Investigations
Justice Catalyst Law & CREEC Investigate MAT Housing Discrimination
Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center and Justice Catalyst Law are investigating housing discrimination against people addicted to opioids who are participating in medication assisted treatment. MAT PARTICIPANTS EXPERIENCING HOUSING DISCRIMINATION Are you a person who is addicted to opioids (often called “opioid
Cases
Tassinari v. The Salvation Army et al. (2021)
JCL and CREEC filed a federal class action lawsuit challenging The Salvation Army’s discriminatory and outdated policy and practice of denying services in its ARCs to individuals who receive evidence based MAT for opioid-use disorder (OUD).
Brooks et al. v. Thomson Reuters Corp (2021)
Justice Catalyst Law, along with partners, represents plaintiffs in a proposed class action alleging that Thomson Reuters’ CLEAR database unfairly profits off the sale of plaintiffs’ identities without their consent.
Peña v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (2019)
JCL is co-counsel on a landmark case alleging that Wells Fargo unlawfully discriminated against DACA recipients by refusing to give them auto loans, regardless of their creditworthiness.
Policy Projects
Letter to the National Association of Forensic Economics (2019)
JCL, in partnership with 15 other organizations, sent a letter to the National Association of Forensic Economics to demand that they take action to stop economists from using race and gender to discriminate against women and people of color when calculating damages.
College Board Depriving Black, Hispanic, Latino, Indigenous and Rural Students of National Recognition Program Honors and Scholarship Opportunities
Attorneys for impacted parents and students sent the College Board a letter demanding “immediate action to cease impeding and effectively denying millions of dollars in scholarships and college recruitment to high-achieving Black, Latinx, Hispanic American, Indigenous, and rural students."
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Plaintiff With Opioid Use Disorder Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Salvation Army
JCL and CREEC have filed a sweeping federal lawsuit challenging The Salvation Army’s discriminatory and outdated policy and practice of denying access to necessary, doctor-prescribed medications to participants in its Adult Rehabilitation Centers (ARCs).
Justice Catalyst Law Brings Suit on Behalf of Californians against Thomson Reuters for Profiting off Identities without Consent
A group of California civil rights activists has filed a class action lawsuit against Thompson Reuters, accusing the company of illegally selling Californians’ data without their consent.
Justice Catalyst Law and Partner Organizations Send Letter to the National Association of Forensic Economics
Justice Catalyst Law, in partnership with 15 other organizations, sent a letter to the National Association of Forensic Economics to demand action to stop economists from using race and gender to discriminate when calculating damages.