EJS Supports Effort to Protect Communities from Transit Discrimination
Posted by Keith Kamisugi 0 Comments Tags: Alexander v. Sandoval, antidiscrimination regulations, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Federal Surface Transportation Authorization Act, private right of action, racial discrimination, Title VI, Transit Riders for Public Transportation, transportation disparitiesThe Equal Justice Society is supporting efforts by Transit Riders for Public Transportation (transitriders.net) to have Congress expressly establish a private right of action in the Federal Surface Transportation Authorization Act (FSTAA) that enforces the disparate impact regulations adopted by the Department of Transportation (DOT). By restoring private enforcement of DOT’s antidiscrimination regulations, the FSTAA [...]