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Mar 09, 2020
Civil Rights Coalition Welcomes Detroit Water Restart Plan During Threat of COVID-19, Urges Officials for Long-Term Solution
DETROIT – A coalition of civil rights attorneys and organizations that petitioned the Governor to end the Detroit water shutoffs welcomes today’s announcement that water servic...
Jan 20, 2020
Civil Rights Coalition Calls on Governor Whitmer to End Detroit Water Shutoffs Crisis
DETROIT – After years of fighting Detroit water shutoffs through litigation and advocacy, a coalition of civil rights lawyers and organizations publicly calls on Michigan Governo...
Issue Areas: Racial Justice
Oct 31, 2019
Lawsuit Challenges South Carolina’s Wealth-Based Driver’s License Suspensions
Legal Groups File Lawsuit Challenging South Carolina’s Failure-to-Pay Suspensions, DMV Reinstatement Fees, and Fees Charged to Dispute Suspensions
Issue Areas: Racial Justice
Court case: White v. Shwedo
Jun 04, 2019
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµSues to Challenge Discriminatory Housing Policy at Virginia Apartment Complex
CHESTERFIELD, Va. — The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ and the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Virginia, along with Relman, Dane & Colfax, PLLC, a Washington, D.C.-based civil rights law firm, filed...
Issue Areas: Racial Justice
Feb 01, 2018
Savannah Police Suspend Program Instructing Landlords to Deny Housing to People with Criminal Records
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department suspended its Crime Free Housing Program, which for 18 years had instructed landlords to refuse to rent apartm...
May 01, 2017
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµComment on Supreme Court Ruling in Fair Housing Act Banking Case


WASHINGTON — In a 5-3 decision, the Supreme Court reaffirmed that when housing discrimination harms a city’s residents and tax base, the city can sue under the Fair Housing Act...
Issue Areas: Racial Justice
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