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CASE SUMMARIES |
Feb. 17, 2010 |
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Boone v. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Case Category: Jail Conditions
Trial Docket: 2:05-cv-01851-MAM (E.D. Pa.)
JC-PA-0023
On April 21, 2005, a woman filed a class action lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. She alleged that the City of Philadelphia of had an unconstitutional practice of strip searching all pre-trial detainees, regardless of criminal charge or reasonable suspicion. On February 20, 2009, the parties entered into a $5.9 million settlement.
The Court entered final approval of the settlement on November 3, 2009. |
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CASE STUDIES |
Jan. 20, 2010 |
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"Equal Justice Under Law: The Life of a Pioneer for Black Civil Rights and Women's Rights"
By: Constance Baker Motley
(1999)
From promotional materials:
This wise and affecting memoir is the inside story of the great efforts leading up to the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 and the fight to implement it-and its implications for affirmative action and black poverty today.
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CASE SUMMARIES |
Jan. 12, 2010 |
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Bautista-Perez v. Holder
Case Category: Immigration
Trial Docket: No. C-07-4192 (N.D. Cal.)
IM-CA-0060
In this class action brought on behalf of all applicants for Temporary Protected Status to challenge excessive fees charged by the Office of Homeland Security, a class was certified and issues of liability and injunctive/declaratory relief have been split from issues of damages for trial. |
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CASE SUMMARIES |
Jan. 12, 2010 |
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Duncan v. State of Michigan
Case Category: Indigent Defense
Trial Docket: LC No. 07-000242-CZ (State Court)
PD-MI-0003
Eight indigent felony defendants filed a lawsuit against the State of Michigan. The plaintiffs requested class certification, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. They claimed that the State abdicated its constitutional and statutory responsibility by delegating responsibility for indigent defense to individual counties and by failing to fund or provide oversight for such services.
The plaintiffs, represented by the ACLU of Michigan and the ACLU Prison Project, won at the trial court and again on appeal to the Michigan Court of Appeals. The Michigan Supreme Court has agreed to hear the State's appeal and the case is set on the April 2010 session calendar. |
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Jan. 12, 2010 |
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Bautista-Perez v. Holder
Case Category: Immigration
Trial Docket: No. C-07-4192 (N.D. Cal.)
IM-CA-0060
In this class action brought on behalf of all applicants for Temporary Protected Status to challenge excessive fees charged by the Office of Homeland Security, a class was certified and issues of liability and injunctive/declaratory relief have been split from issues of damages for trial. |
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Jan. 11, 2010 |
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American Council of the Blind v. O'Neill
Case Category: Disability Rights-Pub. Accom.
Trial Docket: 1:02-cv-00864-JR (D.D.C.)
DR-DC-0001
The American Council of the Blind sued the Treasury Department to get paper currency redesigned so that persons with visual impairments can recognize the denominations without having to rely on sighted people or scanners for help. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ordered the government to make the changes before it approves any new designs in the future and to report on its progress every six months until full compliance is reached.
The case is ongoing. |
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Jan. 7, 2010 |
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Duncan v. State of Michigan
Case Category: Indigent Defense
Trial Docket: LC No. 07-000242-CZ (State Court)
PD-MI-0003
Eight indigent felony defendants filed a lawsuit against the State of Michigan. The plaintiffs requested class certification, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. They claimed that the State abdicated its constitutional and statutory responsibility by delegating responsibility for indigent defense to individual counties and by failing to fund or provide oversight for such services.
The plaintiffs, represented by the ACLU of Michigan and the ACLU Prison Project, won at the trial court and again on appeal to the Michigan Court of Appeals. The Michigan Supreme Court has agreed to hear the State's appeal and the case is set on the April 2010 session calendar. |
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CASE SUMMARIES |
Jan. 6, 2010 |
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EEOC v. Zale Corporation
Case Category: Equal Employment
Trial Docket: 3:07−cv−00033 (district not recorded)
EE-AK-0007
In this sex/pregnancy discrimination case, the EEOC settled with Zale Corporation on behalf of a female employee who claimed she was denied a promotion because she was pregnant. The Decree covers all employees of all Zales Jewelers stores in the State of Alaska. It prohibits sex/pregnancy discrimination and calls for training and evaluation of managers and supervisors to ensure they provide a workplace free of sex/pregnancy-based discrimination. Te Decree requires EEO policy posting and distribution and expungement of the employee's file. The employer paid the claimant $55,000.00 in damages and agreed to a two-year duration for the Decree. It expired on July 9, 2009. |
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CASE ADDITIONS |
Jan. 6, 2010 |
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EEOC v. Zale Corporation
Case Category: Equal Employment
Trial Docket: 3:07−cv−00033 (district not recorded)
EE-AK-0007
In this sex/pregnancy discrimination case, the EEOC settled with Zale Corporation on behalf of a female employee who claimed she was denied a promotion because she was pregnant. The Decree covers all employees of all Zales Jewelers stores in the State of Alaska. It prohibits sex/pregnancy discrimination and calls for training and evaluation of managers and supervisors to ensure they provide a workplace free of sex/pregnancy-based discrimination. Te Decree requires EEO policy posting and distribution and expungement of the employee's file. The employer paid the claimant $55,000.00 in damages and agreed to a two-year duration for the Decree. It expired on July 9, 2009. |
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Jan. 6, 2010 |
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EEOC v. BFI Waste Services, LLC d/b/a/ Allied Waste Services of Little Rock
Case Category: Equal Employment
Trial Docket: 4:07-cv-00887-WRW (E.D. Ark.)
