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Corrections
Alabama
- Alabama's State Prisons for Men - Litigation
Case Summary | CRIPA Notice Letter (2019) | Cover Letter to CRIPA Notice (2019) | Use of Force CRIPA Notice Letter (2020) | Cover Letter to Use of Force CRIPA Notice (2020) | Complaint (2020) | Amended Complaint (2021) | Attachment A to Amended Complaint (2021) | Second Amended Complaint (2021) - Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2014) | Complaint (2015) | Consent Decree (2015) - Mobile County Metro Jail - Investigation
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2009) - Varden, et al. v. City of Clanton - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2015)
Arkansas
- Sebastian County Adult Detention Center - Closed
Findings Letter (2006) | MOA (2008)
California
- Alameda County - Investigation
Case Summary | Findings Report (2021) | Summary of Findings (2021)
- California Women's Prisons - Investigation
Case Summary - Coleman v. Brown - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2013) | Response to Defendants' Motion to Exclude SOI (2013) | Order Denying Motion to Exclude SOI (2013) - Los Angeles County Jail - Enforcement
Case Summary | MOA (2002) | Compliance Letter (2014) | Complaint (2015) | Settlement Agreement (2015) - Mitchell v. Cate - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2013) - Orange County Jail - Closed
Case Summary | Investigatory Results Letter (2014)
- San Luis Obispo Jail - Investigations
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2021)
Florida
- Lowell Correctional Institution, Ocala, FL - Investigation
Case Summary | CRIPA Notice (2020) | CRIPA Notice Cover Letter (2020) - Miami-Dade County Jail - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2011) | Complaint (2013) | Consent Agreement (2013) | Memorandum of Agreement (2013)
Georgia
- Diamond v. Owens - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2015)
- Diamond v. Ward - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2021)
- Doe v. Georgia Department of Corrections - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2024)
- Fulton County Jail
Case Summary - Georgia Department of Corrections - Investigation
Case Summary - Muscogee County Jail - Closed
Case Summary | Complaint (1999) | Settlement (1999) | Memorandum of Agreement (2015)
- South Fulton County Jail
Case Summary | Statement of Interest (2019)
Guam
- Guam Jail and Prisons - Closed
Case Summary | Settlement Agreement (1991)
Hawaii
- Oahu Community Correctional Center - Closed
Findings Letter (2007) | Complaint (2008) | Settlement (2008)
Illinois
- Cook County Jail - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2008) | Settlement (2010)
Indiana
- Cordellioné v Commissioner, Indiana Department of Corrections - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2024)
- Lake County Jail - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2009) | Complaint (2010) | Settlement (2010)
Kansas
- Topeka Correctional Facility - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2012) | Settlement Agreement (2014)
Kentucky
- Grant County Detention Center - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2005)
- Boyd County Detention Center - Investigation
Case Summary | CRIPA Notice Letter (2019) | Cover Letter to CRIPA Notice (2019)
Louisiana
- Ball v. LeBlanc - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2013) - Hacker v. Cain - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2016)
- Louisiana Department of Corrections - Investigations
Case Summary | Findings Report (2023) | Cover Letter (2023) | Summary of Findings (2023) - Orleans Parish Prisons - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2009) | Update to Findings Letter (2012) | Consent Judgment (English, 2013) | Consent Judgment (Spanish, 2013) - St. Tammany Parish Jail - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2012) | Memorandum of Agreement (2013) | Closing Letter (2017)
Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Department of Correction - Enforcement
Case Summary | CRIPA Notice (2020) | CRIPA Notice Cover Letter (2020) | Settlement Agreement (2022) | Designated Qualified Expert’s Baseline Report (April 2023)
Maryland
