Government

March 14, 2018 A lawsuit claims Warren County's (OH) alleged failure to to provide funds under the Title IV-E adoption assistance program affects children's chances for adoption.

February 23, 2018 Another lawsuit has been filed against CoreCivic, Inc. by a former immigration detainee who claims she and others were forced to provide free or nearly free labor for the defendant 'under threat of isolation, retaliation, and other deprivations.'

January 30, 2018 Inmate Services Corp. has been accused of subjecting detainees to 'inhumane, uncivilized, mentally and physically damaging' conditions when transporting them from one location to another.

January 26, 2018 A current inmate in the Mountain View Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice argues in a proposed class action lawsuit that she was unlawfully denied parole based on 'arbitrary' reasoning.

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 16, 2018 Twelve prisoners at Washington State Penitentiary have filed suit against a group of individuals in various positions of authority at the prison claiming the parties subjected mentally ill prisoners to conditions that exacerbated their illnesses.

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 2, 2018 Two plaintiffs have sued Rhode Island HHS Secretary Eric Beane over the 'great strain' put on some by the shuttering of the state's MPP benefit program.

December 29, 2017 An 87-page discrimination lawsuit has been filed against Connecticut, its judicial branch, attorney general, and a host of judges, state agencies, attorneys and doctors.

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.'

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 10, 2017 A familiar plaintiff has once again sued the Democratic National Committee, some higher-profile political figures and others.

November 9, 2017 A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Hurricane Irma survivors with disabilities who may be excluded from the 'Food for Florida' assistance program.

November 6, 2017 A case filed in Aug. claims the NY State Public Service commission, others deny low-income residents the right to contract with independent energy providers.

November 3, 2017 A class action filed without legal representation accuses the DNC of rerouting donations meant for Senator Sanders's presidential campaign.

October 27, 2017 Four plaintiffs have filed a class action Ann Arbor, MI alleging the city, through its 'Footing Drain Disconnection Program,' has stepped on citizens' rights.

October 20, 2017 Three homeless plaintiffs have sued City of Burlington (VT) over its 'forcible' removal of individuals who camp in wooded areas on the outskirts of the city.

October 18, 2017 A woman claims an Arkansas DHS worker's alleged filing error deprived her of her right to a prompt hearing after her children were taken into state custody.

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 11, 2017 Two plaintiffs challenge the Dept. of Commerce's stance that the in-the-works First Responder Network Authority is exempt from the Freedom of Information Act.

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 4, 2017 A collection of participants in the City of San Diego's Flex Benefits Plan say their hourly wages rates and OT pay rates were miscalculated by their employer.

September 29, 2017 Three Philadelphia residents have filed a lawsuit against the city after its alleged flip-flop on the creation of electric vehicle-only parking spaces.

September 26, 2017 The City of St. Louis is the defendant in a proposed class action filed over the alleged actions of its police force in the wake of a 2011 murder.

September 22, 2017 Six months of alleged silence led one California man to filed a proposed class action against the Department of Treasury and the IRS.

September 8, 2017 A lawsuit claims social workers for the San Bernardino County (CA) Dept. of Aging and Adult Services regularly work 40-plus-hour weeks without proper wages.

September 8, 2017 A second proposed class action has been filed over damage allegedly caused by controlled water releases at the Addicks and Barker reservoirs during Hurricane Harvey.

September 2, 2017 Montana state officials are the defendants in a proposed class action alleging impoverished residents are subject to a driver's license suspension scheme.

August 31, 2017 Residents of the Lincoln Plaza housing project have sued Wilkes-Barre, PA's housing authority over an allegedly unaddressed bed bug infestation.

July 18, 2017 Homeless San Diego residents claim in a class action lawsuit that the city and other defendants are essentially criminalizing homelessness.

July 18, 2017 Independent School District #625 is facing a class action alleging it discriminates against foreign-born, English-learning students.

July 18, 2017 A former police officer has sued the city of Jacksonville, FL over claims he and other officers over 40 were 'bumped' from their jobs due to their age.

June 29, 2017 Maine's governor and acting comm. of the Dept. of Health and Human Services are facing a class action over the shut down of certain public assistance programs.

June 2, 2017 Kane County, Utah is the plaintiff in a lawsuit filed against the United States. The suit alleges that counties containing federal lands were under-compensated.

May 18, 2017 An incarcerated Alabama woman has filed a lawsuit against the Randolph County sheriff, the circuit clerk, the district court magistrate, and the district court judge.

April 7, 2017 Davidson County, Tennessee Sheriff Daron Hall and the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County have been sued over alleged unlawful immigrant detentions.

April 7, 2017 A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed against the mayor of the District of Columbia and the director of the District of Columbia Department of Human Services.

April 6, 2017 Four detainees are the plaintiffs in a proposed class action against the County of Salem and claim the Salem County Correctional Facility denied them of their rights.

March 22, 2017 A complex proposed class action has unfolded against defendants Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) and the Depository Trust Company (DTC).

February 21, 2017 Reverend Josephine E. Robertson, a refugee and Matriarch of the Miskitu Nation, has filed a proposed class action lawsuit in California against the Republic of Nicaragua.

February 13, 2017 Thirty-nine current and former United States Postal Service employees have put their names on a lawsuit that claims they were not paid proper overtime.

January 13, 2017 Seventeen current and former mail carriers have filed a proposed class action against the United States Postal Service (USPS).

January 12, 2017 Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro and the department itself (HUD) are the defendants in a proposed class action.

December 19, 2016 Nassau County, New York, its police department, and the Nassau County Civil Service Commission are the defendants in a proposed class action.

December 15, 2016 Four plaintiffs have filed a proposed class action against the Secretary of Florida's Department of Children and Families.

December 1, 2016 The United States of America, as well as the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense and others are the defendants in a proposed class action.

November 9, 2016 The operating entity of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Pennsylvania Democratic Committee has been hit with a class action suit over alleged FLSA violations.

November 4, 2016 A rambling class action filed pro se against the United State of America and the Department of Justice looks to stop the 2016 presidential election from happening.

November 4, 2016 Keep Chicago Livable and others have filed a class action against the city of Chicago to challenge the constitutionality of the city's controversial Shared Housing.

November 2, 2016 A class action has been filed in California against the city of Manteca claiming current and former employees were not properly compensated for overtime hours.