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Dockery v. Hall
The ACLU, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), the Law Offices of Elizabeth Alexander, and the law firm of Covington & Burling LLP, filed a petition for class certification and expert reports for a federal lawsuit on behalf of prisoners at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility (EMCF). The lawsuit, which was filed in May 2013, describes the for-profit prison as hyper-violent, grotesquely filthy and dangerous. EMCF is operated "in a perpetual state of crisis" where prisoners are at "grave risk of death and loss of limbs." The facility, located in Meridian, Mississippi, is supposed to provide intensive treatment to the state's prisoners with serious psychiatric disabilities, many of whom are locked down in long-term solitary confinement.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Nov 2006
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State of Louisiana v. Langley
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U.S. Supreme Court
Nov 2006
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State of Louisiana v. Langley
U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2006
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New Jersey Men and Women Prohibited from Voting Pursuant to State Disfranchisement Laws, Policies and Practices Petition the IACHR
The felony disfranchisement laws, policies and practices of the United States violate the right to vote free from discrimination under the American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man and the Inter-American Convention on Human Rights.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2006
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New Jersey Men and Women Prohibited from Voting Pursuant to State Disfranchisement Laws, Policies and Practices Petition the IACHR
The felony disfranchisement laws, policies and practices of the United States violate the right to vote free from discrimination under the American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man and the Inter-American Convention on Human Rights.
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Aug 2006
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Simpson v. University of Colorado
The appellants in this case, Lisa Simpson and Anne Gilmore, alleged that while they were students at the University of Colorado (CU) they were sexually assaulted by CU football players and recruits. They sued the University for sexual harassment. They lost in the trial court and appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
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Aug 2006
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Simpson v. University of Colorado
The appellants in this case, Lisa Simpson and Anne Gilmore, alleged that while they were students at the University of Colorado (CU) they were sexually assaulted by CU football players and recruits. They sued the University for sexual harassment. They lost in the trial court and appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2006
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Lawrence v. Florida
Reviewing whether, and under what circumstances, the one year deadline for filing a federal habeas petition can be subject to "equitable tolling." DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2006
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Lawrence v. Florida
Reviewing whether, and under what circumstances, the one year deadline for filing a federal habeas petition can be subject to "equitable tolling." DECIDED
Ohio
Mar 2006
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J.P. v. Taft
Protecting incarcerated juveniles' access to the courts in Ohio.
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Ohio
Mar 2006
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J.P. v. Taft
Protecting incarcerated juveniles' access to the courts in Ohio.