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CLC Wins Damages on Behalf of Racial Harassment Victim - 07/20/2010 |
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| CLC Wins Punitive Damages In Racial Harassment Case |
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CLCCRUL Receives Award for Excellence in Legal Services - 06/22/2010 |
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| The Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund Bestowed Award for Excellence in Legal Services on CLCCRUL Attorney |
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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of African American Firefighter Candidates - 05/24/2010 |
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| CLCCRUL represents approximately 6700 African Americans who passed the City of Chicago's 1995 entrance level firefighter test, but who were not considered for hire. In 2005 the trial judge ruled that the 1995 test was racially discriminatory and did not predict successful job performance. On 5/24/10 the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the class of African American candidates. The case will return to the trial judge, who will rule on the remaining remedial issues. The case is Lewis v. City of Chicago. |
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Chicago Neighborhood Development Award to CEDLP - 02/22/2010 |
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| Chicago’s community development world celebrated its present and future Tuesday at the Hyatt Regency Chicago (151 East Wacker Drive) with the 16th Annual Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards, recognizing the community leaders, architects, businesses, government leaders, foundations and community development organizations that keep Chicago’s neighborhoods vibrant and strong.
Created by LISC/Chicago and now attracting nearly 1,400 leaders each year, CNDA is the nation’s largest awards program dedicated to neighborhood-based development. |
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U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Chicago Firefighter Case - 02/22/2010 |
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| CLC Represents Over 6000 African Americans in Challenge to 1995 Firefighter Entrance Exam |
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Federal Court Settlement Assistance Program Training - 12/28/2009 |
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| Free Training for Time Limited Federal Court Pro Bono Work |
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CLC Praises Bloch v. Frischholz Decision, an Important Fair Housing Precedent of the Federal Court of Appeals in Chicago - 11/24/2009 |
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| Last Friday, November 13, 2009, the federal appeals court in Chicago, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, held that a Jewish family could proceed in its case under federal fair housing laws against its condo board president and association, reversing its previous decision to the contrary. The Bloch family alleges that the condo association, under the guise of its hallway clutter rule, prevented them from placing a mezuzah on their door frame, repeatedly removing them, including on the day of a family member’s funeral. (A mezuzah is a small piece of parchment in a case that observant Jews place on their door frames.) The Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc. and its Fair Housing Project applaud this decision. The unanimous en banc opinion in Bloch v. Frischholz is an important precedent, and its impact goes far beyond the parties in the case. |
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CLC Files Federal Racial Harassment Case - 11/22/2009 |
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| CLC Represents Latino Employees Called "Wetback" and Other Slurs by Supervisor |
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Supreme Court To Hear Lewis v. City of Chicago - 10/01/2009 |
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| On 9/29/09 the Supreme Court Decided to Hear Our Appeal in the Lewis v. City of Chicago Case |
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CEDLP Sawbridge Studios Event - 09/16/2009 |
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| Join CEDLP on Thursday, November 19th for an evening of food, drink, and holiday shopping. |