Challenging probation detainer practices in Allegheny County
Horton v. Rangos. In 2022, we filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of individuals detained at Allegheny County…
Fighting for Transparency in the Prosecutorial Misconduct Complaint Process in New York
Civil Rights Corps v. LaSalle. In response to the filing of the first Accountability NY complaints in 2021, NYC…
Holding Judges Accountable in San Mateo County
Civil Rights Corps worked with an amazing group of organizers at Silicon Valley De-Bug and law professor Lara Bazelon…
Holding Harris County Constables Accountable for Alleged Unlawful Entry Into Wrong Family’s Home
Harrington v. Lancaster. In January 2024, Civil Rights Corps filed a federal lawsuit against three members of the Harris…
Holding D.C. Police Accountable for Alleged Unlawful Arrest of a Mom and her Minor Daughter
Lewis v. District of Columbia. Our lawsuit alleges that, on two separate occasions, Malaika Lewis and her minor daughter,…
Holding D.C. Police Accountable for Alleged Unlawful Seizure, Arrest, and Excessive Force
Millet v District of Columbia. In March of 2023, CRC brought suit on behalf of David Millet against the…
Holding D.C. Police Accountable for Alleged False Arrest, Assault, and Imprisonment of District Resident
Jackson v. District of Columbia. In 2023, we filed a lawsuit against the District of Columbia and two Metropolitan…
Accountability New York
Prosecutors are some of the most powerful lawyers and are only rarely held accountable for professional misconduct. In New…
Holding Prosecutors Accountable for Illegal Practices in Orleans Parish
Singleton v. Cannizzaro. Our lawsuit sought to end the unconstitutional deception and jailing of crime victims and witnesses by…
Protecting a Public Defenders’ First Amendment Rights in Montgomery County, PA
Hudson v. Montgomery County. In early February 2020, Plaintiff Keisha Hudson, who was then Deputy Chief Public Defender for…
Holding DC Police Accountable for Alleged Unconstitutional Search Warrant Practices
Between 2014 and 2015 we filed multiple lawsuits against the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in Washington, DC that alleged…
Note: This map is non-exhaustive and represents a subset of Civil Rights Corps’ work