Public Interest Law
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Alliance for Justice http://www.afj.org E-Mail: alliance@afj.org 11 Dupont Cir. NW, 2nd Floor Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202-822-6070 Fax: 202-822-6068 |
"The Alliance for Justice is a national association of environmental, civil rights, mental health, women's, children's and consumer advocacy organizations...the Alliance has worked to advance the cause of justice for all Americans, strengthen the public interest community's ability to influence public policy, and foster the next generation of advocates." (http://www.afj.org --> About AFJ) |
| Animal Legal Defense Fund http://www.aldf.org E-Mail: info@aldf.org 127 Fourth St. Petaluma, CA 94952 Phone: 707-769-7771 Fax: 707-769-0785 |
"Our mission: To protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system." (http://www.aldf.org) | |
| Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law http://bazelon.org E-Mail: webmaster@bazelon.org 1101 15th St. NW, Suite 1212 Washington, DC 20005-5002 Phone: 202-467-5730 Fax: 202-223-0409 TDD: 202-467-4232 |
"The mission of the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law is to protect and advance the rights of adults and children with mental disabilities to exercise meaningful life choices and to enjoy the social, recreational, educational, economic, political and cultural benefits of community living." (http://bazelon.org/about/) | |
| Center for Individual Rights http://www.cir-usa.org E-Mail: cir@mail.wdn.com 1233 20th St. NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202-833-8400 Fax: 202-833-8410 |
Editor's
note: The center does not provide a mission statement or other statement
of purpose on the site. The following it taken from their history section
to represent the work of the center.: "CIR offered conservative,
libertarian and moderate attorneys in for-profit firms an opportunity to
bring about meaningful legal change and to contribute to the principled
defense of individual liberty in court." (http://www.cir-usa.org/history.html) |
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| Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund http://www.dredf.org 1730 M St. NW, Suite 801 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202-986-0375 Fax: 202-833-2116 |
"Founded in 1979 by people with disabilities and parents of children with disabilities, the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc. (DREDF) is a national law and policy center dedicated to protecting and advancing the civil rights of people with disabilities through legislation, litigation, advocacy, technical assistance, and education and training of attorneys, advocates, persons with disabilities, and parents of children with disabilities." (http://www.dredf.org) | |
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Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) http://www.glad.org E-Mail: gladlaw@glad.org 30 Winter St., Suite 800 Boston, MA 02108 Phone: 617-426-1350, 800-455-GLAD TTY: 617-426-6156 |
"Founded in 1978, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) is New England's leading legal rights organization dedicated to ending discrimination based on sexual orientation, HIV status and gender identity and expression..." (http://www.glad.org/About_GLAD/) |
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Institute for Justice http://www.ij.org E-Mail: general@ij.org 1717 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20006 Phone: 202-955-1300 Fax: 202-955-1329 |
"The Institute
for Justice is the nation’s premier libertarian public interest law
firm. IJ litigates in courts across the country preserving freedom of opportunity
and challenging government’s control over individuals’ lives." (http://www.ij.org/Profile_Folder/profileset.html) |
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Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. http://www.lambdalegal.org 120 Wall St., Suite 1500 New York, NY 10005-3904 Phone: 212-809-8585 Fax: 212-809-0055 |
"Lambda
Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition
of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, the transgendered,
and people with HIV or AIDS through impact litigation, education, and public
policy work." (http://www.lambdalegal.org/cgi-bin/iowa/about/) |
| Landmark Legal Foundation http://www.landmarklegal.org E-Mail: info@landmarklegal.org 445-B Carlisle Dr. Herndon, VA 20170 Phone: 703-689-2370 Fax: 703-689-2373 |
"Founded in 1976, Landmark's long record of accomplishment has made it one of the nation's most effective and successful conservative legal advocacy groups." (http://www.landmarklegal.org) | |
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Media Access Project http://www.mediaaccess.org E-Mail: info@mediaaccess.org 1625 K St. NW, Suite 1118 Washington, DC 20006 Phone: 202-232-4300 Fax: 202-466-7656 |
