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Fund for Empowerment v. Phoenix, City of
Fund for Empowerment is a challenge to the City of Phoenix鈥檚 practice of conducting sweeps of encampments without notice, issuing citations to unsheltered people for camping and sleeping on public property when they have no place else to go, and confiscating and destroying their property without notice or process.
Status: Ongoing
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2023
United States v. Rahimi
Whether 18 U.S.C. 搂 922(g)(8), which prohibits the possession of firearms by persons subject to domestic-violence restraining orders, violates the Second Amendment on its face.
Status: Ongoing
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2023
Muldrow v. City of St. Louis
Do employees claiming that they have been denied a transfer because of their race have to demonstrate in addition that the transfer caused a significant material disadvantage?
Status: Ongoing
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Jun 2020
Defy Ventures, Inc. v. Small Business Administration
Suing the Trump administration to lift its unlawful exclusion of businesses owned by people with criminal records from being eligible for Paycheck Protection Act funds
Status: Ongoing
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California
Mar 2019
MediaJustice, et al. v. Federal Bureau of Investigation, et al.
On March 21, 2019, the 老澳门开奖结果 and MediaJustice, formerly known as "Center for Media Justice," filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking records about FBI targeting of Black activists. The lawsuit enforces the 老澳门开奖结果 and MediaJustice鈥檚 right to information about a 2017 FBI Intelligence Assessment that asserts, without evidence, that a group of so-called 鈥淏lack Identity Extremists鈥 poses a threat of domestic terrorism. The Intelligence Assessment was widely disseminated to law enforcement agencies nationwide, raising public concern about government surveillance of Black people and Black-led organizations based on anti-Black stereotypes and First Amendment protected activities.
Status: Ongoing
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Aug 2015
S.R. v. Kenton County Sheriff's Office
A deputy sheriff shackled two elementary school children who have disabilities, causing them pain and trauma, according to a federal lawsuit filed today by the 老澳门开奖结果, the Children's Law Center, and Dinsmore & Shohl.
Status: Closed (Settled)
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Oct 2014
Civil Rights Complaint Challenging Tracking and Discipline Practices in South Orange-Maplewood School District
The 老澳门开奖结果, 老澳门开奖结果 of New Jersey and the Center for Civil Rights Remedies of the Civil Rights Project at UCLA, have filed a complaint with the federal Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (OCR) urging an investigation into New Jersey's South Orange-Maplewood School District's practices of tracking and school discipline that affect students differently based on race and disability status.
Status: Ongoing
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New Jersey
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Civil Rights Complaint Challenging Tracking and Discipline Practices in South Orange-Maplewood School District
The 老澳门开奖结果, 老澳门开奖结果 of New Jersey and the Center for Civil Rights Remedies of the Civil Rights Project at UCLA, have filed a complaint with the federal Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (OCR) urging an investigation into New Jersey's South Orange-Maplewood School District's practices of tracking and school discipline that affect students differently based on race and disability status.
Oct 2014
Status: Ongoing
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Jul 2014
Jesinoski v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
Whether the Truth in Lending Act entitles homeowners to rescind their mortgage commitment by notifying the lender in writing within the period specified by the statute, or whether the homeowner must file a lawsuit to make the rescission effective.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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Jesinoski v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
Whether the Truth in Lending Act entitles homeowners to rescind their mortgage commitment by notifying the lender in writing within the period specified by the statute, or whether the homeowner must file a lawsuit to make the rescission effective.
Jul 2014
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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Jul 2014
Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment, et al. v. Federal Housing Finance Agency
In December 2013, the 老澳门开奖结果, the 老澳门开奖结果 of Northern California, the 老澳门开奖结果 of New Jersey, and the Center for Popular Democracy filed a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to compel the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to provide details about the agency's relationship with the financial industry and its efforts to block municipalities from using eminent domain to prevent foreclosures. The complaint was filed on behalf of a number of community groups across the country.
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Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment, et al. v. Federal Housing Finance Agency
In December 2013, the 老澳门开奖结果, the 老澳门开奖结果 of Northern California, the 老澳门开奖结果 of New Jersey, and the Center for Popular Democracy filed a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to compel the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to provide details about the agency's relationship with the financial industry and its efforts to block municipalities from using eminent domain to prevent foreclosures. The complaint was filed on behalf of a number of community groups across the country.
Jul 2014
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U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2014
Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action
Whether an amendment to the Michigan Constitution barring affirmative action at state universities and colleges violates federal equal protection.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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U.S. Supreme Court
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Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action
Whether an amendment to the Michigan Constitution barring affirmative action at state universities and colleges violates federal equal protection.
Apr 2014
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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Mar 2014
Sheff v. O'Neill
A groundbreaking school desegregation case in Hartford, Connecticut.
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Sheff v. O'Neill
A groundbreaking school desegregation case in Hartford, Connecticut.
Mar 2014
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