Discrimination by public bodies
The law holds a public body to the equal-treatment rule more strictly than a private one. We represent people treated differently by the institutions their taxes fund.
We represent students, parents and employees of public bodies, and people denied a license, a benefit or a hearing on grounds the law does not allow: race, sex, religion, national origin, age and disability among them.
How these cases are proved
Rarely with an admission. Usually with comparisons: who was disciplined, who was promoted, who was refused, under which rule, on whose decision. Public bodies keep records, and the law lets us ask for many of them.
What we need from you
- Every letter, email or notice you received
- The policy or rule you were held to
- The names of others treated differently, if you know them
- A written timeline, even a rough one
Many of these claims must first go to an agency before a court will hear them, and the filing windows are short. We will tell you which applies and by when.
What the first month looks like
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Step 1: A conversation
We listen, ask for what you have and tell you whether a claim is worth pursuing.
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Step 2: A records request
We ask the body for the documents that show how others were treated.
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Step 3: A pattern, or none
We lay the records side by side. If there is no pattern, we say so.
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Step 4: The right forum
A charge with an agency, a letter or a federal complaint, depending on the facts.
Ask whether you have a claim
Every case turns on its own facts. We will tell you what we see, and what we do not.