Clearinghouse logo Clearinghouse logo
Clearinghouse logo Clearinghouse logo
DONATE sign up login

Making civil rights litigation information and documents accessible, for free.

  • Sign up
  • Login
  • Home / Search
  • Home / Search
  • About
    • Mission
    • Case categories
    • Case Types
    • Special Collections
    • Attorney Organizations
    • People
    • Organizational support
    • FAQ
    • How we process cases
    • Copyright / citation
    • Privacy policy
    • Disclaimer
    • Contact us
  • About
  • Special Projects
  • Suggestion / Contact
  • For Teachers
  • API
  • Admin
  • Donate

This is development

  • Home / Search
  • Home / Search
  • About
    • Mission
    • Case categories
    • Case Types
    • Special Collections
    • Attorney Organizations
    • People
    • Organizational support
    • FAQ
    • How we process cases
    • Copyright / citation
    • Privacy policy
    • Disclaimer
    • Contact us
  • About
  • Special Projects
  • Suggestion / Contact
  • For Teachers
  • API
The entrance to the Louisiana State Penitentiary - The placard says "Louisiana State Penitentiary" and "Warden Burl Cain" FEATURED Featured Case: Challenge to Forced Labor Practices at Angola Prison Goes to Trial March 3, 2026

Last month, the lawsuit challenging the forced labor practices at Angola prison in Louisiana went to trial in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana.    The class action lawsuit…

Photo: Wikimedia Commons; msppmoore (2009)
A woman wearing a mask and a Black Lives Matter shirt sits at a table adorned with American flags and a sign that says "Register to Vote Here" while another woman, also in a mask, stands and organizes documents on the table. FEATURED U.S. Department of Justice Voter Data Lawsuits Feb. 6, 2026

The U.S. Department of Justice has brought more than two dozen lawsuits seeking voter data in states nationwide, including statewide voter registration lists with personal data about each registrant.…

Photo: John Ramspott, Library of Congress
Federal agents in Minneapolis stand in front of a cloud of tear gas smoke. FEATURED New Case Collection: Operation Metro Surge Feb. 5, 2026

A new Clearinghouse case set includes lawsuits about Operation Metro Surge, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation that began in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, in December 2025.…

Photo: Chad Davis, Wikimedia Commons
A screen grab of a How To video, showing the front page of the Clearinghouse site. FEATURED Clearinghouse "How To" Video Now Available Oct. 2, 2025

Our new "How To" video offers tips for finding cases and documents in the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse and for using the site most effectively.  Check it out here! 

This is a picture of the first page of the 1978 consent decree in the United States v. City of Norfolk lawsuit. FEATURED New Case Collection: Trump Administration 2.0, Reversing Course on Existing Litigation Oct. 2, 2025

A new Clearinghouse case collection includes matters in which the second Trump administration has reversed course, such as voluntarily dismissing lawsuits initiated by previous administrations, endin…

Donald Trump points accusingly, image of Wong Kim Ark FEATURED Birthright Citizenship Litigation July 3, 2025

The Supreme Court handed President Trump a major procedural boost for his campaign of limiting access to birthright citizenship, but there’s a lot of litigation between now and resolution on the issu…

President Trump Signs Executive Order in the Oval Office FEATURED Clearinghouse is tracking Trump Administration litigation Feb. 15, 2025

President Trump is seeking to transform the U.S. government, making radical changes to federal spending, the federal civil service, the American immigration system, anti-discrimination law and practi…

Photo of Texas march against anti-trans state law FEATURED Challenge to Tennessee Law Banning Gender-Affirming Care for Minors Heard by U.S. Supreme Court Feb. 1, 2025

A lawsuit challenging a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for people under age 18 was argued December 4, 2024, at the U.S. Supreme Court. The district court granted preliminary injunctive r…

  • /    1346

Case Types

Election/Voting Rights
Criminal Justice (Other)
Education
Speech and Religious Freedom
Indigent Defense
Policing
More...

Special Collections

Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government
California's Prisoners' Rights Bar article
Biden Administration American Rescue Plan--minority benefits challenges
Private Employment Class Actions
Post-PLRA enforceable consent decrees
Court-ordered receiverships
More...

Special Projects

Criminal Justice Policies
Finding Aids: Guides to Clearinghouse Special Collections
Learning from Civil Rights Lawsuits: A White Paper Series
Oral History Project
More...
Clearinghouse logo
privacy policy disclaimer suggestion / contact
Michigan Law logo
© Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse 2021, University of Michigan