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Holt v. Scovill
Dickson County appears to be an idyllic, rural community of rolling farmland in north-central Tennessee. But decades of toxic dumping at a landfill have poisoned the groundwater, and left three generations of a local African-American family who live next to the landfill searching for justice...
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Lewis v. City of Chicago: "The Chicago Firefighters Case"
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In 1995, Chicago administered an entry-level firefighter exam to more than 26,000 applicants. The passing score was 65 out of 100, but against the advice of its own expert...
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Following the devastating destruction of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA) established a home rebuilding program known as Road Home to get residents back to the region. With $11 billion in...
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