EE-AR-0067
This sex discrimination case was brought by the EEOC in District Court in Arkansas on behalf of female employees who were being refused jobs as drivers for BFI Waste Services on the basis of their sex. The case settled quickly with a three-year Consent Decree prohibiting the empoyer's refusal to hire female drivers, prohibiting retaliation, requiring non-discrimination training, open position posting, EEO policy posting, reporting, and $190,780 in damages to the claimants. The Decree expires on March 27, 2011. |
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CASE ADDITIONS |
Jan. 6, 2010 |
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EEOC v. Family Dollar Stores of Arkansas, Inc.
Case Category: Equal Employment
Trial Docket: 4:07-cv-00603-JLH (E.D. Ark.)
EE-AR-0068
This race discrimination case was brought by the EEOC against Family Dollar Stores of Arkansas on behalf of a black former employee who claimed she was denied promotion and constructively discharged from her job based on her race. With almost no litigation, the case was settled with a three-year Consent Decree which requires the employer to stop denying promotions on the basis of race, to conduct non-discrimination training, post policies and not to retaliate against any employee or applicant. The employer agreed to pay $25,000.00 in damages to the claimant. This Decree is in effect until June 30, 2011; three years from its entry. |
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CASE SUMMARIES |
Jan. 6, 2010 |
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EEOC v. Family Dollar Stores of Arkansas, Inc.
Case Category: Equal Employment
Trial Docket: 4:07-cv-00603-JLH (E.D. Ark.)
EE-AR-0068
This race discrimination case was brought by the EEOC against Family Dollar Stores of Arkansas on behalf of a black former employee who claimed she was denied promotion and constructively discharged from her job based on her race. With almost no litigation, the case was settled with a three-year Consent Decree which requires the employer to stop denying promotions on the basis of race, to conduct non-discrimination training, post policies and not to retaliate against any employee or applicant. The employer agreed to pay $25,000.00 in damages to the claimant. This Decree is in effect until June 30, 2011; three years from its entry. |
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CASE SUMMARIES |
Jan. 5, 2010 |
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EEOC v. BFI Waste Services, LLC d/b/a/ Allied Waste Services of Little Rock
Case Category: Equal Employment
Trial Docket: 4:07-cv-00887-WRW (E.D. Ark.)
EE-AR-0067
This sex discrimination case was brought by the EEOC in District Court in Arkansas on behalf of female employees who were being refused jobs as drivers for BFI Waste Services on the basis of their sex. The case settled quickly with a three-year Consent Decree prohibiting the empoyer's refusal to hire female drivers, prohibiting retaliation, requiring non-discrimination training, open position posting, EEO policy posting, reporting, and $190,780 in damages to the claimants. The Decree expires on March 27, 2011. |
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CASE ADDITIONS |
Jan. 4, 2010 |
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EEOC v. ADVANCE AUTO PARTS
Case Category: Equal Employment
Trial Docket: 2:05-cv-00173-MVL-ALC (E.D. La.)
EE-LA-0001
This sex harassment and retaliation case was brought by the EEOC against a New Orleans auto parts company on behalf of a female employee. The case was resolved by Consent Decree in November 2006 and requires anti-discrimination training, policy review, three six-month reports, and firing of the individual harassers as well as $75,000.00 in damages. |
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CASE SUMMARIES |
Jan. 4, 2010 |
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EEOC v. ADVANCE AUTO PARTS
Case Category: Equal Employment
Trial Docket: 2:05-cv-00173-MVL-ALC (E.D. La.)
EE-LA-0001
This sex harassment and retaliation case was brought by the EEOC against a New Orleans auto parts company on behalf of a female employee. The case was resolved by Consent Decree in November 2006 and requires anti-discrimination training, policy review, three six-month reports, and firing of the individual harassers as well as $75,000.00 in damages. |
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CASE ADDITIONS |
Dec. 30, 2009 |
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Schwab v. Florida
Case Category: Criminal Justice (Other)
Trial Docket: SC07-1603 (State Court)
CJ-FL-0004
A prisoner under an active death warrant sought post-conviction relief challenging Florida's lethal injection method of execution, specifically the use of a paralytic, and claiming that new evidence of a neurological brain impairment made his sentence unconstitutionally unreliable. The Florida Supreme Court rejected both claims, affirming the circuit court's order denying relief and denying a new trial. |
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CASE ADDITIONS |
Dec. 30, 2009 |
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Santos v. State of Georgia
Case Category: Criminal Justice (Other)
Trial Docket: 07CR1281B (State Court)
CJ-GA-0006
The Georgia Supreme Court, in a 6-1 decision, declared unconstitutional a provision of the state sex-offender registry law, because it fails to inform the homeless who have no address how they can comply with the statute. |
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