Nix v. Holder
Constitutional challenge to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1964 on behalf of group of Kinston, NC citizens.
Status: Loss.
Read More →Operation King’s Dream v. Ward Connerly
The Center for Individual Rights represented the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative (MCRI) against a last-minute effort by opponents to keep it off the November 2006 ballot by challenging its legality under the federal Voting Rights Act.
Status: Victory
Read More →Parents Involved v. Seattle School District No. 1
CIR filed amicus brief in case challenging race-based school assignment plan.
Status: Victory. 5-4 majority struck down racial balancing plan.
Read More →Perez v. Posse Comitatus
Citizens group sued for discussing immigration
Farmingville, Long IslandSachem Quality of Life (SQL), a non-profit community group, was formed in response to politicians’ refusal to deal with an explosion of illegal immigration in the Farmingville area of Long Island. Its members want to protect their quality of life in the face
Status: Victory
Read More →Project Vote v. MonCrief
CIR defends ACORN whistleblower
CIR is representing Anita MonCrief, a former employee of
Anita MonCriefProject Vote, a subsidiary of ACORN. After she left Project Vote in 2008, Ms. MonCrief became a vocal critic of both organizations. In 2009, Project Vote filed suit to silence Ms. MonCrief alleging numerous violations of law including
Status: Victory. Case settled on favorable terms
Read More →Rau and Katapadi v. NYC Dept. of Ed.
CIR successfully challenges magnet school quota
MARK TWAIN SCHOOLOn January 14, 2008, the Center for Individual Rights filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York challenging the use of separate, lower admissions standards for white students at prestigious Mark Twain Intermediate School,
Status: Victory. City agreed to eliminate racial quota.
Read More →Raykin v. Arapahoe County Department of Human Services
CIR sued the Arapahoe County Department of Human Services and several employees when they seized Joshua Raykin and kept him from his family for over a week based on unsubstantiated abuse claims.
Status: Victory. Shortly after filing suit, county officials agreed to settle the case on terms favorable to the Raykins.
Read More →Reno v. Bossier Parish School District
Supreme Court Ends Racial Gerrymandering by Department of Justice
In 1993, the Bossier Parish school board submitted a race-neutral plan to redraw voting districts as required by the 1990 census. This plan was identical to one earlier approved by the Department of Justice.
However, the NAACP proposed an alternative plan which
Status: Victory
Read More →Ricci v. DeStefano
CIR filed amicus briefs in case challenging the manipulative jettisoning of hiring tests in order to achieve a certain racial mix of employees.
Status: Victory
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