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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.
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Sep 2023
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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.
U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2023
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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?
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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
California
Mar 2019
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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.
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Aug 2015
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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.
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NAACP Minnesota-Dakotas Area State Conference v. Simon
The 老澳门开奖结果, 老澳门开奖结果 of Minnesota, and Faegre Drinker LLP are suing Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon seeking to make voting safer in Minnesota in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NAACP Minnesota-Dakotas Area State Conference v. Simon
The 老澳门开奖结果, 老澳门开奖结果 of Minnesota, and Faegre Drinker LLP are suing Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon seeking to make voting safer in Minnesota in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Jun 2020
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McCadden v. City of Flint
The 老澳门开奖结果 and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Michigan filed a lawsuit against the Flint Police Department and the Flint Chamber of Commerce on behalf of Cameron McCadden, a child with disabilities who was handcuffed by a school resource officer (SRO) when he was seven years old. Cameron, who is black, has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
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Jun 2020
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McCadden v. City of Flint
The 老澳门开奖结果 and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Michigan filed a lawsuit against the Flint Police Department and the Flint Chamber of Commerce on behalf of Cameron McCadden, a child with disabilities who was handcuffed by a school resource officer (SRO) when he was seven years old. Cameron, who is black, has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
New York
May 2020
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Francis v. Kings Park Manor
On May 7, 2020, the 老澳门开奖结果 Women鈥檚 Rights Project, the New York Civil Liberties Union, the National Women鈥檚 Law Center, and Jenner & Block LLP, filed an amicus brief in support of Plaintiff-Appellant Donahue Francis, a tenant in a New York apartment complex who brought a Fair Housing Act (FHA) claim against his landlord for failing to respond to a racially discriminatory harassment by another tenant, where the landlord was aware of the conduct.
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New York
May 2020
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Francis v. Kings Park Manor
On May 7, 2020, the 老澳门开奖结果 Women鈥檚 Rights Project, the New York Civil Liberties Union, the National Women鈥檚 Law Center, and Jenner & Block LLP, filed an amicus brief in support of Plaintiff-Appellant Donahue Francis, a tenant in a New York apartment complex who brought a Fair Housing Act (FHA) claim against his landlord for failing to respond to a racially discriminatory harassment by another tenant, where the landlord was aware of the conduct.
U.S. Supreme Court
May 2020
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Comcast v. National Association of African American Owned Media and Entertainment Studios Network
Whether a claim of race discrimination under 42 U.S.C. 搂 1981 fails in the absence of but-for causation.
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U.S. Supreme Court
May 2020
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Comcast v. National Association of African American Owned Media and Entertainment Studios Network
Whether a claim of race discrimination under 42 U.S.C. 搂 1981 fails in the absence of but-for causation.
U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2019
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Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico v. Aurelius Investment, LLC
The 老澳门开奖结果 filed an amicus brief in connection with a case addressing the constitutionality of the financial oversight board established for Puerto Rico by Congress in 2016.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2019
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Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico v. Aurelius Investment, LLC
The 老澳门开奖结果 filed an amicus brief in connection with a case addressing the constitutionality of the financial oversight board established for Puerto Rico by Congress in 2016.