"Media Access Project (MAP), a non-profit, tax exempt, public interest telecommunications law firm, works to ensure that the electronic media and emerging technologies promote the first amendment goals of open civic discourse and a marketplace of ideas in order to safeguard democracy now and in the future. While technologies change, the importance of a well informed public and electorate does not." (http://www.mediaaccess.org/about/mission.html) |
| Mountain States Legal Foundation http://www.mountainstateslegal.com E-Mail: info@mountainstateslegal.org 2596 South Lewis Way Lakewood, CO 80227 Phone: 303-292-2021 Fax: 303-292-1980 |
"Mountain
States Legal Foundation, by seeking the proper application of the Constitution
and interpretation of the law in the courts, administrative agencies, and
other forums: Provides a strong and effective voice for freedom of
enterprise, the rights of private property ownership, and the multiple use
of federal and state resources. Champions the rights and liberties guaranteed
by the Constitution in support of individual and business enterprises and
against unwarranted government intrusion." (http://www.mountainstateslegal.com/mission.cfm) |
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| National Legal Center for the Public Interest http://www.nlcpi.org 1600 K St. NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202-466-9360 Fax: 202-466-9366 |
"The mission
of the National Legal Center for the Public Interest is to foster knowledge
about law and the administration of justice in a society committed to: the
rights of individuals free enterprise private ownership of property balanced
use of private and public resources limited government, and a fair and efficient
judiciary." (http://www.nlcpi.org/mission.htm) |
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| Native American Rights Fund http://www.narf.org E-Mail: pereira@narf.org 1712 N St. NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202-785-4166 Fax: 202-822-0068 |
"Our Mission: preservation of tribal existence, protection of tribal natural resources, promotion of Native American human rights, accountability of governments to Native Americans, development of Indian law and educating the public about Indian rights, laws, and issues." (http://www.narf.org/intro/index.html) | |
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Pacific Legal Foundation http://pacificlegal.org/ E-Mail: plf@pacificlegal.org 3900 Lennane Dr., Suite 200 Sacramento, CA 95834 Phone: 916-419-7111 Fax: 916-419-7747 |
"Pacific Legal Foundation is America’s trusted champion of constitutional rights, fighting and winning decisive actions in the courts of law and the court of public opinion to rescue liberty from the grasp of government power..." (http://pacificlegal.org/PLFProfile.asp) |
| Servicemembers Legal Defense Network http://www.sldn.org E-Mail: sldn@sldn.org PO Box 65301 Washington, DC 20035-5301 Phone: 202-328-3244 Fax: 202-797-1635 |
"Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) is a national, non-profit legal services, watchdog and policy organization dedicated to ending discrimination against and harassment of military personnel affected by "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and related forms of intolerance." (http://www.sldn.org --> About SLDN) | |
| Southeastern Legal Foundation http://www.southeasternlegal.org E-Mail: info@southeasternlegal.org 3340 Peachtree Rd. NE, Suite 2515 Atlanta, GA 30326-1088 Phone: 404-365-8500 Fax: 404-365-0017 |
"Southeastern
Legal Foundation is a public interest law firm which advocates limited government,
individual economic freedom, and the free enterprise system." (http://www.southeasternlegal.org --> About SLF) |
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Southern Poverty Law Center http://www.splcenter.org 400 Washington Ave. Montgomery, AL 36104 Phone: 334-956-8200 Fax: 334-264-0629 |
"The Southern
Poverty Law Center was founded in 1971 as a small civil rights law firm.
Today, the Center is internationally known for its tolerance education programs,
its legal victories against white supremacists and its tracking of hate
groups." (http://www.splcenter.org/center/about.jsp) |
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Washington Legal Foundation http://www.wlf.org E-Mail: info@wlf.org 2009 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202-588-0302 Fax: 202-588-0386 |
"Since it was founded 27 years ago, WLF has developed into the nation's preeminent center for public interest law, advocating free-enterprise principles, responsible government, property rights, a strong national security and defense, and balanced civil and criminal justice system." (http://www.wlf.org/Resources/WLFMission/) |