Civil Rights

January 24, 2018 MALDEF has filed a class action lawsuit alleging Motel 6 illegally turned guests' information over to ICE and DHS agents in Arizona.

January 19, 2018 Current, former residents of NYC's Linden Plaza have sued federal and city officials over significant rent increases from 'preservation transactions.'

January 15, 2018 Two plaintiffs argue PA's automatic license suspension policy for those convicted of drug-related offenses amounts to 'state-sanctioned discrimination.'

January 11, 2018 Wyndham Hotels and Resorts LLC is facing a proposed class action filed by a former employee who claims the defendant discriminated against him based on his sex and disability.

January 9, 2018 One Lodging Management, Inc. is facing a proposed class action filed by a wheelchair-bound individual who claims the defendant has failed to make its complimentary hotel transportation services available to guests with disabilities.

January 5, 2018 A former lead associate claims she discovered all of her female subordinates made significantly less than their male counterparts at the management firm.

December 27, 2017 Five plaintiffs allege CoreCivic exploits free labor from detainees housed at its Otay Mesa Detention Center civil immigration facility for profit.

December 26, 2017 A female plaintiff has sued NJ's DOC and others over a rule change banning power cords, and mandating inmates purchase batteries from vendors.

December 20, 2017 Several officials are named in a lawsuit that alleges individuals set to be deported to Somalia were subject to 'inhumane conditions and egregious abuse.'

December 12, 2017 WestRock Company is the defendant in a proposed class action filed by a woman who formerly worked for the company and claims she was discriminated against based on her gender.

December 8, 2017 A lawsuit says Corinth, MS's municipal court jails poor residents who cannot afford to pay bail and fines, a practice the case deems a 'debtors' prison.'

December 6, 2017 A veteran has sued the county, its sheriff's dept. and several officials on behalf of those incarcerated in Pierce County Jail who suffer from mental illnesses.

December 5, 2017 A former inmate claims in a class action that the conditions and policies at four of the California's state prisons violate civil rights laws.

November 30, 2017 Tomy B Haircare Inc. is on the receiving end of a proposed class action lawsuit filed by a disabled woman who claims she was unable to access the defendant’s haircutting salon.

November 21, 2017 Oklahoma's DHS director and the CEO of the state's Health Care Authority are the defendants in a lawsuit that could possibly affect more than 10,000 residents.

November 16, 2017 The lawsuit claims female inmates at the Wayne County Jail were subject to 'unreasonable, unlawful, and unconstitutional' strip searches.

November 16, 2017 Nine plaintiffs say San Digeo's ban on overnight RV parking on its streets is discriminatory toward individuals whose only shelter is their vehicles.

November 9, 2017 A civil rights lawsuit claims San Jose, its police chief and certain officers falsely targeted men for arrest based on their perceived sexual orientations.

October 25, 2017 Two former employees of Pace Suburban Bus have filed suit against the transportation company and an individual manager over claims that the defendants discriminated against African American employees.

October 24, 2017 Retail Properties of America, Inc. is facing a proposed class action lawsuit filed by two women who claim several of the defendants’ properties are not wheelchair accessible.

October 24, 2017 Bowlerland Bildinic Lanes Corp. is facing a proposed class action lawsuit filed by a blind individual who says the defendant unlawfully denied him full and equal access to its website and the corresponding services offered online.

October 24, 2017 A blind individual has filed suit against 17 operating companies of Karako Suits stores and their corresponding website over claims that they failed to make their site equally accessible to the visually impaired population.

October 23, 2017 A blind man filed a proposed class action lawsuit against Fred Meyers Jewelers, Inc. in August over allegations that the jewelry company failed to make its websites equally accessible to the visually impaired population.

October 23, 2017 Showplace Entertainment Center, LLC is the latest bowling alley operating company to be named as a defendant in a list of lawsuits alleging Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) violations.

October 23, 2017 Following up on previous cases, a class action seeks additional damages for a plaintiff who was allegedly subject to three unconstitutional strip searches.

October 20, 2017 A blind man has filed suit against Whitestone Lanes, Inc., claiming the entertainment center company failed to make its website fully accessible to visually impaired individuals.

