Current Cases

Case Status: Victory in District Court

Castro v. Doe

Case Name: Castro v. Doe What is it about: The Center for Individual Rights is defending an anonymous Wikipedia editor’s free speech rights against a baseless $180 million defamation lawsuit brought by a Texas political…

Case Status: Victory. Settled on Favorable Terms

Riotte v. Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Kate Riotte had worked for the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art (“Museum”) for six years when she was summarily fired for asking the wrong questions about an equity policy that the museum was developing. In…

Case Status: Victory. Settled on favorable terms.

Krehbiel v. BrightKey, Inc.

CIR is representing Greg Krehbiel in a federal lawsuit against his former employer for discrimination based on race and political opinion. BrightKey Inc., a Maryland-based marketing fulfillment services company, retained Krehbiel as a consultant in…

Case Status: Pending

Norman Wang v. University of Pittsburgh, et al.

CIR is representing Dr. Norman Wang, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, who was disciplined for publishing an article in a scientific journal that analyzed the extent and effect of racial…

Case Status: Victory in District Court

Davi v. Guinn

Since 2010, Davi has served as a Hearing Officer and an Administrative Law Judge in New York State’s Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance. In this role, Davi hears the appeals of those who are…