- Baltimore City Detention Center - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2002) | MOU (2007) | MOA (2012) | Compliance Letter (2015)
Mississippi
- Hinds County Adult Detention Center - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2015) | Complaint (2016) | Settlement Agreement (2016)
- Mississippi Department of Corrections - Investigation
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2022) | Cover Letter (2022) | Summary of Findings (2022) | Cover Letter (2024) | Findings Report (2024) | Finding Report One Pager (2024)
New Jersey
- Cumberland County Jail - Investigation
Case Summary | CRIPA Notice Cover Letter (2021) | CRIPA Notice (2021) | DOJ Agreement (2023) | AG Signed Complaint and Certificate (2023) - Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women - Enforcement
Case Summary | CRIPA Notice Cover Letter (2020) | CRIPA Notice (2020) | AG Signed Complaint and Certificate (2021) | Final Consent Decree (2021)
New York
- Erie County Holding Center and Erie County Correctional Facility - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2009) | Amended Complaint (2010) | Settlement Agreement (2010) | Settlement Agreement (2011) | Court Order (2023) - Westchester County Jail - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2009) | Settlement Agreement (2015)
Ohio
- Franklin County Jail - Closed
Case Summary | Complaint in Intervention (2010) | Settlement (2011)
Oklahoma
- Oklahoma County Jail and Jail Annex - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2008) | MOU (2009)
Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Department of Corrections - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2014) | Closing Letter (2016) - State Correctional Institution at Cresson - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2013) - State Correctional Institution at Pittsburgh - Closed
Closing Letter (2014)
South Carolina
- Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center - Investigation
Case Summary
- Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center - Investigation
Case Summary
Tennessee
- Robertson County Detention Center - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2011) | Complaint (2013) | Settlement Agreement (2013)
- Trousdale Turner Correctional Center - Investigation
Case Summary | Notice Letter (2024)
Texas
- Dallas County Jail - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2006) | Complaint (2007) | Settlement (2007) | MOU (2012) - Harris County Jail - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2009)
Virgin Islands
- Golden Grove Adult Correctional and Detention Facility - Enforcement
Case Summary | Consent Decree (1986) | Settlement Agreement (2013)
Virginia
- Hampton Roads Regional Jail in Portsmouth, Virginia - Enforcement
Case Summary | CRIPA Notice (2018) | Cover Letter to CRIPA Notice (2018) | Consent Decree (2020) | Complaint (2020) | Complaint (accessible) (2020) | Order Approving Consent Decree (2020) | Order Dismissing Consent Decree (2024)
- Piedmont Regional Jail - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2012) | Complaint (2013) | Settlement Agreement (2013) | Order Approving Agreement (2013)
Juvenile Justice
- Publications
Dear Colleague Letter on the Civil Rights of Students in Juvenile Justice Residential Facilities
Disclaimer on Dear Colleague Letter:
The United States Department of Justice and the United States Department of Education issued this document on December 8, 2014 to provide informal, non-binding guidance to assist juvenile justice residential facilities in providing education to youth in compliance with federal nondiscrimination laws. This guidance document is not intended to be a final agency action, has no legally binding effect, and has no force or effect of law. The document may be rescinded or modified in the Departments’ complete discretion, in accordance with applicable laws. The Departments’ guidance documents, including this guidance, do not establish legally enforceable responsibilities beyond what is required by the terms of the applicable statutes, regulations, or binding judicial precedent. For more information, see "Memorandum for All Components: Prohibition of Improper Guidance Documents," from Attorney General Jefferson B. Sessions III, November 16, 2017.
