Challenge to the Seizing Without Due Process By New York City of State Tax Refunds for Transit Violations
As part of its High Impact Litigation Project, the Barbara McDowell Foundation, in conjunction with the law firm Drinker Biddle, the National Center for Law and Economic Justice, and New Economy Project, filed a federal class action lawsuit charging the NYC Transit Authority, an arm of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, with systemic due process violations.
Investigation of Landlords Violating Potential Tenant’s Housing Rights for Failure to Accept Section 8 Housing Vouchers from Persons of Color
The Public Interest Law Center and Drinker Biddle under the auspices of the Foundation's High Impact Project have filed complaints with the Philadelphia Human Rights Commission against landlords refusing to accept Section 8 Housing Vouchers from potential tenants who have low incomes.
Investigation of a School System’s Failure to Integrate Disabled Children into Classrooms and Programs
The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, Disability Rights New York, Disability Rights Advocates, and Drinker Biddle under the auspices of the Foundation's High Impact Project are investigating a school system that fails to integrate school children into normal school classes and programs.