December 23, 2024 A $92.5 million settlement has been reached to resolve a class action over allegations that the New York City DOC held detained immigrants beyond their scheduled release date.
November 11, 2024 A class action challenges the constitutionality of New York City’s so-called “homeless sweeps” meant to disband outdoor encampments of individuals experiencing homelessness.
October 4, 2024 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and ICE face a class action over an allegedly unconstitutional policy of denying certain detainees access to remote technology that would allow them to participate in state court criminal proceedings.
September 26, 2024 A class action over Numi's Prestige prepaid debit cards used to return confiscated money to arrested individuals upon their release has settled for $4 million.
September 12, 2024 North Carolina’s foster care system has long operated in a “state of crisis” that threatens the safety and wellbeing of foster children, a class action alleges.
September 4, 2024 A class action alleges New Jersey has unconstitutionally retained blood samples from every child born in the state without notice or informed consent.
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August 27, 2024 A class action lawsuit alleges Nassau County's Mask Transparency Act is unconstitutional and discriminatory toward people with disabilities.
June 20, 2024 A class action accuses New York City of discriminating against gay male employees by denying them IVF coverage under the city’s healthcare plan.
February 27, 2024 A class action lawsuit accuses the Massachusetts State Police of working with Motorola for years to secretly and unconstitutionally record audio and video of state residents.
February 21, 2024 A class action alleges New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services conducts tens of thousands of invasive, traumatic and sudden entries into families’ homes each year.
February 16, 2024 A Title IX class action accuses the Mt. Diablo Unified School District of illegally failing to provide female College Park High School athletes with equal access to and experience with sports opportunities.
December 13, 2023 A school district in Alaska and three school staff members face a class action lawsuit over the allegedly disproportionate use of “excessive and unjustified” restraint and seclusion methods on students with disabilities.
September 6, 2023 A class action claims the City of New York and three current and former NYPD commissioners are liable for the law enforcement agency’s allegedly unconstitutional boot-and-tow policy.
August 30, 2023 A class action claims Securix, LLC’s program to enforce state uninsured vehicle statutes has violated consumers’ constitutional rights to due process and allowed the company to reap millions in fees without any legal authority to do so.
August 4, 2023 A class action filed by non-profit immigrant rights organizations and a group of asylum-seekers squares off against the government’s alleged practice of turning away noncitizens at the U.S. border who do not have appointments via the CBP One app.
March 10, 2023 A class action claims Congress and the U.S. government have systematically issued lower pay raises and retirement benefits to federal employees and retirees in “non-foreign areas” in comparison to their counterparts in the contiguous 48 states.
March 2, 2023 A class action alleges “immense delays and chaos” bogging down Alaska's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program have prevented thousands from accessing benefits they need to buy food.
February 10, 2023 Nassau County, New York faces a class action wherein a driver claims her vehicle was seized unconstitutionally by AAAA-1 Auto and Towing as a result of the county’s warrantless “boot and tow” policy.
February 6, 2023 A class action alleges the E-ZPass website makes it unnecessarily difficult for drivers to ensure they’re in good standing, especially if they’ve recently moved or experienced mail delays.
January 27, 2023 Rockland County, County Clerk Donna G. Siberman, and the New York Unified Court System face a class action wherein a man claims he was refused translation services necessary for him participate in the Rockland County Drug Court.
January 25, 2023 Twenty-one asylum seekers allege federal officials illegally published the private data of thousands in ICE custody on the agency’s public-facing website.
December 1, 2022 The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District and its police dept. face a class action over the “conduct and omissions” of the city and law enforcement during the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022.
November 21, 2022 A class action alleges Nassau County, NY and its police department have discriminatorily eliminated qualified non-white applicants from employment as police officers.
November 17, 2022 The Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health faces a class action after allegedly installing a contact-tracing app on more than one million Android users’ smartphones without their knowledge or consent.
November 3, 2022 A proposed class action lawsuit alleges Delaware State Escheator Brenda Mayrack and other officials have grossly misapplied the state’s Unclaimed Property Law.
September 27, 2022 Five former employees have filed a proposed class action against Raytheon Technologies Corporation over the federal contractor’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
September 27, 2022 Florida A&M students allege the board of governors for Florida's public university system and the state have discriminated against historically Black colleges and universities.
September 22, 2022 A class action alleges Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis fraudulently induced migrants into boarding planes headed for Martha’s Vineyard, where they were dropped off without food, water or shelter, or anyone even knowing that they were coming.
September 21, 2022 The University of Central Oklahoma faces a proposed class action lawsuit over alleged Title IX violations.
September 19, 2022 Jackson, Mississippi has been hit with a class action amid a crisis that for weeks left more than 150,000 residents without reliable access to running water.
August 24, 2022 Nonprofit abortion funds and practical support networks have filed a class action against Texas AG Ken Paxton and each of the state’s county and district attorneys in search of an injunction to declare Texas’s anti-abortion laws null and void.
July 22, 2022 A proposed class action alleges Chicago and its police force have intentionally misused the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system to make scores of illegal stops and arrests.
June 29, 2022 Mississippi Delta Community College faces a class action over its alleged practice of automatically expelling nursing students for testing positive on a hair follicle drug test.
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June 15, 2022 A class action alleges U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Executive Office for Immigration Review have unlawfully denied asylum applicants authorization to work while their applications are being decided on.
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May 31, 2022 Washington and California residents have filed a class action in which they object to being asked to participate in the American Community Survey.
April 13, 2022 Tennessee’s Grainger County, its sheriff and two corrections officers face a proposed class action that alleges multiple female inmates at the Grainger County Jail have been subjected to sexual abuse.
April 8, 2022 A class action alleges the commissioner of the Georgia Department of Human Services has unconstitutionally denied legal representation and extended foster care to undocumented children and young adults.
March 9, 2022 A class action challenges the federal government’s allegedly unconstitutional refusal to timely resolve and approve applications for employment authorization documents for abused, neglected or abandoned minor immigrants.
February 25, 2022 A class action has been filed over the Jackson, Miss. police department’s use of a set of roadblock procedures that are allegedly found disproportionately in majority-Black and low-income neighborhoods.
February 23, 2022 Fresno, California and a number of public officials face a class action over the city’s allegedly longstanding practice of “mistreating and marginalizing” its homeless population.
February 23, 2022 A class action asks the court for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction blocking the school from disclosing the identities of members of its Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee.
February 16, 2022 A Missouri school district faces a class action after removing from circulation in school libraries eight critically acclaimed books.
February 14, 2022 DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and acting ICE Director Tae D. Johnson face a class action over ICE’s apparent confiscation of government-issued documents held by individuals in removal proceedings.
February 8, 2022 A class action alleges San Diego State University has discriminated against female student-athletes by failing to pay equal athletic financial aid for more than a decade.
February 8, 2022 Brookside, Alabama faces a proposed class action over what a Shelby County resident calls the small town’s practice of “policing for profit.”
December 3, 2021 A class action alleges the 3 Rivers Telephone Cooperative has discriminated against Native American owner-members by denying them the use of capital credits worth nearly $9 million.
December 1, 2021 A lawsuit claims students at The Utah System of Higher Education’s eight public universities are owed refunds for certain costs paid during the COVID-19 pandemic.
November 30, 2021 Starbucks faces a class action that alleges the coffee giant has discriminatorily favored younger job applicants at the expense of older individuals.
November 29, 2021 A class action alleges the Maryland Department of Labor has systemically failed to administer unemployment insurance benefits to tens of thousands of state residents.
November 15, 2021 New York City faces a class action over its alleged practice of issuing parking tickets to “unaltered” commercial vehicles before issuing a companion summons.