California
- G.F. v. Contra Costa County et al. - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2014) - Los Angeles County Juvenile Probation Camps - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2008) | MOA (2008) | First Amendment to MOA (2010) | Second Amendment to MOA (2012)
Connecticut
- Manson Youth Institution - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Report (2021) | Settlement Agreement (2024)
District of Columbia
- Charles H. v. D.C. - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2021)
Florida
- H.C. v. Bradshaw - Statement of Interest
Case Summary | Statement of Interest (2018) | Complaint (2018) | Settlement Agreement (2018)
Georgia
- N.P. et al. v. the State of Georgia et al. - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2015)
Indiana
- Indiana Juvenile Facilities, Indianapolis and Pendleton - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2010, Indianapolis Juvenile Correctional Facility) | Findings Letter (2012, Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility) | Closing Letter (2017, Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility)
Kentucky
- Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice - Investigation
Case Summary | Notice Letter (2024)
- S.R. and L.G. Kenton County, et al. - Statement of Interest
Case Summary | Statement of Interest (2015) | Order on Motion to Dismiss (2015) | Opinion on Summary Judgement (2017) | Final Order (2018)
Louisiana
- Smith v. Edwards - Statement of Interest
Case Summary | Statement of Interest (2023)
Michigan
- Doe v. Michigan Department of Corrections - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2014)
Mississippi
- Lauderdale County Youth Court, Meridian Police Department, and Mississippi Division of Youth Services - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2012) | Complaint (2012) | City Settlement Agreement (2015) | State Settlement Agreement (2015) | District Court Order on Motion to Dismiss Youth Court Judges and Lauderdale County (2017) | Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Decision (2019)
- LeFlore County Juvenile Detention Center - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2011) | Complaint (2015) | Settlement Agreement (2015) | Findings Letter (2016) | Closing Letter (2019) - Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility - Closed
Findings Letter (2012)
Missouri
- St. Louis County Family Court - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Cover Letter (2015) | Findings Report (2015) | Memorandum of Agreement (2016) | Closing Letter (2019)
New York
- New York Juvenile Facilities - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2009) | Complaint (2010) | Settlement Agreement (2010) | Order Dismissing Columbia Girls Secure Center (2014) | Order Granting Joint Motion to Dismiss Finger Lakes (2015)
- Onondaga County Jail - Statement of Interest
Case Summary | Order Granting Preliminary Injunction (2017)
Ohio
- Scioto and Marion Juvenile Correctional Facilities - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2007, Scioto) | Findings Letter (2007, Marion) | Complaint (2008) | Amended Consent Decree (2009) | Order Dismissing Case (2015)
Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rico Juvenile Facilities - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (1994)
South Carolina
- Kenny v. Wilson - Statement of Interest
Case Summary | Statement of Interest (2016)
- South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice - Enforcement
Case Summary | CRIPA Notice Letter (2020) | Findings Report (2022, Use of Force) | Complaint (2022) | Settlement Agreement (2022)
- Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc. v. Cannon - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2020)
Tennessee
- Shelby County Juvenile Court - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Cover Letter (2012) | Findings Report (2012) | Memorandum of Agreement (2012) | Closing Letter (2019)
- Trousdale Turner Correctional Center - Investigation
Case Summary | Notice Letter (2024)
Texas
- Texas Juvenile Justice Department - Investigation
Case Summary | Findings Report (2024) | Findings Notice Letter (2024) | Findings Report Summary (2024) | Findings Report Summary (2024 Spanish) | Findings Report Executive Summary (2024 Spanish)
Vermont
- Disability Rights Vermont v. State of Vermont - Statement of Interest
Case Summary | Statement of Interest (2019)
Disability Rights Docket
- Publications
Olmstead Question and Answer
Alabama
- Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program v. SafetyNet Youth, Inc. et al. - Statement of Interest
Case Summary | Statement of Interest (2014) | Order (2014)
Alaska
- Alaska's Use of Institutions to Serve Children with Behavioral Health Disabilities - Investigation
Case Summary | Findings Report (2022) | Findings Report Cover Letter (2022) - Jeremiah M. v. Crum - Statement of Interest
