Alejandro Ortiz: Fighting for civil rights in court - a podcast by Justin Ahn

"I hate bullies, and I see [civil rights work] as a way to help the bullied in society — people who are less powerful — against policies that corporations and governments use to unfairly hurt those who are marginalized or weak," says Alejandro Ortiz, a civil rights attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union.

Alejandro outlines the legislation preventing housing discrimination and protecting free association (unionizing) rights. He discusses the techniques, including crime-free housing acts and union-busting law firms, that companies and governments use to violate them in subtle but significant ways. Then, he moves on to his approaches in his ongoing legal battles to counter these violations, forming impact-based claims and gathering evidence.

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