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The Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse, at the University of Michigan Law School, organizes and posts information from U.S. civil rights cases.

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New Clearinghouse white paper offers model policies for meaningful parole review for people sentenced as youth. Project resources include relevant litigation information and documents and collected legislation. Check it out here: https://t.co/Aq7NPFBJC2

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We're excited to share the Clearinghouse's new Oral History Project, interviews by MLaw students with civil rights attorneys about their lives and careers: https://t.co/uW6mO4bLEt

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New in the Clearinghouse: in federal court in 2019, two incarcerated persons challenged the constitutionality of Rhode Island's Civil Death Act. The case was dismissed after the state supreme court ruled that the Act violated the state constitution. https://t.co/HV0oAkONd2

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Plaintiff prevails in strip search case against @ChesterPolicePA. City pays more than $300,000. https://t.co/KMV6nXgy7v

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Case Update: NYPD can’t force people to remove religious head coverings for booking photos. Outcome of class action for damages still pending. https://t.co/KHrIIHXwVS

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A 2019 challenge to two of Kentucky’s abortion laws won a temporary restraining order before being dismissed after the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs reversed Roe v. Wade. https://t.co/h49lgdtZNJ

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Judge orders that defendants not use, access, or disclose sealed arrest records, subject to limited exceptions. Further relief also ordered in the form of recordkeeping, training, and reporting. Case now on appeal. https://t.co/ju7PuECxMh

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In December 2022, the DC Court of Appeals granted a preliminary injunction against the @USMC, prohibiting them from requiring Sikh recruits to cut their hair and remove their articles of faith. https://t.co/0vTYFnUjxi

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New in the Clearinghouse: Earlier this year, a federal district court judge ordered a Phoenix immigration detention center to provide rooms or phones for confidential attorney-client communications. The case is ongoing. Check out the documents! https://t.co/0vllBXdoMK

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In the 1980s, North Dakota farmers obtained a nationwide injunction that strengthened notice and procedural requirements for farmers delinquent on their loans. Beforehand, the government had a widespread practice of coercing farmers into foreclosure. https://t.co/nbBfJUfJKa

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In the 1980s, North Dakota farmers obtained a nationwide injunction that strengthened notice and procedural requirements for farmers delinquent on their loans. Beforehand, the government had a widespread practice of coercing farmers into foreclosure. https://t.co/nbBfJUfbUC

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From the archives: Decades-long housing case for residents displaced by a California freeway closed after goals of consent decree achieved. https://t.co/U4Z9HCXyoK

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Supreme Court held last term no emotional distress claims under ACA or Rehabilitation Act. https://t.co/dro277h2Mt

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Litigation continues in case concerning unhoused people in Los Angeles, as district judge rejects tentative agreement between plaintiffs and county as inadequate. https://t.co/KCZJhVDGp0

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@NAACPTN continues to challenge Tennessee’s voting rights restoration process for those convicted of felonies. Just this month, the district court certified a class of Tennessee residents that had been disenfranchised because of a felony conviction. https://t.co/MmIn5vwoPE

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This case regards disparate treatment in the handling of housing inspections in Annapolis public housing. https://t.co/LWQes5NK1X

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New in the Clearinghouse: Disability activists sue city of Seattle for discrimination for failing to properly build and maintain curb ramps for those with mobility disabilities. Check out the documents now. https://t.co/UP7xMrrD8b

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Inhumane conditions at Maricopa County Jails led the DOJ to investigate in 1995. The department eventually filed a lawsuit which led to a settlement in 2000. https://t.co/dlkyHtxika

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In October 2022, the Southern District of Texas denied the Texas AG’s request for a temporary restraining order that sought to prevent enforcement of President Biden’s Executive Order requiring employees of federal contractors to receive the Covid vaccine. https://t.co/sTgicYkdDE

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New to the Clearinghouse: This case involves a class action lawsuit alleging Florida's Medicaid program violated federal law by denying coverage of incontinence supplies to adults with disabilities. https://t.co/2fZxf5gvq7