We now provide Rapid Response Grants of up to $20,000 for immigration-related cases challenging unlawful/unconstitutional practices. If you’re working on urgent litigation and need assistance for out-of-pocket costs, please apply!
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We now provide Rapid Response Grants of up to $20,000 for immigration-related cases challenging unlawful/unconstitutional practices. If you’re working on urgent litigation and need assistance for out-of-pocket costs, please apply!
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Truly hilarious quote in this Law360 article:
"A California federal judge quickly narrowed a pool of 92 prospective jurors Thursday in a class action against Elon Musk as Musk's attorney lamented there are 'so many people who hate him so much.'"
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A Trans pride flag waving proudly in the wind with following text: New Blog Post: Families Win Key Protections After DOJ Targets Records of Transgender Patients. Impactfund.org/legal-practitioner-blog
Last summer, the Department of Justice tried to gain access to the private medical records of 3,000 transgender youths at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
We stopped them.
More: buff.ly/zYBzNkH
On This Day in 1919, Fred Korematsu was born.
"Protest... One person can make a difference, even if it takes forty years." - Fred T. Korematsu
Fred T. Korematsu was a Civil Rights activist who protested the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II by becoming a fugitive. His bravery is particularly resonant today.
So many thanks to:
* The parents who organized and fought so hard
* The many queer adults who protested with us, especially @lalgbtcenter.bsky.social
* The families who served as plaintiffs
* The advocates at @lawyers4goodgov.bsky.social , @westerncenter.bsky.social and @impactfund.bsky.social .
Statement on ICE Killings: “The murders of Renee Good and Alexander Pretti are violent and shocking acts that should be followed by immediate calls for investigation and accountability. Instead, they are being used as tools of intimidation. The Impact Fund stands with the people of Minneapolis who will not be intimidated. We join with them as they raise their collective voice in defense of their city, their neighbors, and the values of democratic government.” — Lindsay Nako, Impact Fund Executive Director Impact Fund
Impact Fund condemns the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good by ICE agents in Minneapolis. Read the full statement here: ImpactFund.org/statement-minneapolis-killings
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Alex Pretti deserved to live.
We are deeply saddened by Alex Pretti's killing by ICE agents in Minnesota. He was 37. This senseless tragedy was beyond unnecessary, and our hearts go out to his parents and family.
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Victory! The Department of Justice has withdrawn its subpoena demanding the medical records of over 3,000 transgender youth at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.
Yesterday, the Department of Justice withdrew its subpoena demanding the medical records of over 3,000 transgender youth at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.
Read more: www.impactfund.org/legal-victor...
Martin Luther King with the text "Happy MLK Day!"
"Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way."
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New blog post: Impact Fund grants $120,000 to Social Justice Lawsuits - impactfund.org/social-justice-blog
This fall, we granted out $120,000 to help fund lawsuits for good. Read more at impactfund.org/social-justice-blog
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Today, we celebrate Harvey Milk's fearless advocacy for justice, and monumental success for gay rights.
"Harvey... imagined a righteous world inside his head and then he set about to create it for real, for all of us." - Anne Kronenberg, Milk's campaign manager.
Renee Nicole Good deserved to live.
We are deeply, deeply saddened by the killing of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent on January 7. She was a poet, a U.S. citizen, and the mom of a 6-year-old boy. This senseless tragedy should never have happened.
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A tweet from ACLU_nationwide saying "BREAKING: A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's attacks on Head Start programs that provide education and care to children from low-income families."
This is the second court to block Trump’s attacks on this critical programming. We, alongside the ACLU, will continue to fight for children and families in court.
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A picture of Ella Baker and the caption "Civil rights leader Ella Baker was born on this day in 1903."
Ella Baker believed in grassroots organizing and direct action as an answer to fear, isolation, and intellectual detachment. That belief is exceptionally relevant today.
Today, we honor her memory.
#BlackLivesMatter #CivilRights
The DOJ Civil Rights Division is a critical tool for ensuring equality. We are all lessened without it.
