State Antidiscrimination Laws and Gender-Affirming Care in the Wake of the Trump Administration Executive OrdersThis explainer provides critical information on state anti-discrimination laws and gender affirming care to transgender individuals, their families and allies, medical professionals, state government officials, and advocacy groups.
Concern For Independent Living, Inc. v. Town of Southampton, New YorkThis case addresses severe discrimination veterans and others with mental health disabilities face when seeking supportive housing, and specifically, it challenges Southampton’s discriminatory denial of Concern’s attempt to build supportive housing for these residents.
Gilead Community Services v. Town of CromwellIn August 2024, Relman Colfax obtained a precedent-setting $2.2 million appellate decision involving the Town of Cromwell’s discrimination against a group home for men with mental health disabilities. Gilead Community Services, a non-profit serving people with mental health disabilities, sought to open a six-person home in Cromwell, Connecticut.
On October 17, 2024, the Court granted final approval of a $28.5 million class settlement against Walden University, resolving claims Walden engaged in"reverse redlining,"in violation of Title VI and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, by targeting Blacks and female students for what amounted to an expensive predatory scheme.
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Relman Colfax Celebrates National Arab American Heritage Month
Relman Colfax Celebrates Black History Month
