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EDUCATION
Foltz v. Delaware State University

1:10-cv-00149 | U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

Filed Date: Feb. 23, 2010

Case Ongoing

This is a class action lawsuit about equitable athletic opportunities for female students. On February 23, 2010, a group of female student-athletes filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. The plaintiffs sued Delaware State University (DSU) under Title IX. Represented by the Women's Law Project and a commercial business law firm, the plaintiffs sought class action certification, declaratory judgment, a temporary restraining order, a preliminary injunction, a f…
SCHOOL DESEGREGATION
CODING IN PROCESS
Belton v. Gebhart, Bulah v. Gebhart

52-cv-00258 | Delaware state trial court

Filed Date: 1952

Belton v. Gebhart and Bulah v. Gebhart were two desegregation cases that arose in Delaware. At the time of the actions, the Delaware State Constitution provided that all public schools be segregated on the basis of race. Gebhart stemmed from Claymont, a Wilmington suburb where Black students had to make a 20-mile round trip to Howard High School– the only high school in the state that permitted Black students to attend. Howard High School, along with Carver Vocational School, which was also ope…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Gilder v. Sallie Mae Bank

1:20-cv-00924 | U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

Filed Date: July 8, 2020

Case Ongoing

This is a case about racial discrimination in hiring practices with background checks. On July 8, 2020, an African-American individual who had his job offer from Sallie Mae Bank rescinded filed this putative class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. He sued Sallie Mae Bank for violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Represented by private counsel, the plaintiff sought damages, declaratory relief, and attorney fees as a result of Sallie Mae Ba…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. v. Coupe

1:15-cv-00688 | U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

Filed Date: Aug. 6, 2015

Case Ongoing

On August 6, 2015, Delaware's Community Legal Aid Society filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. The plaintiffs sued the Delaware Department of Correction under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) Act (42 U.S.C. § 10801), and the Declaratory Judgment Act (28 U.S.C. § 2201). Represented by the ACLU and private counsel, the plaintiff sought declaratory, injunctive, and monetary relief. The plaintiff claimed…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Muhammad v. Keve

1:77-cv-00221 | U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

Filed Date: June 14, 1977

In 1977, Muslim inmates of the Delaware Correctional Center filed a pro se suit in the District of Delaware against prison officials. The plaintiffs alleged violations of the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Specifically, plaintiffs alleged that the food service policies and treatment by the staff violated their right to free expression of religion, because the dietary restrictions required by their Muslim observance were not being accommodated.Shortly after the complaint was filed in August …
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Arc of Delaware v. Meconi

1:02-cv-00255 | U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

Filed Date: April 8, 2002

Closed Date: June 13, 2005

On April 8, 2002 plaintiffs, nine individuals with developmental disabilities, two advocacy organizations, and a housing organization, filed suit against Delaware Department of Health & Social Services and specifically the Division of Developmental Disability Services in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. They alleged that Delaware had violated the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Medicaid Act, the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment, and 42 U.S.C. § 1983. …
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Jackson v. Taylor

1:06-cv-00300 | U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

Filed Date: May 8, 2006

Closed Date: 2011

On May 8, 2006, a prisoner of the State of Delaware filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 against the Delaware Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. The plaintiff, who was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection, asked the court to enjoin the defendants from carrying out the execution, arguing that the lethal injection procedure inflicts unnecessary pain and torture in violation of his Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unu…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
CODING IN PROCESS
Community Legal Aid Society v. Coupe

1:15-cv-00688 | U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

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DISABILITY RIGHTS
CODING IN PROCESS
Center for Legal Advocacy v. Horizon House

1:07-cv-00221 | U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

None
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Doe v. Sylvester

1:99-cv-00891 | U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

Filed Date: Dec. 15, 1999

Closed Date: 2001

On December 15, 1999, a woman with borderline personality disorder and profound congenital deafness filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Rehabilitation Act against the Secretary of the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, the Division of Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health in the DHSS, and the Delaware Psychiatric Center, in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Plaintiff, represented by Community Legal Aid Society, asked the court for dec…