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First Circuit: Isolated Misconduct Doesn't Prove Police Pattern or Practice
Villalobos-Santana v. PR Police Department, decided by First Circuit on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit against the Puerto Ric...
Inmate's Religious Diet and Retaliation Claims Against Prison Official Partially Revived by Eighth Circuit
This case involves Gregory Holt, an inmate, who sued Dexter Payne, a prison official, alleging that Payne violated his First Amendment rights by denying him a religious diet (kosher) and retaliating a...
Appellate Court Reinstates Excessive Force and Negligence Claims Against Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and Officer
This case involves Mr. Thomas, who sued the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) and Officer Pregno, alleging that Officer Pregno used excessive force against him during an arrest. Thomas claimed tha...
Appeals Court Reverses Dismissal of Civil Rights Lawsuit, Citing Incorrect Statute of Limitations Application
This case involved a lawsuit filed by Rivera-Perez against Stover, alleging violations of his constitutional rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The District Court initially dismissed Rivera-Perez's compla...
Seventh Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Officer in Excessive Force and False Arrest Case
This case involves Chong Lee, who sued Bradley Mlodzik, a police officer, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for excessive force and false arrest. Lee alleged that Mlodzik used excessive force during an arrest fo...
Appeals Court Reverses Summary Judgment, Allowing Former City Employee's First Amendment Retaliation Claim to Proceed
This case involves Daniel Grady, a former employee of the City of Wyoming, who sued his supervisor, John Cratsenburg, alleging that Cratsenburg violated his First Amendment rights by retaliating again...
Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Former CDCR Employee's Discrimination and Civil Rights Lawsuit
This case involves Mr. Navarrete, a former employee of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), who sued his former employer and several individuals, including Attorney Gene...
Prisoner's deliberate indifference claim against medical care denied
This case involves a prisoner, Michael Wade Nance, who filed a lawsuit against the Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Corrections. Nance alleged that his constitutional rights were violated due...
Sixth Circuit Upholds Termination of Ohio Correctional Employee, Finding Due Process Rights Were Not Violated
Marvin Johnson, a former employee of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC), sued David Bobby, the Warden of the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, alleging that his termination...
Ninth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of LGBTQ+ Group's Lawsuit Against Montana AG Knudsen, Denies Prosecutorial Immunity
This case involves a dispute between the Imperial Sovereign Court of the State of Montana (ISCSOM), an LGBTQ+ advocacy organization, and Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen. The ISCSOM sought to r...
Appeals Court Reverses Summary Judgment for Officer, Denying Qualified Immunity in Excessive Force Taser Case
This case involves Keith Edwards, who sued Officer J. Grubbs under Section 1983, alleging excessive force during an arrest. Edwards claimed that Officer Grubbs used a taser on him without justificatio...
Texas Court Limits Attorney General's Investigation into Pflag's Support for Gender-Affirming Care
This case involves a legal dispute between the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and Pflag, Inc., a non-profit organization that supports LGBTQ+ individuals and their families. The OAG issued a req...
Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of Lawsuit Challenging Concealed Carry Permit Denial
This case involves Sufiyan, who sued Attorney General Bondi, alleging that his constitutional rights were violated when he was denied a concealed carry permit. Sufiyan claimed that the denial infringe...
Massachusetts Court Rules Mystic Valley Charter School's Hair Extension Ban Discriminatory
This case involved the Attorney General of Massachusetts suing the Mystic Valley Regional Charter School over its dress code policy, specifically a rule that prohibited students from wearing hair exte...
Tenth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Former Colorado Employee's Political Retaliation Lawsuit Against Governor Polis
This case involves Mr. Eaves, a former employee of the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS), who sued Governor Polis and other state officials. Eaves claimed that his termination was political...
Ohio Supreme Court allows direct lawsuit for pregnancy discrimination against County Clerk
This case involves a former employee, Ms. Wright, who sued her former employer, the Madison County Clerk of Courts, alleging she was fired because she was pregnant. She claimed this was a violation of...
Court Rules Against Inmate in Racial Discrimination Claim for Promotion
This case involves Jimmy Davis, Jr., who sued the Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections. Davis alleged that he was denied a promotion to a correctional officer position because of his ...
Former employee not immune from malicious prosecution claim
State ex rel. Shekina v. Oldfield, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 11, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding th...
Court rules Sheriff's Department did not discriminate or retaliate against fired employee
This case involves a former employee, Lassiter, who sued the Robeson County Sheriff's Department alleging racial discrimination and retaliation after she was fired. Lassiter claimed that she was subje...
Court Rules School District Did Not Discriminate Against Student Based on Gender Identity
This case involves a dispute over whether a child, referred to as S.R., was subjected to unlawful discrimination based on their gender identity. The court had to determine if the school district's act...
Missouri Court Dismisses Inmate's Lawsuit Against Correctional Center Warden
This case involves Robert J. Branson, an inmate, who filed a lawsuit against Michael Shewmaker, the Warden of the South Central Correctional Center. Branson alleged that his constitutional rights were...