UPDATE: The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals granted Planned Parenthood's motion to dismiss the appeal in the Eighth Circuit and vacated the temporary restraining order at Planned Parenthood's request due to...
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May 11, 2020
Rhines v. Young
LGBTQ+ and Two Spirit Rights
Status: Closed
UPDATE: On Nov. 4, 2019, Charles Rhines, 63, was executed by lethal injection for the 1992 murder of Donnivan Schaeffer. Rhines was initially scheduled to be executed at 1:30 p.m., but multiple unsuccessful...
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Mar 28, 2019
Dakota Rural Action v. Noem
Free Speech
UPDATE: In a settlement agreement, approved by U.S. District Judge Lawrence Piersol, Gov. Kristi Noem and Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg backed down from their unconstitutional attempts to silence...
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Jan 30, 2018
Libertarian Party v. Krebs
Voting Rights
Status: Victory!
UPDATE: The U.S. District Court deemed South Dakota’s deadline far too restrictive, and agreed that it infringed on the right to vote and the freedom to associate.
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Oct 19, 2017
Bruce v. State of South Dakota
LGBTQ+ and Two Spirit Rights
Status: Closed
UPDATE: This federal lawsuit accusing the South Dakota state health plan of discrimination was dismissed following the death of our friend and plaintiff, Terri Bruce.
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Jun 28, 2017
ACLU v. South Dakota Department of Social Services, Avera St. Mary’s Hospital
All plaintiffs in these cases were subjected by law enforcement and state officials to forcible catheterization in violation of the Fourth Amendment’s protection against unreasonable searches and the Due...