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January 16, 2019
2019 special edition
O PINION
Page 29
MCS Still in
Business
Martin
Cleaning
Service
Carpet & Upholstery
Cleaning
Residential &
Commercial Services
Minimum Service CHG.
$50.00
A small distance/travel
charge may be applied
CARPET CLEANING
2 Cleaning Areas or more
$30.00 each Area
Pre-Spray Traffic Areas
(Includes: 1 small Hallway)
1 Cleaning Area (only)
$50.00
Includes Pre-Spray Traffic Area
and Hallway
Stairs (12-16 stairs - With
Other Services) : $30.00
An Assault on Anti-Discrimination Protections
We are prepared
to fight these
efforts
by i van
e spinoza -M aDrigal
As part of
its
ongoing
rollback of civ-
il rights pro-
tections,
the
Trump Admin-
istration is di-
recting Justice
Department officials to look for
ways to eliminate one of the most
potent tools of civil rights advoca-
cy: the disparate impact doctrine.
Lawyers for Civil Rights con-
demns this action, which would
dramatically undermine anti-dis-
crimination efforts in numerous
areas, including transportation,
housing, and education.
Under disparate impact analy-
sis, an aggrieved individual may
challenge practices of an employ-
er, landlord, school, or other actor
that have an unjustified dispropor-
tionate impact on a protected class
without having to prove discrimi-
natory intent. This is an important
vehicle to challenge practices that,
while not facially discriminatory,
predictably and inevitably deny
equal opportunities to people of
color.
Lawyers for Civil Rights and
other racial justice advocacy
groups have long employed the
doctrine to advance the funda-
mental goals of our longstanding
federal civil rights laws. It has
allowed challenges to practices
ranging from the provision of sub-
prime loans to Latinx and Black
borrowers—while white borrow-
ers were granted prime loans—to
disaster relief practices that dis-
proportionately harmed black
homeowners trying rebuild their
homes in the aftermath of Hurri-
cane Katrina.
Under the Trump Administra-
tion, the federal government has
consistently sought to undermine
civil rights and legal protections
for everyone from transgender
workers to voters of color. The
proposed elimination of disparate
impact regulations will deepen
this erosion by making it more dif-
ficult for people of color to chal-
lenge systemic barriers to equal
housing, public transportation,
and education.
Lawyers for Civil Rights will
not allow these rollbacks to go
unchallenged. We have advocat-
ed against the U.S. Department
of Education’s attempts to under-
mine guidance created to ensure
that schoolchildren of color are
not disproportionately disciplined.
We have submitted extensive
comments to the U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment urging the retention of its
disparate impact rule.
We are prepared to fight these
efforts—in federal court if neces-
sary—so that we can continue our
life-changing advocacy to protect
the rights of communities of color
and ensure that they are accorded
dignity and equality under the law.
Iván Espinoza-Madrigal, Esq.
is executive director of Lawyers
for Civil Rights.
Heavily Soiled Area:
$10.00 each area
(Requiring Pre-Spray)
Area/Oriental Rug Cleaning
Regular Area Rugs
$25.00 Minimum
Wool Oriental Rugs
$40.00 Minimum
UPHOLSTERY
CLEANING
Sofa: $70.00
Loveseat: $50.00
Sectional: $110 - $140
Chair or Recliner:
$25.00 - $50.00
Throw Pillows (With
Other Services) : $5.00
ADDITIONAL
SERVICES
• Auto/Boat/RV Cleaning
• Deodorizing & Pet
Odor Treatment
• Spot & Stain
Removal Service
• Scotchguard Protection
• Minor Water Damage
Services
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