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DISABILITY RIGHTS
Seaman v. The Commonwealth of Virginia

3:22-cv-00006 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia

Filed Date: Feb. 1, 2022

Closed Date: Dec. 16, 2022

This suit was filed in the Charlottesville Division of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia on February 1, 2022. The plaintiffs, a group of parents representing their children, brought this action against the Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor Glenn Youngkin, the Virginia attorney general, the Virginia superintendent of public instruction, and the acting Virginia health commissioner. They argued that Governor Youngkin's signing of Executive Order 2, which prevented state…
PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
Soos v. Cuomo

1:20-cv-00651 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York

Filed Date: June 10, 2020

Closed Date: Aug. 16, 2021

As part of New York’s ban on gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic, attendance at houses of worship and outdoor religious gatherings was strictly limited. In June 2020, state and city officials allowed mass gatherings protesting the death of George Floyd, but continued to actively enforce prohibitions against congregational worship. On June 10, 2020, two Catholic priests and three Orthodox Jews filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. They alleged that Gove…
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Preterm-Cleveland v. Attorney General of Ohio

1:19-cv-00360 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Filed Date: May 15, 2019

Closed Date: July 7, 2022

COVID-19 Summary: This is an ongoing lawsuit regarding Ohio state legislation that would criminalize certain abortions that was amended to include a request for relief in light of COVID-19. The plaintiffs sought a temporary restraining order against the Department of Health's order which had banned all "non-essential surgeries and procedures" starting on March 18, 2020. The judge granted the temporary restraining order for a period of 14 days, which was affirmed by the Sixth Circuit on April 6,…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Lucero-Gonzalez v. Kline

2:20-cv-00901 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: May 8, 2020

Case Ongoing

COVID-19 Summary: This is a class-action brought by five prisoners with high-risk medical issues held at the federal Central Arizona Florence Correctional Complex against the U.S. Marshals Service and the Bureau of Prisons. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendant’s failure to implement basic social distancing and hygiene measures violated their Eighth and Fifth Amendment rights. The court denied the plaintiffs’ motion for injunctive relief, finding that the plaintiffs had failed to show delib…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Democracy North Carolina v. North Carolina Board of Elections

1:20-cv-00457 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Filed Date: May 22, 2020

Closed Date: March 28, 2023

NOTE: This case is being tracked in close to real time by the Stanford/MIT Healthy Elections Project. So for more current information, see their tracker. COVID-19 Summary: This suit was filed on May 22, 2020, by two non-profit organizations and six individual plaintiffs against the state of North Carolina to challenge various election laws in light of COVID-19. The plaintiffs sought declaratory and injunctive relief. No outcome yet. On May 22, 2020, Democracy North Carolina, the League of Wom…
PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
State of Texas v. Biden

3:21-cv-00309 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: Oct. 29, 2021

Case Ongoing

This is a case challenging President Biden's Executive Order (EO 14042) requiring employees of federal contractors to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. On October 29, 2021, the Attorney General of Texas, on behalf of the State of Texas, (“the State)” filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The State sued President Biden and the following federal offices (or officials associated with those offices) seeking declaratory relief: the Safer Federal Workforce Task…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas

1:21-cv-00100 | U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Filed Date: Jan. 12, 2021

Closed Date: May 11, 2023

This is a case about immigration policy that restricted refugee and asylum entry into the United States on account of health concerns around the coronavirus pandemic. On January 12, 2021, families of asylum- and refugee-seekers, who were detained by the Department of Homeland Security, sued the U.S. federal government for humanitarian protection in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. With the spread of coronavirus, on March 20, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services…
EDUCATION
Simpson-Vlach v. Michigan Department of Education

5:21-cv-11532 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: June 30, 2021

Case Ongoing

This is a putative class action suit brought by and on behalf of children with disabilities who alleged that they did not get their educational needs met by their schools due to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. On June 30, 2021, the plaintiffs—children with disabilities and their parents—filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The plaintiffs sued the Michigan Department of Education (MDE), Ann Arbor Public Schools (AAPS), and Washtenaw In…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Corona v. Cegavske

20-OC-00064-1B | Nevada state trial court

Filed Date: April 16, 2020

Closed Date: Aug. 4, 2020

This is a case about voting by mail in Nevada. On April 16, 2020, a group of plaintiffs consisting of four registered Nevada voters and the Nevada State Democratic Party, Democratic National Committee, DCCC (national congressional committee of the Democratic Party), and Priorities USA (a voter-rights advocacy nonprofit) filed this lawsuit in the First Judicial District Court of Nevada (state trial court). The plaintiffs sued the state of Nevada, plus Clark County, Washoe County, and Elko County…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
The New Georgia Project v. Raffensperger

1:20-cv-01986 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Filed Date: May 8, 2020

Closed Date: March 25, 2021

NOTE: This case is being tracked in close to real time by the Stanford/MIT Healthy Elections Project. So for more current information, see their tracker. COVID-19 summary: On May 8, 2020, two voters and a non-profit organization sued the Georgia Secretary of State, the Georgia State Election Board, and the Board of Registration and Elections of various counties to enjoin various absentee voting laws during COVID-19. The plaintiff sought declaratory and injunctive relief. They also submitted a …