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IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Al Otro Lado, Inc. v. Trump

3:25-cv-01501 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

Filed Date: June 11, 2025

On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued Proclamation No. 10888, titled “Guaranteeing the States Protection Against Invasion,” which blocked access to asylum at ports of entry along the U.S.–Mexico border. The Proclamation led to the abrupt cancellation of CBP One appointments and the suspension of processing for individuals seeking protection at those ports. This case challenges those actions. On June 11, 2025, Al Otro Lado, Inc., a nonprofit legal services organization, and Haitian Bridge …

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

JAIL CONDITIONS
Jones v. Gusman

2:12-cv-00859 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Filed Date: April 2, 2012

On April 2, 2012, ten prisoners at the Orleans Parish Prison -- the New Orleans Jail (NOJ) -- brought this class action suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana against the Orleans Parish Sheriff, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiffs, represented by the Southern Poverty Law Center, asked for both declaratory and injunctive relief, alleging that they suffered from abusive and unconstitutional treatment while confined at the NOJ. The case was assigned to Judge Lance…

Injunction Granted

Pending in Supreme Court

PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
Cabrera v. Department of Labor

1:25-cv-01909 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: June 18, 2025

This case challenged the U.S. Department of Labor’s decision to suspend the federal Job Corps program. On June 18, seven Job Corps students filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, seeking to represent a nationwide class of participants in the program. The plaintiffs, represented by Public Citizen Litigation Group and the Southern Poverty Law Center, sued the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Secretary of Labor. They alleged that DOL violated multiple provisio…

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

PRISON CONDITIONS
Bradley v. Haley

2:92-cv-00070 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

Filed Date: Jan. 15, 1992

Closed Date: Jan. 1, 2005

On January 15, 1992, a group of prisoners incarcerated in the Alabama Department of Corrections brought suit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama under 42 U.S.C. §1983 challenging the adequacy of mental health treatment provided by state prison officials. The plaintiffs, mentally ill prisoners, were represented by private counsel and the Southern Poverty Law Center. The case was assigned to Judge W. Harold Albritton III. The plaintiffs were granted class certification o…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Wood v. Florida Department of Education

4:23-cv-00526 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida

Filed Date: Dec. 13, 2023

This lawsuit challenged the constitutionality of a Florida statute that prohibits public school teachers from sharing their personal pronouns or titles with students if those identifiers do not match the sex assigned to them at birth.  On December 13, 2023, three Florida public school teachers filed suit against the Florida Department of Education, the State Board of Education, multiple Florida state officials in their official capacities, and the teachers’ respective employers: Hillsborough Co…
SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Cousins v. School Board of Orange County

6:22-cv-01312 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: July 25, 2022

Closed Date: Aug. 16, 2023

This is a case challenging Florida's H.B. 1557, commonly known as the "Don't Say Gay" law. The state measure restricts instruction about gender identity and sexual orientation in schools. Plaintiffs in this case included students attending Florida schools and their parents, as well as a nonprofit CenterLink that has members, including LGTBQ+ community centers, in various Florida counties. The plaintiffs sued various school boards under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that H.B. 1557 violated the Firs…

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

JAIL CONDITIONS
Amaya Cruz v. Miami-Dade County

1:22-cv-20314 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Filed Date: Jan. 31, 2022

Closed Date: Sept. 23, 2022

This case involves allegations of discrimination and abuse experienced by transgender individuals held in police custody. During the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, three transgender protesters were arrested in Miami Dade County and held overnight at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center (“TGK”). While in police custody, plaintiffs allegedly faced discrimination and abuse at the hands of Miami-Dade County Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“MDCR”) staff, including harassment b…

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Kordia v. Noem

3:25-cv-01072 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: April 30, 2025

This case challenges the Trump administration’s immigration detention policies as unconstitutional retaliation against protected speech. On April 30, 2025, Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian woman detained by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), filed a habeas corpus petition and motion for injunctive relief in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Represented by private counsel and the Southern Poverty Law Center, Kordia sought both immediate release and protectio…

Case Is Ongoing

HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
West Alabama Women's Center v. Marshall

2:23-cv-00450 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

Filed Date: July 31, 2023

This case is the result of a consolidation of two lawsuits about reproductive rights in Alabama. On July 31, 2023, the Alabama Women's Center and the West Alabama Women's Center, two reproductive health care facilities, filed their lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. On the same day, the Yellowhammer Fund, a reproductive rights organization, filed a similar lawsuit in the same court. The plaintiffs, represented by the ACLU, the Lawyering Project, and …
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Heredia Mons v. McAleenan

1:19-cv-01593 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 30, 2019

On May 30, 2019, asylum seekers detained under the jurisdiction of the New Orleans ICE Field Office filed this class action lawsuit under the Administrative Procedure Act and 28 U.S.C.§§ 1361 and 1651 against the Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); the Acting Director of ICE; the Acting Executive Associate Director of ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations; and the Acting Director of the New Orleans ICE Field Office. Represented by the ACLU of Louisiana and Southern P…

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Dismissed