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Discrimination
File a Civil Rights Complaint
(Separate Website)
How and where to file a federal civil rights complaint.
By: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Immigration-Related Job Forms
(Separate Website)
Links you to forms and self-help material offered on the webpage of the Office of Special Counsel, including a Charge Form, I-9 Form, and an Employer's Handbook. There is also a list of documents acceptable for the I-9 form.
By: U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division
First Amendment Rights (Expression, Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly & Petition)
File a Civil Rights Complaint
(Separate Website)
How and where to file a federal civil rights complaint.
By: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
File an ACLU Complaint
(Separate Website)
Guidelines and complaint form to ask for help from the ACLU with a civil rights violation.
By: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Louisiana
ADA Information Line
(Separate Website)
Toll-free hotline on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Call 800 - 514 - 0301 (voice) or
800 - 514 - 0383 (TTY) (M - F, 9:30 AM until 5:30 PM (eastern time) except on Thursday when the hours are 12:30 PM until 5:30 PM. Spanish language service is also available.
By: U.S. Department of Justice
Federal Fair Housing Laws
(Separate Website)
Explains and links to the federal laws against housing discrimination.
By: FairHousingLaw.Org
File a Civil Rights Complaint
(Separate Website)
How and where to file a federal civil rights complaint.
By: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
What You Can Do to Fight Housing Discrimination
(Separate Website)
Quick guide to fighting housing discrimination in renting or buying.
By: FairHousingLaw.Org
Read this in:
Spanish / Espaņol
Make Public Records Request Letter Online
(Separate Website)
A service that makes letters to request public records from state or local sources. The form letter may not be right for every situation or source.
By: Student Press Law Center
File a Civil Rights Complaint
(Separate Website)
How and where to file a federal civil rights complaint.
By: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
File an ACLU Complaint
(Separate Website)
Guidelines and complaint form to ask for help from the ACLU with a civil rights violation.
By: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Louisiana
File a Civil Rights Complaint
(Separate Website)
How and where to file a federal civil rights complaint.
By: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
File an ACLU Complaint
(Separate Website)
Guidelines and complaint form to ask for help from the ACLU with a civil rights violation.
By: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Louisiana
File a Civil Rights Complaint
(Separate Website)
How and where to file a federal civil rights complaint.
By: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
File an ACLU Complaint
(Separate Website)
Guidelines and complaint form to ask for help from the ACLU with a civil rights violation.
By: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Louisiana
File a Civil Rights Complaint
(Separate Website)
How and where to file a federal civil rights complaint.
By: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
File an ACLU Complaint
(Separate Website)
Guidelines and complaint form to ask for help from the ACLU with a civil rights violation.
By: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Louisiana
How Effective is your Election System?
(Separate Website)
Survey you can take and discuss with the Center to find out if there is a chance your voting rights are being violated.
By: Center for Voting and Democracy
Louisiana Parish Election Officials List
(Separate Website)
Parish Clerk of Court & Registrar of Voters contact Information.
By: Louisiana Secretary of State
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