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Larry Schwartztol

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµRacial Justice Program

Bio

Larry Schwartztol was a Staff Attorney in the ACLU’s Racial Justice Program.  He focuses primarily on litigation and advocacy at the intersection and racial and economic justice, mainly in the area of housing and lending.  He also works on litigation challenging aspects of the school-to-prison pipeline – policies and practices that expose students, disproportionately students of color, to the criminal justice system.  Previously, Larry was a staff attorney in the ACLU’s National Security Project, where he litigated cases involving foreign intelligence surveillance, ideological exclusion of foreign scholars, and the government’s search authority at airports and the U.S. border.  Before that, Larry litigated school equity cases as a Karpatkin Fellow in the Racial Justice Program and worked on voting rights issues as a Liman Fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University.  He clerked for Judge Harry T. Edwards of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.  Larry graduated from Yale Law School and received his B.A. from the University of Chicago.


Featured work

Jan 20, 2015

From the Fair Housing Act to Ferguson: Where You Live Impacts How You're Policed

From the Fair Housing Act to Ferguson: Where You Live Impacts How You're Policed

Jul 25, 2013

An important step towards holding Wall Street accountable

An important step towards holding Wall Street accountable

Oct 15, 2012

Holding Wall Street Accountable: ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµSues Morgan Stanley for Discriminatory Practices

Holding Wall Street Accountable: ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµSues Morgan Stanley for Discriminatory Practices

Sep 5, 2012

The Economic Crisis Isn't Colorblind

The Economic Crisis Isn't Colorblind

Sep 16, 2011

Predatory Lending: Wall Street Profited, Minority Families Paid the Price

Predatory Lending: Wall Street Profited, Minority Families Paid the Price

May 4, 2011

Cop Breaks a Kid's Arm and Tasers Him. His Offense? Saggy Pants.

Cop Breaks a Kid's Arm and Tasers Him. His Offense? Saggy Pants.

Apr 24, 2009

Wiretapping Excesses: A Tale Foretold

Wiretapping Excesses: A Tale Foretold

Oct 9, 2008

Surveillance Gone Amok

Surveillance Gone Amok