Case Summary | Statement of Interest (2022)
Arkansas
- Disability Rights Arkansas v. Graves - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2021)
California
- Alameda County - Investigation
Case Summary | Findings Report (2021) | Summary of Findings (2021) | Settlement Agreement (2023) | Settlement Agreement Fact Sheet (2023) - Lanterman Developmental Center - Closed
Findings Letter (2006) | Closing Letter (2017)
- Sonoma Developmental Center - Closed
Findings Letter (1994) | Closing Letter (2019)
- Thomas v. Kent - Statement of Interest
Case Summary | Statement of Interest (2016) | Supplemental Statement of Interest (2016) | Order on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment
Delaware
- Delaware Mental Health System - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2010) | Complaint (2011) | Settlement Agreement (2011) | Order Dismissing Case (2016)
District of Columbia
- Bread for the City v. District of Columbia - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2024) | Supplemental Statement of Interest (2024)
- Evans v. Bowser - Closed
Case Summary
Florida
- Alexander v Mahew - Statement of Interest
Case Summary | Statement of Interest (2019)
Georgia
- Georgia State Hospitals and Georgia Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Systems - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2008, Georgia Regional) | Findings Letter (2009, Northwest Georgia Regional) | Findings Letter (2009, Five State Hospitals) | Settlement (2009, CRIPA) | Amended Complaint (2010, CRIPA) | Order Terminating 2009 Settlement Agreement (2014, CRIPA) | Complaint (2010, ADA) | Settlement (2010, ADA)
- Isaac A. et al v. Carlson - Statement of Interest
Case Summary | Statement of Interest (2024)
Idaho
- Sonnenberg v. Disability Rights Idaho, Inc. - Statement of Interest
Case Summary | Statement of Interest (2015) | Opinion and Judgment (2016)
Iowa
- Glenwood and Woodward Resource Centers - Investigation
Case Summary | Glenwood Findings Report (2020) | Glenwood Findings Report Cover Letter (2020) | ADA Findings Report (2021) | ADA Findings Report Cover Letter (2021) | Complaint (2022) | Consent Decree (2023)
Kentucky
-
Kentucky's Use of Psychiatric Hospitals for Louisville Residents with Serious Mental Illness
Case Summary | Cover Letter (2024) | Findings Report (2024)
Louisiana
- Louisiana Use of Nursing Facilities for People with Mental Health Disabilities - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2016) | Complaint (2018) | Settlement Agreement (2018)
- Jacob B. v. Louisiana - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2024)
Mississippi
- Disability Rights Mississippi v. Mississippi Children's Home Services - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2014)
- Mississippi Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Systems - Litigation
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2011) | Complaint (2016) | Order Denying State's Motion for Summary Judgment (2019) | Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law (2019) | Opinion (2019) | Order on Remedies (2021) | Report of the Special Master Submitted in Response to Court Order ECF 253 (2021)
- Disability Rights Mississippi v. Mississippi Department of Health - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2022)
Missouri
-
Missouri's Use of Nursing Facilities and Guardianships for People with Mental Health Disabilities
Case Summary | Cover Letter (2024) | Findings Report (2024) | Summary of Findings (2024)
Nebraska
- Beatrice State Developmental Center - Closed
Findings Letter (2008) | Settlement (2008) | Joint Motion to Dismiss (2015) | Memorandum in Support of Joint Motion (2015) | Judgment and Order of Dismissal (2015)
Nevada
- Nevada's Use of Institutions to Serve Children with Behavioral Health Disabilities - Investigation
Case Summary | Findings Report (October 2022) | Findings Report Cover Letter (October 2022)
New Hampshire
- Fitzmorris et al. v. New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services - Statement of Interest
Case Summary | Statement of Interest (2022)
- New Hampshire Mental Health System - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2011) | Complaint in Intervention (2012) | Settlement Agreement (2013)
New Jersey
- Sciarrillo v. Christie - Statement of Interest
Case Summary - New Jersey Veterans Memorial Homes at Menlo Park and Paramus - Investigations
Case Summary | Findings Report (2023) | Cover Letter (2023)
New York
- Kings County Hospital Center - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2009) | Complaint (2010) | Settlement (2010) - Disability Rights New York v. New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2020)
North Carolina
- Disability Rights North Carolina v. Page - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2024)
