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May 22, 2023
Chinese Immigrants Sue Florida Over Unconstitutional and Discriminatory Law Banning Them From Buying Land
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and Partners Argue SB 264 Violates the Constitution and the Fair Housing Act
May 18, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Applauds EEOC’s Guidance for Assessing Automated Systems Used in Employment Decisions
WASHINGTON — Today, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a technical assistance document, “Assessing Adverse Impact in Software, Algorithms, and Artifici...
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National Security
Racial Justice
May 16, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Seeks Contempt Order Against Phoenix over Recent Encampment Sweep
PHOENIX — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ (ºìÐÓÊÓƵ) and ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Arizona are asking a judge to find the city of Phoenix in contempt of a court order that prohibits it from violati...
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Racial Justice
Apr 20, 2023
Judge Issues Opinion Allowing Indian Education Case on Behalf of Montana Students and Tribes to Proceed
Students and Tribes will get to prove their allegations that state agencies are not abiding by constitutional and statutory Indian Education mandates
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Mar 20, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Warns Classical Charter Schools that Short Hair Rule for Boys Discriminates Against Native American Students
LELAND, N.C. — According to a warning letter issued by the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of North Carolina, officials at Classical Charter Schools of Leland appeare...
Mar 17, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Applauds Reinstatement of HUD Rule Strengthening Protection from Housing Discrimination
WASHINGTON – The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ applauded a final rule from the Department of Housing and Urban Development reinstating longstanding standards for challenging hou...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Racial Justice
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News & CommentaryAug 2026
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Montana Sets Gold Standard For Indigenous Education Nationwide. Explore News & Commentary.Montana Sets Gold Standard for Indigenous Education Nationwide
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Montana, and the Native American Rights Fund reached a landmark settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit over the state’s failure to implement its own Indigenous education law. -
News & CommentaryAug 2026
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A Multi-generational Fight For Desegregated Schools In Los Angeles. Explore News & Commentary.A Multi-Generational Fight for Desegregated Schools in Los Angeles
For more than 40 years, equal access to educational opportunities of Los Angeles students under the California Constitution have been protected by a court order. Now, those court-ordered protections are being challenged. -
News & CommentaryJul 2026
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Federal Funding Should Support Communities, Not Political Agendas. Explore News & Commentary.Federal Funding Should Support Communities, Not Political Agendas
Congressional investments should reach the communities they were intended to serve. -
News & CommentaryMay 2026
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Studies Question Value Of Ai-assisted Police Reports. Explore News & Commentary.Studies Question Value of AI-Assisted Police Reports
Researchers asked experienced police supervisors to rate police reports, some of which were written by humans and some by AI