongoing

This is a class action lawsuit challenging an Alabama town’s policing practice of unlawfully seizing and retaining property during arrests. On February 6, 2022, the named plaintiff filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama against the Town of Brookside, Alabama. Plaintiff alleged that the Brookside police ran him off the road—causing damage to his motorcycle—and then unlawfully retained his motorcycle following his arrest without providing an oppor…