- Z.S. v. Durham County - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2021)
Oregon
- Oregon State Hospital and Mental Health System - Investigation
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2008) | Letter Agreement (2012)
Pennsylvania
- Smith v. Department of Public Welfare of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2014)
Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rico Facilities for People With Intellectual Disabilities - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (1997, CIS) | Findings Letter (2007) | Complaint (1999) | Interim Settlement (1999) | Supplemental Interim Settlement (2000)
South Dakota
- South Dakota Nursing Facilities - Investigation
Findings Letter (2016)
South Carolina
- South Carolina's Use of Adult Care Homes to Serve Adults with Serious Mental Illness - Investigation
Case Summary | Cover Letter (July 2023) | Findings Report (July 2023)
Tennessee
- Clover Bottom, Greene Valley, and Nat T. Winston Developmental Centers - Closed
Case Summary | Complaint (1996) | Settlement (1996) | Agreed Order and Exit Plan (2015)
Texas
- Harrison v. Young - Statement of Interest
Case Summary | Statement of Interest (2022)
- Steward v. Perry - Litigation
Case Summary | Complaint in Intervention (2012) - Texas State Supported Living Centers - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2006, Lubbock State School) | Findings Letter (2008, Statewide) | Complaint (2009) | Settlement (2009)
Virginia
- Virginia System for Serving People with Developmental Disabilities - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2011) | Complaint (2012) | Settlement (2012) | Order Approving Consent Decree (2012)
West Virginia
- West Virginia Children's Mental Health System - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2015) | Findings Fact Sheet (2015) | Settlement Agreement (2019) | Settlement Agreement Fact Sheet (2019)
Law Enforcement Agencies
- Publications
Addressing Police Misconduct brochure | Guidance for Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Regarding the Use of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, National Origin, Religion, Sexual Orientation, or Gender Identity | Improving Law Enforcement Response to Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence by Identifying and Preventing Gender Bias - Other Important Documents
Letter to Alabama Law Enforcement Agencies About H.B. 56 Immigration Enforcement
Arizona
- Maricopa County Sheriff's Office - Closed
Case Summary | Title VI Complaint (2010) | Title VI Agreement (2011) | Findings Letter (2011, English) | Findings Letter (2011, Spanish) | Complaint (2012) | Order Granting Summary Judgment (2015) | Partial Settlement Agreement (2015)
- Melendres v. Arpaio - Enforcement
Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law (2013) | Statement of Interest (2013) | Supplemental Permanent Injunction (2013) | Order to Show Cause Regarding Contempt (2015) | Order Granting United States Intervention (2015) | Complaint in Intervention (2015) | Order Amending First Supplemental Permanent Injunction (2015) | Findings of Fact Regarding Contempt (2016) | Order Regarding Second Supplemental Permanent Injunction (2016)
- United States v. Town of Colorado City (D. Ariz.) - Enforcement
Complaint (2012) | Order Granting Partial Summary Judgment (2015) | Order on Municipal Liability (2016) | Jury Verdict (2016) | Order Approving Settlement Agreement (2016)
- Phoenix Police Department - Investigation
Case Summary | Findings Report (2024 English) | Findings Report (2024 Spanish)
California
- Inglewood Police Department - Closed
Technical Assistance Letter (2009) - Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Stations in Antelope Valley - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2013) | Findings Letter (2013, Spanish) | Settlement Agreement (2015)
- Orange County District Attorney's Office and the Orange County Sheriff's Department
Findings Report (October 2022)
Connecticut
- East Haven Police Department - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2011, English) | Findings Letter (2011, Spanish) | Letter of Intent (2012) | Complaint (2012) | Settlement (2012)
Florida
- Escambia County Sheriff's Office - Closed
Technical Assistance Letter (2012) - City of Miami Police Department - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2013) | Findings Letter (Spanish, 2013) | Findings Letter (Creole, 2013) | Settlement Agreement (2016) | First Independent Reviewer's Report (December 2016) | Second Independent Reviewer's Report (May 2017) | Third Independent Reviewer's Report (June-September 2017) | Fourth Independent Reviewer's Report (October 2017-January 2018) | Fifth Independent Reviewer's Report (February-May 2018) | Sixth Independent Reviewer's Report (June-September (2018) | Seventh Independent Reviewer's Report (October 2018-January 2019) | Eighth Independent Reviewer's Report (February-May 2019) | Tenth Enforcement Report (October 2019-March 2020) | Closeout Letter (2021) - Orange County Sheriff's Office - Investigation
