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CLCCRUL 4/23/21 CLCCRUL 4/23/21

Voters Win Relief in Indiana After State Legislature Drops Anti-Voter Bill

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CLCCRUL 2/8/19 CLCCRUL 2/8/19

Judge Clears Hurdles in Racial Discrimination Suit Challenging Cook County’s Property Tax Assessment System

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CLCCRUL 10/29/18 CLCCRUL 10/29/18

NTA Parents Respond to New School Ratings from CPS

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CLCCRUL 10/24/18 CLCCRUL 10/24/18

New Lawsuit Challenges Chicagoland Propery Manager for Using a Sweeping 25-year Criminal Background Ban to Violate Civil Rights

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CLCCRUL 10/10/18 CLCCRUL 10/10/18

NTA Parents Speak Out Before Today’s Court Hearing

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CLCCRUL 9/27/18 CLCCRUL 9/27/18

Julián Castro to Headline Annual Benefit for Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights

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CLCCRUL 7/31/18 CLCCRUL 7/31/18

NTA Elemetary Parents and Activists File Injunction to Stop CPS from Closing a Top-peforming School

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CLCCRUL 7/24/18 CLCCRUL 7/24/18

Community Organizations Will Defend Claims Against Cook County Assessor’s Office for Systemic Discrimination

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CLCCRUL 6/19/18 CLCCRUL 6/19/18

Parents of NTA Elementay Sue CPS for Racial Discrimination in Closing a Top-Performing School

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CLCCRUL 5/22/18 CLCCRUL 5/22/18

Election Day Registration Lawsuit

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CLCCRUL 3/30/18 CLCCRUL 3/30/18

Police Reform Groups Alarmed by City’s Counter-Proposals to GAPS Ordinance

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CLCCRUL 3/20/18 CLCCRUL 3/20/18

Election Protection Hotline Fielded Calls from Illinois Voters Reporting Problems at the Polls

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CLCCRUL 3/19/18 CLCCRUL 3/19/18

Hundreds to Gather at Loyola to Assess Illinois’ Progress on School Discipline Reform

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CLCCRUL 12/14/17 CLCCRUL 12/14/17

Community Organizations Sue Cook County Assessor’s Office for Discrimination Against Hispanic and African-American Homeowners in Property Tax Assessments

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CLCCRUL 11/16/17 CLCCRUL 11/16/17

City Council Must Delay the Mayor’s Rush Appointment to Police Board

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CLCCRUL 10/19/17 CLCCRUL 10/19/17

Victory in Disability Discrimination Case Secures Over $1 Million for Client

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CLCCRUL 9/26/17 CLCCRUL 9/26/17

School Administrators Failed to Intervene and Retaliated Against Student in Racial Bullying Case, Say Civil Rights Lawyers

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CLCCRUL 6/22/17 CLCCRUL 6/22/17

New Voter Data Site Shows Over 1,000 Voting Issues on Election Day in Illinois; Suggests Solutions for Reform

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CLCCRUL 4/18/17 CLCCRUL 4/18/17

Obama Library CBA Coalition Will Hold Town Hall Meeting to Demand South Side Benefits Tonight

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CLCCRUL 3/16/17 CLCCRUL 3/16/17

South Side Coalition Advances Community Benefits Agreement in Meeting with Barack Obama Foundation

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