by Devon Sullivan | Jun 21, 2015
General Information: The Lawyers’ Committee and partners represent plaintiffs in The Coalition for Equity and Excellence in Maryland Higher Education v. Maryland Higher Education Commission, a case that alleges that Maryland has failed to dismantle the vestiges of...
by Devon Sullivan | Jun 10, 2015
Barriers to Entry and Advancement by Minority Firefighters, presented at the 2013 International Association of Black Professional Firefighters Convention. Best Practice Standards: The Proper Use of Criminal Records in Hiring, a report by the Lawyers’...
by Devon Sullivan | Jun 10, 2015
Advocacy in U.S. Supreme Court Advocacy in Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal Other Advocacy
by Devon Sullivan | Jun 10, 2015
Litigation The Economic Justice Project litigates individual and class action lawsuits on behalf of minorities and women using a variety of legal tools, including state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination because of criminal background, and federal...
by Devon Sullivan | Jun 10, 2015
Congress originally created the duty to affirmatively further fair housing (AFFH) when it enacted the Fair Housing Act (FHA) in 1968, but enforcement of the duty in the intervening decades has been limited. The duty requires the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban...
