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Black Lives Matter D.C. v. Trump

1:20-cv-01469 | U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Filed Date: June 4, 2020

Case Ongoing

Black Lives Matter - D.C. and several individual protestors brought this lawsuit on June 4, 2020, in the U.S. District Court for the District of D.C. in response to President Trump's use of military police to disperse peaceful protesters in Lafayette Square Park on June 1, 2020. Protesters had gathered as part of the nationwide outcry following the police killing of George Floyd. Around 6:30 in the evening, following an order to clear the square from Attorney General Barr, military and federal …
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Abay v. Denver

1:20-cv-01616 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: June 4, 2020

Case Ongoing

This class-action suit was brought in Colorado state court on June 4, 2020. That same day, the case was removed by the defendants to the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. The complaint was filed in response to police tactics used against protesters in Denver following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, MN. Plaintiffs were individuals who participated in, observed, or wanted to participate in or observe the protests; they were represented by private counsel. The c…
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Buchanan v. Trump

1:20-cv-01542 | U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Filed Date: June 11, 2020

Case Ongoing

This lawsuit was brought in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on June 11, 2020. The suit was in response to President Trump's June 1, 2020, decision to use chemical weapons against peaceful protesters in Lafayette Square Park, protesting the police killing of George Floyd. In order to clear the path for President Trump to walk to St. John's Church, the military and military police used tear gas, pepper balls, pepper spray, and other weapons to disperse the peaceful protesters…
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United States v. City of Portland

3:12-cv-02265 | U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Filed Date: Dec. 17, 2012

Case Ongoing

On December 17, 2012, the United States of America filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, 42 U.S.C. § 14141, against the City of Portland ("the City") based on the conduct of the Portland Police Bureau ("PPB"). The United States, represented by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon and the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ"), sought injunctive and declarato…
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Wolfe v. Portland

3:20-cv-01882 | U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Filed Date: Nov. 1, 2020

Case Ongoing

This case involved allegations that local, state, and federal law enforcement failed to accommodate people with disabilities during public assemblies and protests. Four Portland, Oregon residents with disabilities, along with Disability Rights Oregon, filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon (Portland) on November 1, 2020. Defendants included the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Director of the U.S. Marshals, the Superintendent of the Oregon Sta…
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Gray v. City of New York

1:21-cv-06610 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Aug. 5, 2021

Case Ongoing

This suit was filed by five professional photojournalists against the City of New York and the New York City Police Department on August 5, 2021 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The plaintiffs were represented by the National Press Photographers Association and private counsel. The plaintiffs alleged violations of their First Amendment right to film police officers in their official capacities in public and their Fourth Amendment right to be free from arrest and…
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Sierra v. City of New York

1:20-cv-10291 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Dec. 7, 2020

Case Ongoing

On December 7, 2020, four private individuals who attended racial justice protests in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the City of New York, the New York City Police Department (the NYPD), City officials, and police officers in their individual capacities. The plaintiffs brought this action on behalf of themselves and  a putative class under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to remedy violations of their First, Fourth, a…
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Yates v. New York City

1:21-cv-01904 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: March 4, 2021

Case Ongoing

On March 4, 2021, a private plaintiff filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the City of New York and the Chief of Patrol of the NYPD in both his individual capacity and as a policymaker. The plaintiff, represented by private counsel, brought this action under New York state law and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to remedy violations of his First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights. The lawsuit sought damages, punitive damages, and attorneys’ fees. Specifical…
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Rolon v. City of New York

1:21-cv-02548 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: March 24, 2021

Case Ongoing

On March 4, 2021, six private individuals who attended racial justice protests in various neighborhoods of New York City filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the City of New York, the New York City Police Department (the NYPD), City officials, and police officers in their individual capacities. The plaintiffs, represented by private counsel, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and its New York state law equivalent to remedy violations of the…
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Hernandez v. City of New York

1:21-cv-07406 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Sept. 2, 2021

Case Ongoing

On September 2, 2021, twelve volunteer legal observers for the New York City Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the City of New York, the New York Police Department (NYPD), City officials, and individual police officers in their official capacities. The plaintiffs, represented by private counsel, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the New York State Constitution, and New York state law, allegin…