CREEC is proud to announce that Senior Staff Attorney Pilar Gonzalez Morales will become Director of the Accessibility Project beginning September 27. Pilar focuses on decarceration work at all levels, from jails to detention centers to mental health hospitals. Her…
Welcome Sam!
Our final extern welcome this summer is for Sam Becker! Sam is a rising 3L at Stanford Law School, where they are Co-Leader of the Immigration Pro Bono Project; Co-President of the Stanford Advocates for Immigrants’ Rights; Advocacy Chair for the Disability and Mental Health Network; and a Public Interest Fellow. Sam will be joining CREEC to…
People with Mobility Disabilities File Class Action Lawsuit against City of Baltimore
City’s curb ramps and sidewalks do not meet federal accessibility requirements. Three wheelchair users and the IMAGE Center of Maryland have filed a class action lawsuit alleging widespread and ongoing violations of federal accessibility requirements by the City of Baltimore…
Welcome Molly!
Please join us in welcoming AP summer extern Molly O’Hara! Molly is a rising 3L at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, where she was a Steering Committee member for the 2021 DU Civil Rights Summit. She joins…
Welcome IDAP Summer Externs, Shira and Ruby!
It is our pleasure to introduce CREEC’s summer externs on the Immigration Detention Accountability Project, Shira Hereld and Ruby Ritchin! Shira is a rising 2L at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. A former Denver resident, they have worked…
Announcement from CREEC Co-Founders: Executive Director Search
Update: Please read our announcement appointing a new Executive Director here. Dear CREEC Friends, We are very excited to tell you that CREEC will soon be hiring our replacement! CREEC has started the search for a new executive director, who…
Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Regarding Inmate Access to Videophones
In October 2020, Disability Rights Tennessee (DRT) and Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center (CREEC) filed an emergency motion asking the Court to order the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) to immediately install videophones for two Deaf Plaintiffs incarcerated in…
Plaintiff With Opioid Use Disorder Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Salvation Army
Complaint Alleges Disability Discrimination in Violation of Multiple Federal Laws Justice Catalyst Law, Inc. (JCL) and the Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center (CREEC) have filed a sweeping federal lawsuit challenging the Salvation Army’s discriminatory and outdated policy and practice…
Welcome, Rebecca and Ethan!
Please join us in welcoming CREEC’s summer externs, Rebecca Reeves and Ethan Curl! Rebecca is joining CREEC as a summer extern after her first year at Duke University School of Law. There, she is a member of the Public Interest…
Congratulations Elizabeth Jordan, Recipient of 2021 Arthur C. Helton Human Rights Award!
We are proud to announce that Elizabeth Jordan, Director of the Immigration Detention Accountability Project at CREEC, is the 2021 recipient of the Arthur C. Helton Human Rights Award. The memorial award is granted by the American Immigration Lawyers Association in recognition of outstanding…