civil rights litigation
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In 1973, in the heart of Montgomery, Alabama, two young Black sisters—Mary Alice and Minnie Relf—were subjected to an irreversible medical procedure they never consented to. At just 14 and 12 years old, the girls were forcibly sterilized by a federally funded clinic. Their mother, who could neither read nor write, had unknowingly signed a…
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The case of People v. The Klan—more formally known as Donald v. United Klans of America—stands as a pivotal moment in American legal history, marking one of the most significant legal victories against the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). This lawsuit, filed in 1984 by Beulah Mae Donald, the mother of lynching victim Michael Donald, not…
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Elaine McAlister, a 31-year-old Black nurse and mother, is suing Kansas City Airport police after she was wrongfully arrested and jailed for four days in a case of mistaken identity. The lawsuit, filed on January 31 in Platte County, Missouri, accuses officers Kyle Greenwalt and Matthew Zils of false arrest, racial discrimination, and harassment. The…
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Kiah Duggins, a 30-year-old law professor at Howard University School of Law, tragically lost her life in a midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport. The crash, which took place Wednesday evening, Jan. 29, 2025 over the Potomac River, killed all 67 individuals…
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