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JAIL CONDITIONS
McBean v. City of New York

1:02-cv-05426 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: July 15, 2002

Closed Date: Nov. 9, 2010

On July 15, 2002, inmates of New York City jails filed a class action lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the City of New York and jail officials in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The plaintiffs, represented by private counsel, asked the Court in a series of amended complaints for declaratory and injunctive relief, as well as damages, alleging that the defendants had violated their constitutional rights by subjecting them to strip searches in the absence of re…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Noel v. New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission

1:11-cv-00237 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Jan. 13, 2011

Closed Date: Dec. 31, 2020

On January 13, 2011, New York wheelchair users and several disability rights organizations filed this putative class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The plaintiffs sued the New York Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the New York City Human Rights Law alleging that TLC discriminated against persons with disabilities by maintaining a fleet unsu…
POLICING
Leslie v. City of New York

1:22-cv-02305 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: March 21, 2022

Case Ongoing

On March 21, 2022, a class of New York City residents filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of New York against the City of New York and various City law enforcement officials. Plaintiffs sought declaratory and injunctive relief to end the NYPD’s practice of taking and analyzing DNA from predominantly black and Latinx New Yorkers without a warrant or court order. Represented by The Legal Aid Society, plaintiffs alleged violations of their rights under the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constit…
EDUCATION
L.V. v. Department of Education

1:03-cv-09917 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Dec. 12, 2003

Case Ongoing

On December 12, 2003, several New York City public school students with disabilities brought this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Plaintiffs filed under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA"), the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794 ("Section 504"), and New York State Education Law §§ 4401. The action was brought against the New York City Department o…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Yang v. Kellner

1:20-cv-03325 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: April 28, 2020

Closed Date: May 5, 2020

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, on April 27, 2020, the New York State Board of Elections (BOE) by unanimous vote and in spite of executive orders from the New York governor, adopted a resolution to cancel the New York presidential primary election that was slated for June 23, 2020, while still allowing down-ballot federal congressional and state elections to continue. BOE's rationale was that this was in line with larger goals of avoiding unnecessary social contact, and that there was no…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Trowbridge v. Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities

1:98-cv-03529 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Filed Date: May 11, 1998

Closed Date: March 30, 2004

On May 11, 1998, seven people who were formerly employed by the Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities (IBR), represented by private counsel, filed a putative class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The case was initially assigned to Judge Sterling Johnson Jr. and Magistrate Cheryl L. Pollak. The plaintiffs sued IBR, the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, the New York State Department of Mental …
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Manderson v. New York City Department of Education

1:21-cv-02047 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: March 10, 2021

Closed Date: Nov. 30, 2021

This lawsuit, commenced on March 10, 2021, followed a Charge of Discrimination filed by the Disability Rights Advocates with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) on May 6, 2020. The subsequent lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of a public school teacher who alleged that the NYCDOE failed to provide her with necessary and reasonable accommodations. Specifically, the plaintiff allege…
POLICING
Campbell v. City of New York

1:21-cv-04056 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: May 6, 2021

Case Ongoing

This is a case about an essential worker who was arrested by NYPD for violating curfew restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. On June 3, 2020, the plaintiff was working as a food delivery driver for Whole Foods in New York City. As the city-wide curfew went into effect, he was returning home from his shift, stopped by NYPD officers, and forced off of his bicycle. The plaintiff provided written confirmation from Whole Foods that he was an essential worker and thus permitted to be out past th…
EDUCATION
YU Pride Alliance v. Yeshiva University

154010/2021 | New York state trial court

Filed Date: April 26, 2021

Case Ongoing

This is a case alleging that Yeshiva University, its Vice Provost of Student Affairs, and its President violated the New York City Human Rights Law by refusing to officially recognize YU Pride Alliance, an unofficial undergraduate student organization for LGBTQ students and their allies. On April 26, 2021, the Yeshiva University Pride Alliance and four current and former students of Yeshiva University filed this lawsuit in New York state trial court alleging that the university discriminated ag…
POLICING
Schiller v. City of New York

1:04-cv-07922 | 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, this action was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York by individuals who participated in demonstrations in New York City during the Republican National Convention (RNC). The plaintiffs’ complaint sought compensatory damages, attorney’s fees, and to have the actions of the NYPD, in particular the arrest procedure and conditions of detention, declared unlawful. The case was assigned to Judge Kenneth M. Karas. During the convention, the police c…