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The proposed “SANDBOX Act” would create sweeping deregulation for AI companies. Today, alongside 220 other organizations, we signed a letter raising significant concerns about the SANDBOX Act.
The SANDBOX Act would grant AI companies waivers that allow them to be exempt from federal regulations governing AI products for up to a decade.
We, alongside 220 other organizations, have written a letter raising concerns: buff.ly/QsJVLZr
This #GivingTuesday, join the fight for social justice. Consider donating to the Impact Fund.
At the Impact Fund, we realize social justice by taking the powerful to court and helping other litigators do the same. Help fund this work: impactfund.org/donations
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"Grantee Victory! EPA to enact program that evaluates how pesticides harm the hormone systems of humans and wildlife."
"EPA is now committed to much needed steps to protect farmworkers and the public from the potential endocrine-disrupting harms of pesticides," said Sylvia Wu, attorney for Center for Food Safety, counsel for the plaintiffs in the case.
We granted $27,500 to help fund this case in 2024.
A black square with a solitary frame and the text "Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance"
Trans people deserve to live free from violence and fear.
21.11.2025 01:06 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Us too!
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Grantee Victory! $8.5 million in reparations for Black Portlanders whose homes were seized and destroyed in the 1960's and 1970s.
In the 1960s and '70s, the city of Portland seized and destroyed homes in the neighborhood of Central Albina, a thriving Black community, under the guise of "urban renewal".
This case, brought by twenty-six Black survivors and descendants of families whose homes were destroyed, settled this June.
A blue square with the text "Last week’s elections brought huge wins for gun safety across multiple states, including Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maine."
Last week's election saw Gun Sense candidates handily win multiple elections. Two notable victories: Abigail Spanberger, the first woman governor of Virginia and Mikie Sherrill, newly elected governor of New Jersey.
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A blue square with the text "Good News! Our grantee Center for Food Safety just secured a federal court victory for clear food labels. Americans have the right to know what’s in their food."
Without clear labeling, consumers are left in the dark about how their food is produced and what it supports.
Congratulations to the Center for Food Safety for this landmark victory.
A white square with text reading: "Lawsuit Filed! The federal government has a duty to continue full SNAP funding during any federal government shutdown. Yesterday, we sued them to uphold that duty." This is followed by the Impact Fund logo and the Western Center on Law & Poverty logo.
During federal shutdowns, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is refusing to pay out full SNAP benefits, jeopardizing access to food for tens of millions of low-income households.
We've sued to challenge this practice.
A square with the text "Lawsuit filed! The federal government has a duty to continue full SNAP funding during any federal government shutdown. Yesterday, we sued them to uphold that duty." This is followed by the Impact Fund logo and the Western Center on Law and Poverty logo.
Yet during federal shutdowns, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is refusing to pay out full SNAP benefits, jeopardizing access to food for tens of millions of low-income households.
We've sued to challenge this practice.
The hands of an elderly Black person holding an "I voted" sticker.
It's Election Day! Make sure that you vote on the issues you care about. By participating in our election system, you help strengthen our democracy.
If you're in California, click this link to find a polling place near you: buff.ly/P4IUHug
A blue square with the following text: "Good News! Judge blocks Executive Order that would have created a restrictive proof of citizenship requirement for the National Mail Voter Registration Form."
In her 81-page opinion, Judge Kollar-Kotelly reaffirmed that the president has no role in the administration or regulation of elections.
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On Nov 1, more than 42 mil people will lose #SNAP benefits. The Admin can and should release the funds to ensure that people can feed their families.
"This is more than a policy debate. It is a moral failure."
#foodinsecurity
#foodstamps #shutdown2025 wclp.org/snap-trick-r...
A picture of a decrepit classroom with the text: "New Blog Post. Grantee victory! Arizona public schools to be funded across the state. Impactfund.org/social-justice-blog"
Huge victory by our grantee @azcenterforlaw.bsky.social!
Read about it here: www.impactfund.org/social-justi...