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Settlement Assistance Program Featured in Federal Lawyer - 05/12/2008 |
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| The Settlement Assistance Program of the Employment Opportunity Project of the Chicago Lawyers' Committee was featured in the May 2008 issue of Federal Lawyer. |
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CLCCRUL and MALDEF to host employment discrimination clinic on April 30, 2008 - 04/04/2008 |
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| CLCCRUL and MALDEF to host employment discrimination clinic on April 30, 2008 |
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CLCCRUL Statement on craigslist Decision - 03/14/2008 |
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| The Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights has released the following statement on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals decision in CLCCRUL v. craigslist. |
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Training Offered for Federal Court Pro Bono Program - 01/21/2008 |
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| On Feb 12 , CLCCRUL will train volunteer lawyers for the federal court Settlement Assistance Program. Chief Judge James Holdeman, Presiding Magistrate Judge Morton Denlow, and Magistrate Judge Nan Nolan will conduct the training, along with Professor Robert Burns of Northwestern University. |
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CLCCRUL Awarded $24,394 in Discriminatory Statement Case - 01/09/2008 |
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| The Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights is pleased to report that the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) issued a decision on December 21, 2007 awarding a total of $55,394 against a landlord who posted a "no kids" sign at his Chicago three-flat building. The federal Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination against families with children in the rental of housing. |
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CLCCRUL and IHCNS Are Seeking Fair Housing Testers - 01/04/2008 |
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| The Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and the Interfaith Housing Center of the Northern Suburbs are recruiting testers for training sessions in January and February 2008. |
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CLCCRUL and MALDEF HOST EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION CLINIC - 11/25/2007 |
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| On Thursday, November 29, 2007 CLCCRUL and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund will collaborate on/host a clinic for workers who believe they have experienced discrimination on the job. |
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CEDLP Benefit at Sawbridge Studios - 11/14/2007 |
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| On Thursday, November 15th, 2007, from 5:30pm until 7:30pm, please join the Community Economic Development Law Project for an evening of food, drink, and holiday shopping. Sawbridge is donating 15% of all purchases this evening to the CEDLP. |
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HUD Charges Landlord with Discriminatory Advertising - 11/07/2007 |
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| After the Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Fair Housing Project identified two potentially discriminatory ads for the same property posted to the craigslist website, HUD charged the property owner with violating the federal Fair Housing Act. |
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Upcoming Training for Attorneys Interested in Representing First-time Home Purchasers - 10/23/2007 |
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| On November 8, the City of Chicago and CEDLP will present a training for attorneys interested in representing people who are buying homes owned by the Chicago Community Land Trust. The training will introduce attorneys to the Chicago Community Land Trust, the City of Chicago's new initiative to preserve affordable housing, and explain the closing process. |