Technical Assistance Letter (2008) | Settlement (2010)
- Scott et al. v. City of Daytona Beach - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2023)
Idaho
- Bell et al. v. City of Boise, et al. - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2015)
Illinois
- Chicago Police Department
Case Summary | Findings Report (2017) | Cover Letter to Findings Report (2017) | Findings Report Executive Summary (Spanish, 2017) | Agreement in Principle (2017) - Harvey Police Department - Closed
Technical Assistance Report (2012) | Closing Letter (2012)
Kentucky
- S.R. and L.G. v. Kenton County, et al. - Statement of Interest
Case Summary | Statement of Interest (2015) | Order on Motion to Dismiss (2015) | Opinion on Summary Judgment (2017) | Final Order (2018)
- Louisville Metro Police Department and Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government - Investigation
Case Summary | Findings Report (2023) | Agreement in Principle (2023)
Louisiana
- Louisiana State Police - Investigation
Case Summary
- New Orleans Police Department - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Report (2011) | Complaint (2012) | Opinion and Order Entering Consent Decree (2013) | Amended and Restated Consent NOPD Decree (2018) | Second Amended and Restated Consent Decree (2024) - Ville Platte Police Department and the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Report (2016) | Ville Platte Police Department Settlement Agreement (2018) | Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office Settlement Agreement (2018) | Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office Compliance Report (2022) | EPSO Compliance Report Cover Letter (2022) | Ville Platte Police Department Compliance Report (2022) | VPPD Compliance Report Cover Letter (2022)
Maryland
- Baltimore Police Department - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Report (2016) | Agreement in Principle (2016) | Complaint (2017) | Consent Decree (2017) - Garcia v. Montgomery County - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2013) - Sharp v. Baltimore City Police Department - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2012) | Letter to Parties (2012)
Massachusetts
- Springfield Police Department Narcotics Bureau - Enforcement
Case Summary | Investigation Report (2020) | Cover Letter (2020) | Complaint (2022) | Consent Decree (2022) | Request for Compliance Evaluator Qualifications (2022) | Parties’ Joint Notice of Compliance Evaluator Deadlines and First-Year Deadlines (2022) | Parties’ Joint Notice of Compliance - Appendix A (2022) | Andrew Lah and Perry Tarrant (2022) | Gomez Oversight Group (2022) | O'Toole Associates LLC (2022) | Transparency Matters LLC (2022)
- Worcester Police Department - Investigation
Case Summary
Michigan
- Detroit Police Department - Closed
Technical Assistance Letter (2002) | Settlement (2003) | Transition Agreement (2014)
Minnesota
- Minneapolis Police Department - Investigation
Case Summary | Agreement in Principle (2023) | Findings Report (2023)
Mississippi
- City of Lexington and Lexington Police Department
Case Summary | Fines and Fees Letter (2024)
Missouri
-
Ferguson Police Department - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Report (2015) | Complaint (2016) | Consent Decree (2016)
Montana
- Missoula County Attorney's Office - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2014) | Memorandum of Understanding (2014)
- Missoula Police Department - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2013) | Settlement Agreement (2013) - University of Montana Office of Public Safety - Closed
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2013) | Settlement Agreement (2013)
New Jersey
-
Newark Police Department - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Report (2014) | Agreement in Principle (2014) | Complaint (2016) | Consent Decree (2016) -
Trenton Police Department - Investigation
Case Summary
New Mexico
- Albuquerque Police Department - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2014) | Settlement Agreement (2014) | Second Joint Motion for Partial Termination (2024)
New York
- Beacon Police Department - Closed
Technical Assistance Letter (2005) | Settlement (2010) - Floyd v. City of New York - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2013)
- Mount Vernon Police Department - Investigation
Case Summary
- New York Police Department Special Victims Division- Investigation
Case Summary
- Padilla v. City of New York - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2013)
- Schenectady Police Department - Closed
Technical Assistance Letter (2003)
- Suffolk County Police Department - Enforcement
