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IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Jacobson v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

4:14-cv-02485 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: Nov. 20, 2014

Closed Date: June 16, 2021

On November 20, 2014, two residents of Arivaca, Arizona and volunteer members of a community organization called People Helping People (PHP) filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona against the U.S. Border Patrol and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The plaintiffs alleged that DHS interfered with their “checkpoint monitoring campaign” at a Border Patrol checkpoint approximately 35 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border in southern Arizona. The plai…

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
National TPS Alliance v. Noem

3:25-cv-01766 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Feb. 19, 2025

This case challenges the Trump Administration’s termination of immigration status for Haitians and Venezuelans.  On February 19, 2025, the National TPS Alliance (NTPSA) and Venezuelans with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) status filed this lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The Plaintiffs challenged DHS Secretary Noem’s decisions to (1) vacate the prior administration’s January 17, 2025 extension of…

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Supreme Court Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Mahdawi v. Trump

2:25-cv-00389 | U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont

Filed Date: April 14, 2025

This case concerns a lawful permanent resident who was arrested and detained while attending a naturalization interview by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in retaliation for his outspoken criticism and protest of Israel’s military actions in Gaza. On April 14, 2025, Mohsen Mahdawi filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont, challenging his detention. Mahdawi—who has lived in the U.S. for over a decade, is a recent student of Colum…

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Denied

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
City and County of San Francisco v. Donald J. Trump

3:25-cv-01350 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Feb. 7, 2025

This case challenged the Trump Administration’s authority to withhold federal funding from "sanctuary cities" in order to coerce them to comply with the Administration’s immigration agenda. On February 7, 2025, five cities and counties–San Francisco, CA; Santa Clara, CA; Portland, OR; King County, WA; and New Haven, CT–filed this lawsuit against President Donald Trump, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the District Court for the Northern District of Cal…

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

POLICING
United States of America v. Louisville Metro/Jefferson County Government

3:24-cv-00722 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

Filed Date: Dec. 12, 2024

On April 26, 2021, the Department of Justice announced that it had opened a pattern and practice investigation of the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) to assess: all use of force, with a particular focus on use of force against individuals with behavioral health disabilities or individuals engaged in activities protected by the First Amendment; discriminatory practices in conducting stops, searches, seizures, and arrests; department policies, training, and supervision; and LMPD account…

Case Is Ongoing

SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Mirabelli v. Olson

3:23-cv-00768 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

Filed Date: April 27, 2023

This is a case about parental notification rules related to transgender and gender non-conforming students in schools. On April 27, 2023, two middle school teachers sued the Escondido Union School District (EUSD), the California State Board of Education, and various associated officials in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California before Judge Roger T. Benitez, challenging the school district policy AR 5145.3. The challenged policy requires teachers and staff to r…

Preliminary Injunction Granted

HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. v. Kennedy

1:25-cv-11913 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: July 7, 2025

Except under narrow circumstances, federal funds (such as Medicaid reimbursements) may not be used to provide abortions. The "Defund Provision" denies Medicaid funds to certain prohibited entities entirely, including organizations that provide abortions and entities receiving more than $800,000 in Medicaid funds in the 2023 fiscal year. The Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) claims the law was drafted to target member organizations, including those that do not provide abortions. On…

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

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

ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Equality State Policy Center v. Wyoming Secretary of State

1:25-cv-00117 | U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming

Filed Date: May 9, 2025

Closed Date: July 22, 2025

This case challenged a Wyoming state law, HB 156, that imposed new documentary proof of citizenship requirements that allegedly made it harder for eligible citizens to vote. A similar law passed by Kansas in 2011 saw roughly 1 in 8 people excluded from voter registration, despite nearly all of them being citizens; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit struck down that law as unconstitutional.  Represented by Elias Law, plaintiff, a coalition of Wyoming policy organizations, filed this…

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

EDUCATION
Carroll v. Walden University, LLC

1:22-cv-00051 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Jan. 7, 2022

Closed Date: Oct. 17, 2024

This case involves a legal challenge to Walden University, a for-profit university in Minneapolis, Minnesota, for practices which allegedly targeted and exploited students who are black and/or women, and enrolled at the University’s Doctor of Business Administration program (“DBA”). On January 7, 2022, plaintiffs filed suit in U.S. District Court in the District of Maryland against Walden University and Walden E-Learning, which jointly operate Walden University. Plaintiffs, students who had bee…

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)