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IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
C.M. v. Noem

2:25-cv-00747 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: July 16, 2025

This class action lawsuit challenges conditions at a temporary immigration detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz” in the Florida Everglades. Built in June 2025, the facility consists of tents, trailers, chain-link fencing, and barbed wire, with a capacity of at least 3,000 people. It is surrounded by wetlands populated with alligators and venomous snakes. President Trump publicly stated that detainees would “learn how to run away from an alligator if they escape prison,” adding that “…

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

JUVENILE INSTITUTION
K.Y. v. District of Columbia

1:24-cv-03056 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Oct. 28, 2024

This is a putative class action lawsuit about the District of Columbia's juvenile delinquency system. On October 28, 2024, two minors awaiting placement by the D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) filed this lawsuit through their parents in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. They alleged various problems with the DYRS placement process, which determines where minors who have committed juvenile offenses should be sent to best facilitate rehabilitati…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Williams v. Quinn

1:05-cv-04673 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Aug. 15, 2005

On August 15, 2005, residents of an intermediate care facility (IMD) with mental illness filed a lawsuit under the Supreme Court's decision in Olmstead, the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act against various Illinois state officials in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Plaintiffs, represented by private counsel and legal services, asked the court for declaratory and injunctive relief, claiming that they were needlessly…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
H.I.D.R. v. Trump

1:25-cv-00060 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: April 18, 2025

This is one of several class action challenges to the Trump Administration's use of the Alien Enemies Act ("AEA") to circumvent removal procedures and deport Venezuelan nationals without due process. The AEA is a wartime measure that authorizes the removal of citizens from countries with whom the United States is at war. On March 15, 2025, President Trump issued a proclamation declaring that the United States was “under invasion” by Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang and designated foreign terro…

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Garnett v. Zeilinger

1:17-cv-01757 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Aug. 28, 2017

Closed Date: Sept. 9, 2020

This is a case about delays in receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in Washington, DC. On August 28, 2017, four recipients of the SNAP and Bread for the City, a nonprofit  that provides  safety-net support to the District of Columbia’s low-income community, filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The plaintiffs filed suit against the  Director of the District of Columbia Department of Human Services (DHS) alleging the …

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

DISABILITY RIGHTS
Senior and Disability Action v. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District

3:17-cv-01876 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: April 5, 2017

On April 5, 2017, disability rights organizations, Senior and Disability Action and Independent Living Resource Center of San Francisco, and two individuals with disabilities who lived in the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (“BART”) service area filed a class action lawsuit against BART and the BART general manager. The plaintiffs claimed that BART violated Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (“Rehab Act”) as well as th…

Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief for Violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act: Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; California Civil Code § 51, Et SEQ: and California Government Code § 11135

Senior and Disability Action v. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District

April 5, 2017

Order Granting Final Approval of Class Action Settlement, Certifying Settlement Class, Approving Notice, and Setting Dates For Final Approval

Senior and Disability Action v. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District

April 18, 2024

Judgment

Senior and Disability Action v. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District

April 18, 2024

Order on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs

Senior and Disability Action v. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District

April 18, 2024

SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Rowand v. City of Morgantown, West Virginia

1:24-cv-00041 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia

Filed Date: April 22, 2024

This case challenged a city ordinance in Morgantown, West Virginia which prohibited solicitation from vehicles as a violation of the First Amendment.  The Plaintiff, a resident of Monongalia County who was unemployed and relied on soliciting donations to cover his basic needs and those of his disabled girlfriend filed this lawsuit on April 22, 2024 as a class action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. He asked the court to certify the class defined as all pers…

Case Is Ongoing

FAIR HOUSING/LENDING/INSURANCE
Coleman v. Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority

3:25-cv-00133 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: Feb. 20, 2025

On February 20, 2025, two residents of Richmond Redevelopment Housing Authority (RRHA) filed a class action lawsuit against RRHA in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. They alleged that RRHA systematically overcharged its poorest residents by failing to offer and grant the Hardship Exemption to minimum rent, in violation of the United States Housing Act and the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. According to the complaint, RRHA failed to provide r…
SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
White v. City of Miami

1:23-cv-24783 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Filed Date: Dec. 18, 2023

Closed Date: Nov. 6, 2024

This case challenged a panhandling ordinance in Miami, Florida on first amendment grounds.  On December 18, 2023, the plaintiff brought this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against the city of Miami. The plaintiff was a homeless man in Miami who was previously arrested and cited for panhandling under the city’s ordinance, which banned soliciting donations on public property within the downtown business district of Miami. Seeking declaratory and injunctive…

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Casilao v. Hotelmacher LLC

5:17-cv-00800 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

Filed Date: July 26, 2017

This case challenged the legality of a scheme to recruit Filipino nationals to work in the United States under an H-2B visa. On July 26, 2017, three Filipino nationals recruited to work in the United States filed a class-action lawsuit against the owners of Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) operating various hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment venues in Oklahoma. Plaintiffs were represented by the ACLU of Oklahoma, Legal Aid, and the Equal Justice Center. The suit was filed in the Unite…

Case Is Ongoing