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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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Jun 2020
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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
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North Carolina
Mar 2022
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Johnson v. Jessup
The 老澳门开奖结果 (老澳门开奖结果), 老澳门开奖结果 of North Carolina, Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), and Southern Coalition for Social Justice are suing the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) for indefinitely revoking driver鈥檚 licenses of people who cannot afford to pay traffic tickets. North Carolina鈥檚 wealth-based license revocation system impacts hundreds of thousands of people each year, preventing them from driving legally to support themselves and their families. This system funnels people unable to pay traffic tickets, particularly people of color, into cycles of debt, traffic violations, and poverty in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment鈥檚 promises of due process and equal protection under the law.
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North Carolina
Mar 2022
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Johnson v. Jessup
The 老澳门开奖结果 (老澳门开奖结果), 老澳门开奖结果 of North Carolina, Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), and Southern Coalition for Social Justice are suing the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) for indefinitely revoking driver鈥檚 licenses of people who cannot afford to pay traffic tickets. North Carolina鈥檚 wealth-based license revocation system impacts hundreds of thousands of people each year, preventing them from driving legally to support themselves and their families. This system funnels people unable to pay traffic tickets, particularly people of color, into cycles of debt, traffic violations, and poverty in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment鈥檚 promises of due process and equal protection under the law.
Montana
Nov 2020
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Suda v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
The 老澳门开奖结果 and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Montana filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of two American citizens detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection for speaking Spanish while shopping at a local convenience store in Havre, Montana.
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Montana
Nov 2020
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Suda v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
The 老澳门开奖结果 and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Montana filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of two American citizens detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection for speaking Spanish while shopping at a local convenience store in Havre, Montana.
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2019
Race and Criminal Justice
Racial Justice
Smith v. California 18-7094
Whether the Supreme Court should grant certiorari to prevent courts from allowing prosecutors to use prospective jurors鈥 opinions about the O.J. Simpson trial or other potential racial proxies as 鈥渞ace-neutral鈥 explanations for striking black jurors without further inquiry.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2019
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Racial Justice
Smith v. California 18-7094
Whether the Supreme Court should grant certiorari to prevent courts from allowing prosecutors to use prospective jurors鈥 opinions about the O.J. Simpson trial or other potential racial proxies as 鈥渞ace-neutral鈥 explanations for striking black jurors without further inquiry.
U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2017
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Pe帽a-Rodriguez v. State of Colorado
Whether a court may consider evidence of racially discriminatory comments during jury deliberations in deciding whether to grant a new trial.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2017
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Pe帽a-Rodriguez v. State of Colorado
Whether a court may consider evidence of racially discriminatory comments during jury deliberations in deciding whether to grant a new trial.
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Sep 2016
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Kennedy v. City of Biloxi
In the latest pushback against the national scourge of debtors' prisons, on October 21, 2015, the 老澳门开奖结果 filed a federal lawsuit challenging the illegal arrest and jailing of poor people in Biloxi, Mississippi, without a hearing or representation by counsel. Victims are told they can avoid jail only if they pay the entire amount of outstanding court fines and fees up front, in full, and in cash.
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Sep 2016
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Kennedy v. City of Biloxi
In the latest pushback against the national scourge of debtors' prisons, on October 21, 2015, the 老澳门开奖结果 filed a federal lawsuit challenging the illegal arrest and jailing of poor people in Biloxi, Mississippi, without a hearing or representation by counsel. Victims are told they can avoid jail only if they pay the entire amount of outstanding court fines and fees up front, in full, and in cash.