Case Summary | Technical Assistance Letter (2011) | Settlement Agreement (2014) | Settlement Agreement (Spanish, 2014)
- Yonkers Police Department - Enforcement
Case Summary | Technical Assistance Letter (2009) | Settlement Agreement (2016)
North Carolina
- Alamance County Sheriff's Office - Enforcement
Rule 4.2 Complaint (2011) | Findings Letter (2012, English) | Findings Letter (2012, Spanish) | Complaint (2012) | Opinion and Order (2015) | Settlement Agreement (2016)
Ohio
- Cleveland Division of Police - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2014) | Complaint (2015) | Consent Decree (2015) | Amended Consent Decree (2022) | Order Approving Amended Consent Decree (2022) | Request for Independent Monitor (2022) - Warren Police Department - Closed
Case Summary | Technical Assistance Letter (2006) | Settlement (2012)
Oregon
- Portland Police Bureau - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2012) | Complaint (2012) | Amended Settlement Agreement (2018) | Revised Settlement Agreement (2023) | Order Entering Revised Settlement Agreement (2023) | Order and Further Amended Settlement Agreement (2024)
Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rico Police Department - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2011, English) | Findings Letter (2011, Spanish) | Complaint (2012) | Settlement Agreement (2013, English) | Settlement Agreement (2013, Spanish)
Tennessee
- Memphis Police Department - Investigation
Case Summary
Virgin Islands
- Virgin Islands Police Department - Enforcement
Technical Assistance Letter (2005) | Complaint (2008) | Settlement (2009)
Washington
- Seattle Police Department - Enforcement
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2011) | Complaint (2012) | Settlement Agreement (2012) | Order Modifying and Preliminarily Approving Agreement (2012)
FACE
Colorado
- United States v. Scott - Closed
Case Summary | Complaint (2011) | Memorandum in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunctive Relief (2011) | Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (2011) | Consent Decree (2011) | Opposition to Motion for Permission to Intervene (2011) | Opposition to Defendant's Renewed Motion to Dismiss (2011) | Reply to Defendant's Opposition to Motion for Preliminary Injunction (2011) | Order (2011) | Renewed Motion for a Protective Order (2011) | Motion to Compel Defendant to Produce Documents (2011) | Motion for Adverse Inferences Against Defendant (2012) | Motion to Exclude Expert Opinion Testimony (2012) | Opposition to Defendant's Motion in Limine (2012)
Connecticut
- United States v. Scott
- District Court Motion to Dismiss Decision Reported at 919 F.Supp. 76 (D. Conn. 1996)
- District Court Decision Reported at 958 F.Supp. 761 (D. Conn. 1997)
- District Court Ruling on Motion to Reconsider Reported at 975 F.Supp. 428 (D. Conn. 1997)
- District Court Contempt Decision Reported at 1997 WL 889513 (D.Conn.)
- District Court Modification of Injunction Reported at 1998 WL 241755 (D.Conn.)
- District Court Contempt Decision Reported at 1998 WL 386483 (D.Conn.)
- Court of Appeals Decision Reported at -- F.3d --, 1999 WL 570473 (2nd Cir. 1999)
District of Columbia
- United States v. Alaw
Case Summary | Complaint (1998) | Injunction Order (2002) | Consent Decree (2002) | Injunction Order (Post Appeal 2004) - United States v. Retta
Case Summary | Complaint (2011) | Motion to Dismiss (2011) | Consent Judgment (2013) | Order Approving Consent Judgment (2013)
Florida
- Holder v. Pine
Case Summary | Complaint (2010) | Order (2012) | Settlement (2012)
- United States v. Zastrow et al.
Case Summary | Amended Complaint (2024)
Kansas
- United States v. Dillard - Closed
Case Summary | Complaint (2011) | Motion for Preliminary Injunctive Relief (2011) | Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (2011) | Motion to Dismiss Defendant's Counterclaims (2012) | Opposition to Dismiss Motion for Summary Judgement (2012) | Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Amend Counterclaim (2012) | Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Reconsideration (2012) | Memorandum in Suppport of Motion to Compel (2012) | Motion for Privacy Act Protective Order (2012) | Response to Defendant's Second Motion to Dismiss (2016) | Motion to Exclude Evidence of Victim's Personal Medical History (2016) | Motion to Limit the Scope of Testimony (2016) | Verdict (2016) - United States v. Burke
District Court Decision Reported at 15 F.Supp.2d 1090 (D.Kan. 1998)
Kentucky
- Holder v. Hamilton - Closed
Case Summary | Complaint (2011) | Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Strike and Motion to Dismiss (2011) | Motion to Strike Defendant's Third Party Complaint (2011) | Motion for Summary Judgement (2012) | Reply in Support of its Motion for Summary Judgement (2012) | Motion to Preclude Witness Testimony (2012) | Dismissal (2013) - United States v. Thomas et al.
