College Board gives excluded high-achieving Black, Hispanic, Latino, Indigenous and students from rural areas additional window of time to secure participation in National Recognition Programs.
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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."
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
Defrauded Borrowers Sue U.S. Department of Education Contractor for Seizing Funds While They Wait in Limbo for Borrower Defense Relief
Justice Catalyst Law and partners served Maximus Federal Services, Inc. with a lawsuit that alleges the company is engaging in illegal collection activity against student loan borrowers who submitted Borrower Defense repayment claims to the U.S. Department of Education.
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JCL and CREEC filed a federal class action lawsuit challenging The Salvation Army’s discriminatory and outdated policy and practice of denying services in its ARCs to individuals who receive evidence based MAT for opioid-use disorder (OUD).
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JCL and CREEC have filed a sweeping federal lawsuit challenging The Salvation Army’s discriminatory and outdated policy and practice of denying access to necessary, doctor-prescribed medications to participants in its Adult Rehabilitation Centers (ARCs).
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.