| Alliance for Justice |
| The Alliance for Justice has been working since its inception in 1979 to promote a fair and independent judiciary and strengthen public interest advocacy. |
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| American Civil Liberties Union |
| The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is our nation's guardian of liberty, working daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to all people in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States. |
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| Civil Rights Division National Origin Working Group |
| Initiative to Combat Post-9/11 Discriminatory Backlash |
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| Civil Rights Project of Harvard University |
| The Civil Rights Project (CRP) is a leading organization devoted to civil rights research. |
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| Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund |
| Founded in 1979 by people with disabilities and parents of children with disabilities, the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc. (DREDF) is a national law and policy center dedicated to protecting and advancing the civil rights of people with disabilities through legislation, litigation, advocacy, technical assistance, and education and training of attorneys, advocates, persons with disabilities, and parents of children with disabilities. |
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| Executive Order 13166 |
| Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency |
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| Fact Sheet on Racial Profiling |
| U.S. Department of Justice, June 7, 2003 |
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| Human Rights Campaign |
| Founded in 1980, HRC effectively lobbies Congress, provides campaign support to candidates for federal office, and works to educate the public on a wide array of topics affecting gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans, including workplace, family and discrimination issues. |
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| Imbalance of Powers: How Changes to U.S. Law and Policy Since 9/11 Erode Human Rights and Civil Liberties |
| Report by the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights |
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| Leadership Conference on Civil Rights |
| The Leadership Conference is the nation's premier civil rights coalition, and has coordinated the national legislative campaign on behalf of every major civil rights law since 1957. |
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| Links on NCLB Undercount: |
House Committee on Education and the Workforce majority website: http://edworkforce.house.gov Announcement of No Child Left Behind Hearings: http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/edlabor_dem/NCLBMay18.html |
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| Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund |
| Founded in 1968 in San Antonio, Texas, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) is the leading nonprofit Latino litigation, advocacy and educational outreach institution in the United States. |
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| NAACP |
| The primary focus of the NAACP continues to be the protection and enhancement of the civil rights of African Americans and other minorities. |
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| NAACP Legal Defense Fund |
| The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) was founded in 1940 under the leadership of Thurgood Marshall. Although LDF's primary purpose was to provide legal assistance to poor African Americans, its work over the years has brought greater justice to all Americans. |
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| National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium |
| Founded in 1991, the National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium works to advance the human and civil rights of Asian Americans through advocacy, public policy, public education, and litigation. |
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| National Council of La Raza |
| The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan, tax-exempt organization established in 1968 to reduce poverty and discrimination, and improve life opportunities for Hispanic Americans. |
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| National Urban League |
| The Urban League is the nation's oldest and largest community-based movement empowering African Americans to enter the economic and social mainstream. |
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| National Women's Law Center |
| The National Women's Law Center has worked since its inception in 1972 to protect and advance the progress of women and girls at work, in school, and in virtually every aspect of their lives. |
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| People for the American Way |
| People for the American Way is an energetic advocate for the values and institutions that sustain a diverse democratic society. |
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| Poverty and Race Research Action Council |
| PRRAC's purpose is to link social science research to advocacy work in order to successfully address problems at the intersection of race and poverty. |
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| Speech by Deputy Assistant Attorney General Robert Driscoll to Gonzaga Law School, April 9, 2003 |
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| The Tom Mooney Institute for Teacher & Union Leadership |
| The Tom Mooney Institute for Teacher and Union Leadership is a new effort by seasoned leaders within the teacher union movement to develop the leadership skills and organizational capacity of emerging progressive teacher unionists. We aim to help prepare next-generation teacher union leaders to implement a progressive vision of the teachers’ union in advocating and implementing change. Our goal is to help local union leaders to be bold, collaborative and creative advocates for the improvement of public education. |
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| Urban Institute |
| The Urban Institute measures effects, compares options, shows which stakeholders get the most and least, tests conventional wisdom, reveals trends, and makes costs, benefits, and risks explicit. |
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| Wrong Then, Wrong Now: Racial Profiling Before and After September 11, 2001 |
| Leadership Conference on Civil Rights |
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