Case Summary | Complaint (2017) | Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction (2017) | Order (2017) | Motion for Leave to Withhold Patient's Identity and Prevent Disclosure of Identifying Information and Records (2017) | Response in Opposition to Motion to Alter Amend or Vacate Denial of Intervention (2017) | Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgement (2018)
Mississippi
- United States v. Charles Roy McMillan
Settlement (2008)
Missouri
- United States v. Dinwiddie
Case Summary | Complaint (1994) | Order (1996)
New Jersey
- United States v. Courney
Case Summary | Complaint (2022) | Consent Decree (2022)
- United States v. Gregg, et al.
Case Summary | Complaint (2nd Amended 1996)
Ohio
- United States v. Citizens for a Pro-Life Society, et al.
Case Summary | Complaint (2024)
- United States v. Operation Rescue National
Case Summary | Alaw Consent Decree and Order (1998) | Anderson Consent Decree (1998) | Benhem Consent Decree (1998) | Mechanic Consent Decree and Order (1998) | Mechanic Consent Decree (1998) | Mehaffie Consent Decree and Order (1998) | Order MSJ and Permanent Injuction (1998) | Thomas Consent Decree (1998) - United States v. Smith
Case Summary | Order (2009)
Pennsylvania
- Gonzales v. Dunkle
Case Summary | Motion Preliminary Junction (2007)
- Holder v. Branca
Case Summary | Complaint (2009) | Order (2009)
- Keisler v. Dunkle
Complaint (2007) | Order (2007) | Opposition Motion to Dismiss (2007)
- United States v. Connolly
Case Summary | Complaint (2024)
- United States v. Parente
Case Summary | Complaint (2011) | Order (2012)
Tennessee
- Femhealth USA, Inc. d/b/a carafem vs. Williams, et al.
Statement of Interest (2022)
Texas
- Holder v. Gaona
Complaint (2010) | Motion to Strike (2010) | Motion to Dismiss First-Amended Counterclaim (2010) | Motion to Dismiss Second-Amended Counterclaim (2010) | Motion to Dismiss Defendant's Counterclaim (2010) | Consent Judgment and Order of Approval (2011)
- United States v. Brown
Case Summary | Consent Decree (1997)
- United States v. Tomanek
Order (1998)
Washington
- United States v. Kroack
Case Summary | Complaint (2011) | Consent Judgment and Order of Approval (2011) - United States v. Smith
Court of Appeals Decision Reported at 134 F.3d 373 (6th Cir. 1997)
Religious Exercise of Institutionalized Persons
Arkansas
- Holt v. Kelley - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2020)
Alabama
- Limbaugh, et. al v. Alabama Dept. of Correction - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2011)
California
- Basra v. Cate, et al. - Closed
Complaint in Intervention (2011) | Brief in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction (2011)
Connecticut
- Connecticut Department of Correction – Enforcement
Settlement Agreement (2024)
Florida
- United States v. Florida Department of Corrections - Closed
Complaint (2012) | Order Terminating Injunction (2019)
Indiana
- Willis v. Indiana Dept. of Correction - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2011) | Order Denying Motion to Stay (2011)
Michigan
- Heard v. Finco - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2014)
- Michigan Department of Corrections – Enforcement
Settlement Agreement (2021)
North Carolina
- North Carolina Department of Adult Correction – Enforcement
Settlement Agreement (2024)
Pennsylvania
- McGill v. Clements - Statement of Interest
South Carolina
- Prison Legal News v. Berkeley County Sheriff's Office, et al. - Closed
Complaint in Intervention (2011) | Consent Injunction (2012)
South Dakota
- Native American Council of Tribes v. Douglas Weber - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2012) | Appellate Brief as Amicus (2013)
Texas
- Ali v. Thaler - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2012) - Moussazadeh v. Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2011)
Virginia
- Virginia Department of Corrections - Enforcement
Settlement Agreement (2019)
Indigent Defense
Alabama
- Varden, et al. v. City of Clanton - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2015)
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Coleman, et al.v. Town of Brookside, et al. - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2022)
Georgia
- N.P. et al. v. the State of Georgia et al. - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2015)
New York
- Hurrell-Harring et al. v. State of New York et al. - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2014)
Virginia
- Stinnie v. Holcomb - Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest (2016)
Washington
- Wilbur v. City of Mount Vernon et al. - State of Interest
Statement of Interest (2013) | Decision (2013)