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Fund for Empowerment v. Phoenix, City of
Fund for Empowerment is a challenge to the City of Phoenix鈥檚 practice of conducting sweeps of encampments without notice, issuing citations to unsheltered people for camping and sleeping on public property when they have no place else to go, and confiscating and destroying their property without notice or process.
Status: Ongoing
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2023

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Muldrow v. City of St. Louis
Do employees claiming that they have been denied a transfer because of their race have to demonstrate in addition that the transfer caused a significant material disadvantage?
U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2023

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United States v. Rahimi
Whether 18 U.S.C. 搂 922(g)(8), which prohibits the possession of firearms by persons subject to domestic-violence restraining orders, violates the Second Amendment on its face.
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Jun 2020

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Defy Ventures, Inc. v. Small Business Administration
Suing the Trump administration to lift its unlawful exclusion of businesses owned by people with criminal records from being eligible for Paycheck Protection Act funds
California
Mar 2019

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MediaJustice, et al. v. Federal Bureau of Investigation, et al.
On March 21, 2019, the 红杏视频 and MediaJustice, formerly known as "Center for Media Justice," filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking records about FBI targeting of Black activists. The lawsuit enforces the 红杏视频 and MediaJustice鈥檚 right to information about a 2017 FBI Intelligence Assessment that asserts, without evidence, that a group of so-called 鈥淏lack Identity Extremists鈥 poses a threat of domestic terrorism. The Intelligence Assessment was widely disseminated to law enforcement agencies nationwide, raising public concern about government surveillance of Black people and Black-led organizations based on anti-Black stereotypes and First Amendment protected activities.
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Aug 2015

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S.R. v. Kenton County Sheriff's Office
A deputy sheriff shackled two elementary school children who have disabilities, causing them pain and trauma, according to a federal lawsuit filed today by the 红杏视频, the Children's Law Center, and Dinsmore & Shohl.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2012
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Dep't of Health and Human Services v. Florida
Whether the minimum coverage provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, also known as the individual mandate, is constitutional.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2012

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Dep't of Health and Human Services v. Florida
Whether the minimum coverage provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, also known as the individual mandate, is constitutional.

U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2011
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Douglas v. Independent Living Center
Whether private individuals may raise a claim that California has failed to comply with federal Medicaid requirements by suing directly under the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2011

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Douglas v. Independent Living Center
Whether private individuals may raise a claim that California has failed to comply with federal Medicaid requirements by suing directly under the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution.

Florida
Jun 2011
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红杏视频 Seeks Information 红杏视频 Constitutionality of Florida Foreclosure Courts
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Florida
Jun 2011

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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2011
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J.D.B. v. North Carolina
Whether a child's age may be considered as part of the totality of circumstances in determining whether a suspect is in custody and must therefore be given Miranda warnings prior to any police interrogation.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2011

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J.D.B. v. North Carolina
Whether a child's age may be considered as part of the totality of circumstances in determining whether a suspect is in custody and must therefore be given Miranda warnings prior to any police interrogation.

U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2011
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Casey A., et al. v. Robles, et al.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2011

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