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February 23

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Posted In: Civil Rights , Corrections
Date: February 23, 2015
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Kansas District Court Ends Wyandotte County Jail’s “Postcard-Only” Mail Policy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 23, 2015 Kansas City, MO – United States District Judge Eric F. Melgren signed an order today reversing the Wyandotte County Jail’s “postcard-only” mail policy and ordering the Jail to again allow inmates to exchange letters through the U.S. Mail – th...

July 16

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Posted In: Civil Rights , Disability Discrimination
Date: July 16, 2014
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SJLC Settles Federal Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against Smithsonian Institution and Pulseworks, LLC

New Comprehensive Disability Policies Adopted FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 16, 2014 Washington, D.C. – Max and Jake Gold, along with SJLC attorneys Shawn Heller and Joshua Glickman, dismissed their federal discrimination lawsuit today in the United States District Court for the District...

October 01

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Posted In: Civil Rights , Corrections
Date: October 1, 2013
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SJLC and ACLU File Class Action Lawsuit to End Unconstitutional Postcard-only Mail Policy at Wyandotte County Jail

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 1, 2013 Kansas City, MO – The ACLU Foundation of Kansas and the Social Justice Law Collective (SJLC) today announced the filing of a federal class action lawsuit against the Wyandotte County Sheriff. The lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of the S...

August 15

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Date: August 15, 2013
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SJLC Files Suit Against the Smithsonian Institution and Pulseworks, LLC for Disability Discrimination

For Release After Conference Call Press Conference: August 15, 2013, 10:30 a.m. EST Max and Jake Gold, along with SJLC attorneys Shawn Heller and Joshua Glickman, filed a federal discrimination lawsuit today in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against the Smithsonian Ins...

August 11

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Date: August 11, 2013
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Florida Department of Corrections Sued Over Violent Assault

SJLC and Peters & Scoon recently filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of an inmate who was violently assaulted by prison officials from the Florida Department of Corrections. See the complaint here »...

March 08

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Date: March 8, 2013
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SJLC Joins National Effort to Overturn California Postcard-Only Mail Policy

Today, SJLC joined more than 50 local and national organizations in sending a demand to Santa Barbara County, California, Sheriff Bill Brown to cancel a proposed plan to prohibit people confined at the county jail from receiving letters from home, and requiring incoming correspondence to take place ...

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