October 19, 2017 Graziano’s Holding, LLC is facing a proposed class action lawsuit claiming its website is inaccessible to blind individuals and therefore violates the Americans with Disabilities Act.

October 18, 2017 A blind woman has filed suit against Tavern in the Square Holding Company LLC over claims that the company’s website is unlawfully inaccessible to visually impaired individuals.

October 18, 2017 BET Interactive, LLC is facing a proposed class action lawsuit that claims it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to provide closed captioning for videos on its website.

October 18, 2017 A lawsuit claims the municipal courts for two South Carolina locales deprive indigent criminal defendants of their right to court-appointed counsel.

October 17, 2017 BBX Sweet Holdings, LLC and It’Sugar, LLC are on the receiving end of a proposed class action lawsuit that claims they discriminate against blind internet users by failing to make their website compatible with screen-reading technology.

October 17, 2017 The ACLU has filed a lawsuit challenging the government's stance against providing abortions and other medical care for unaccompanied immigrant minors.

October 17, 2017 A blind man has filed a proposed class action lawsuit against Bowl 360 Inc. over allegations that the company’s website, which provides access to its various goods and services, is incompatible with screen-reading technology used by blind internet users.

October 17, 2017 A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed against Stribling & Associates Ltd. by a blind man who claims the defendant’s website – www.stribling.com – discriminates against the visually impaired.

October 17, 2017 Warden Sean Marler is named in a lawsuit alleging the Federal Detention Center of Philadelphia's visitation policy for pre-trial inmates is overly harsh.

October 13, 2017 ProHealth Corp. and ProHealth Care Associates, LLP are facing a blind man’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) lawsuit that claims the companies failed to design a website that allowed equal access to visually impaired internet users.

October 12, 2017 Festival Fun Parks, LLC is on the receiving end of a proposed class action lawsuit that claims it discriminates against the blind population by denying them equal access to the goods and services it offers online.

October 12, 2017 A visually impaired individual has filed suit against Central Amusement International LLC over claims that its website violates the Americans with Disabilities Act.

October 12, 2017 Great Wolf Resorts Holdings, Inc. (which does business as Great Wolf Lodge) is facing a proposed class action that alleges violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

October 11, 2017 In addition to allegations of unpaid overtime, a lawsuit claims Big John's Pizza, Pasta & Subs discriminated against a pregnant worker in terminating her.

October 11, 2017 An AR man has filed a proposed class action against an individual the lawsuit claims poses as a certified police officer and has made a number of illegal arrests.

October 10, 2017 Sightline Media Group, LLC is on the receiving end of a proposed class action lawsuit that claims its website discriminates against deaf and hard of hearing individuals by failing to offer closed captioning on its videos.

October 10, 2017 A proposed class action has been filed against Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. over claims that its website is unlawfully inaccessible to visually impaired users.

October 9, 2017 A proposed class action has been filed against Serafina Management Group, Ltd. over claims that the defendant discriminates against visually impaired internet users by failing to make its website fully accessible.

October 9, 2017 A class action argues New York City's bail/release process is 'hopelessly broken' and leads to individuals unnecessarily remaining detained for hours or days.

October 9, 2017 A 17-year-old plaintiff claims staff at the Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Center subject detainees to 'abusive and excessive' seclusion and deny mental health care.

October 5, 2017 Two operating companies of Famous Footwear shoe stores in New York City are facing claims that they violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by designing a website that is inaccessible to blind individuals.

October 2, 2017 A blind man has filed a proposed class action lawsuit against the company that operates Rainforest Café and its corresponding website, alleging the site is unlawfully inaccessible to visually impaired users.

October 2, 2017 Huck Finn’s Playland, LLC is on the receiving end of a proposed class action lawsuit that claims it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to make its website compatible with the screen-reading technology used by blind internet users.

September 29, 2017 Wellington Hotel Co., Inc. is facing a proposed class action lawsuit filed by a blind New York man who alleges the company’s website is unlawfully designed in a way that is incompatible with the screen-reading technology used by blind internet users.