Filing a civil rights complaint challenging highway construction through African American neighborhood

The Clinic co-counseled with Texas RioGrande Legal Aid on a Civil Rights Act Title VI complaint alleging that the construction of a new highway through a low-income, minority neighborhood, which was already overburdened with pollution sources, was discriminatory. Clinic student conducted legal research and drafted the complaint.  A multi-million dollar settlement was reached that provides a voluntary relocation program for up to 450 neighborhood households.

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