Violence Against Women
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31 Violence Against Women Cases
Apr 2014
Hope v. Valencia Village, et al.
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Florida are filing a housing discrimination complaint on behalf of a domestic violence survivor. The complaint alleges that a Florida landlord and management company violated the federal Fair Housing Act’s prohibition on sex and familial status discrimination when they denied her housing application due to her refusal to provide her children’s social security numbers, because doing so would put her family at risk.
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Violence Against Women
Hope v. Valencia Village, et al.
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Florida are filing a housing discrimination complaint on behalf of a domestic violence survivor. The complaint alleges that a Florida landlord and management company violated the federal Fair Housing Act’s prohibition on sex and familial status discrimination when they denied her housing application due to her refusal to provide her children’s social security numbers, because doing so would put her family at risk.
Apr 2014
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Pennsylvania
Dec 2013
Carnegie Mellon Title IX Office for Civil Rights Complaint
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a complaint against Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh for failing to protect a student even after concluding that her abusive ex-girlfriend violated its sexual assault policy.
Status: Closed (Settled)
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Pennsylvania
Violence Against Women
Carnegie Mellon Title IX Office for Civil Rights Complaint
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a complaint against Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh for failing to protect a student even after concluding that her abusive ex-girlfriend violated its sexual assault policy.
Dec 2013
Status: Closed (Settled)
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Connecticut
Nov 2013
Service Women's Action Network v. Department of Defense
Thousands of service members each year are estimated to have experienced some form of military sexual trauma (MST), including rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment. These acts occur nearly twice as often within military ranks as they do within civilian society.
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Connecticut
Violence Against Women
Service Women's Action Network v. Department of Defense
Thousands of service members each year are estimated to have experienced some form of military sexual trauma (MST), including rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment. These acts occur nearly twice as often within military ranks as they do within civilian society.
Nov 2013
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Jun 2012
Henderson Independent School District, TX OCR Complaint
The ACLU and the ACLU of Texas filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights on behalf of a high school student who was sent to a disciplinary program after she reported being sexual assaulted by another student.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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Violence Against Women
Henderson Independent School District, TX OCR Complaint
The ACLU and the ACLU of Texas filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights on behalf of a high school student who was sent to a disciplinary program after she reported being sexual assaulted by another student.
Jun 2012
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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Oct 2010
Lewis v. North End Village, et al.
WRP filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a domestic violence victim who faced eviction from her private apartment due to property damage caused by her abuser.
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Violence Against Women
Lewis v. North End Village, et al.
WRP filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a domestic violence victim who faced eviction from her private apartment due to property damage caused by her abuser.
Oct 2010
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