Legal Analytics for Civil Rights Litigation

Civil rights litigation is a complex and expansive area of law that includes diverse wide-ranging legal claims. Lex Machina’s coverage of civil litigation includes cases in which a plaintiff alleges a violation of basic rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution or laws of the United States or by state law. This includes cases involving:

  • The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and/or state disability rights laws;
  • Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972;
  • The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and/or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973;
  • The Fair Housing Act (FHA) and/or state fair housing laws;
  • The Voting Rights Act and/or federal right to vote acts; and
  • Purported misconduct concerning law enforcement officers and entities

This is an important area of law in which transparency and understanding are crucial. Lex Machina’s data lets you analyze and derive critical insights on judges, courts, law firms, attorneys, and parties involved in civil rights litigation under the relevant statutes. The full civil rights dataset incorporates notable features such as filters for each subsection of cases. It also incorporates an extensive collection of practice-area specific damages, remedies, and findings.

Use Cases

Lex Machina helps you answer questions such as:

  • What is the median time to trial and time to termination for cases filed in the Northern District of California?
  • Has an opposing attorney ever appeared in a case before Judge Seibel? If so, how many were First Amendment Cases?
  • How many ADA cases were class action cases? How many had compensatory damages awarded? Which cases are those, who were the damages awarded to and against, and what amount was awarded in each of those cases?
  • Who are the top law firms representing plaintiffs in Title IX cases filed over the past five years?
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Case Tags

Our data includes the following case tags: ADA; ADA High-Volume Plaintiff; ADA: Auditory / Visual Accommodation; ADA: Mobility Accommodation; ADA: Service Animal Accommodation; ADA: Website Access Accommodation; Education; First Amendment; Fair Housing Act; Police Action; Voting.

Damages Categories

Our data includes the following damages categories: Civil Penalties; Compensatory Damages; Nominal Damages; Punitive Damages; State Statutory Damages.

Remedies

Our data includes the following remedies: Granted and Denied Permanent Injunction; Preliminary Injunction; Temporary Restraining Order; ADA Remediation; Non-ADA Remediation.

Selection of Available Findings

ADA

  • ADA Violation Findings: Discrimination, Retaliation, Intentional Conduct
  • No ADA Violation Findings: No Disability, Not a Qualified Individual, No Public Accommodation, Not a Public Entity
  • State Disability Law Violation

Education

  • Violation Findings:  Title IX Retaliation, Title IX Discrimination, Section 504 Violation, IDEA Violation
  • No Violation Findings:  No Title IX Retaliation, No Title IX Discrimination, No Section 504 Violation, No IDEA Violation

First Amendment

  • Violation Findings: Freedom of Religion Violation, First Amendment Retaliation, Freedom of Association Violation, Freedom of the Press Violation, Freedom of Speech Violation, Prior Restraint, Freedom of Assembly Violation, Right to Petition Violation, State Law Violation, RLUIPA / RFRA Violation
  • No Violation Findings: No Freedom of Religion Violation, No First Amendment Violation, No Freedom of Association Violation, No Freedom of the Press Violation, No Freedom of Speech Violation, No Prior Restraint, No Freedom of Assembly Violation, No Right to Petition Violation, No State Law Violation, No RLUIPA / RFRA Violation

Fair Housing Act

  • Violation Findings:  Coercion / Intimidation, Discrimination, Failure to Accommodate, Retaliation, State Housing Law Violation
  • No Violation Findings: No Coercion / Intimidation, No Discrimination, No Failure to Accommodate, No Retaliation, No State Housing Law Violation

Police Action

  • Violation Findings: Excessive Force Violation, Failure to Intervene Violation, First Amendment Speech or Assembly Violation, Monell or Supervisory Liability, Police Malicious Prosecution Violation, Search and Seizure Violation
  • No Violation Findings: No Excessive Force Violation, No Failure to Intervene Violation, No First Amendment Speech or Assembly Violation, No Monell or Supervisory Liability, No Police Malicious Prosecution Violation, No Search and Seizure Violation

Voting Rights

  • Violation Findings: Voting Rights Act Violation, 15th Amendment Violation, Other Voting Statute Violation
  • No Violation Findings: No Voting Rights Act Violation, No 15th Amendment Violation, No Other Voting Statute Violation

Civil Rights Datasheet

ADA Datasheet

Police Action Datasheet