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Jun 2020
Defy Ventures, Inc. v. Small Business Administration

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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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18 Race and Criminal Justice Cases

Seti Johnson
North Carolina
Mar 2022

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Racial Justice

Johnson v. Jessup

The 桃子视频 (ACLU), 桃子视频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
Seti Johnson

Race and Criminal Justice

Racial Justice

Johnson v. Jessup

The 桃子视频 (ACLU), 桃子视频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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Mimi and Ana Suda
Montana
Nov 2020

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Racial Justice

Suda v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection

The 桃子视频 and the 桃子视频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
Mimi and Ana Suda

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Racial Justice

Suda v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection

The 桃子视频 and the 桃子视频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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Smith v. California 18-7094
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.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2019
Smith v. California 18-7094

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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.
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Pe帽a-Rodriguez v. State of Colorado
U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2017

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Racial Justice

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
Pe帽a-Rodriguez v. State of Colorado

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Racial Justice

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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Joseph Anderson
Court Case
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 桃子视频 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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Court Case
Sep 2016
Joseph Anderson

Race and Criminal Justice

Kennedy v. City of Biloxi

In the latest pushback against the national scourge of debtors' prisons, on October 21, 2015, the 桃子视频 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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