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POLICING
United States of America v. County of Los Angeles

2:15-cv-03174 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: April 28, 2015

The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division initiated a civil investigation of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department on August 19, 2011. The investigation focused on allegations of unconstitutional conduct by deputies at two stations located in the Antelope Valley cities of Lancaster and Palmdale, California. The DOJ proceeded under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994,42 U.S.C. § 14141 (Section 14141), and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,42 U.S.C. …
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Pecunas v. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

1:11-cv-00016 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Jan. 20, 2011

On January 20, 2011, Voices for Independence, a non-profit disability advocacy group, and a class of disabled individuals, filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, against Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), and Millcreek Township. The Plaintiffs alleged that the pedestrian walkways, sidewalks, and intersections in Millcreek Township were not in compliance with the accessibility mandates of Title II of the Americans with Disa…

Class Action Complaint for Civil and Declaratory Relief

Pecunas v. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Millcreek Township

Jan. 20, 2011

Motion to Approve Consent Decree and Partial Settlement Among Defendant Millcreek Township, PA and Plaintiffs [Consent Decree and Partial Settlement Attached]

Pecunas v. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Millcreek Township

Oct. 4, 2011

Order [Granting Motion to Approve Consent Decree]

Pecunas v. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Millcreek Township

Oct. 12, 2011

Joint Motion to Approve Joint Partial Settlement Among All Parties

Pecunas v. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

Nov. 21, 2016

Fifth Consent Decree and Partial Settlement Among Defendant Millcreek Township and Plaintiffs

Pecunas v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

Nov. 30, 2017

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JAIL CONDITIONS
Georgia Advocacy Office v. Jackson

1:19-cv-01634 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Filed Date: April 10, 2019

On April 10, 2019, two female detainees in the South Fulton Municipal Regional Jail and the Georgia Advocacy Office filed this class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. The plaintiff sued the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office and the South Fulton Municipal Jail under 42 U.S.C.§ 1983 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The plaintiffs, represented by the Southern Center for Human Rights and the Georgia Advocacy Office, sought class certification…
EDUCATION
United States investigation of Columbia University

NA (Out of court) | No Court

This matter involved United States investigations of Columbia University for alleged violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. On March 3, 2025, the Trump Administration Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Education, and US General Services Administration, as part of the Federal Government's Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism, announced they would conduct a comprehensive review of Columbia University's federal contracts and grants in conjunction with the T…

Administrative Matter Ongoing

ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Montana Green Party v. Stapleton

6:18-cv-00087 | U.S. District Court for the District of Montana

Filed Date: Aug. 13, 2018

Closed Date: March 30, 2022

This case involved the State of Montana’s signature requirement for the recognition of a political party, particularly Montana’s per-legislative-district signature requirement. On August 13, 2018, eight residents and registered voters in the State of Montana, along with the Montana Green Party, filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana (Helena). The Defendant is the Secretary of State for the State of Montana. Plaintiffs were represented by private counsel. Plaintiffs ci…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Bownes v. Washington

2:14-cv-11691 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: April 28, 2014

An incarcerated individual in the custody of the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) filed this lawsuit on April 28, 2014, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, on behalf of a class of similarly situated individuals, against the Director of the MDOC and the general dentist of the MDOC (in their official capacities). MDOC policy detailed that a person became eligible for routine dental care only after being incarcerated for two years. The plaintiff claimed that t…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Jones v. Chopra

1:18-cv-02132 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Sept. 13, 2018

Closed Date: Jan. 18, 2024

This case concerns alleged racial and gender discrimination at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. On September 13, 2018, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, plaintiffs brought this suit against the acting director of the CFPB and the Bureau itself on behalf of a putative class of “racial minorities and females who worked for the CFPB as Consumer Response Specialists and who were subjected to discrimination and retaliation by CFPB due to their race or gender.” Filing …

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Democratic National Committee v. Republican National Committee

2:81-cv-03876 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: Dec. 14, 1981

Closed Date: Jan. 29, 2019

On October 28, 2004, the Democratic National Committee (“DNC”) filed this complaint to reopen this case and seek preliminary and permanent injunctive and declaratory relief against the Defendant Republican National Committee (“RNC”).  Judge Dickinson R. Debevoise of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey previously entered two Consent Decrees and an Order to restrain the ballot security and ballot integrity activities of the RNC after the committee sent out mass mailing…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. iTutorGroup, Inc.

1:22-cv-02565 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Filed Date: May 5, 2022

This case concerns age discrimination in artificial intelligence (AI)-aided application software. A woman over the age of 55 applied for a job posted by iTutorGroup, Inc. as an English-language tutor for students in China. When she applied using her actual birth date, her application was automatically rejected. However, when she refiled her application using a later birth date, she received an interview. This software was allegedly programmed to instantly reject women over age 55 and men over a…

Case Is Ongoing

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Ries v. McDonald's USA, LLC

1:20-cv-00002 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan

Filed Date: Jan. 2, 2020

Closed Date: Nov. 21, 2022

This case is about pervasive sexual harassment by a manager of a McDonald’s restaurant. It was filed in Michigan state court on November 12, 2019, and removed to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan on January 2, 2020. After initially being assigned to District Judge Janet T. Neff, the case was reassigned to District Judge Hala Y. Jarbou in September 2020. Several named plaintiffs, represented by private attorneys and the ACLU Women’s Rights Project, filed the suit on be…

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)