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Tag: Litigation Director

Kevin Vodak and Rabya Khan participate in NLADA Conference

November 21, 2012
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Litigation Director Kevin Vodak and Staff Attorney Rabya Khan will participate in a panel called “Strategic Advocacy for Muslim and Immigrant Communities with Law Enforcement” at the National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA) Conference on Friday December 7.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Events/Workshops, Features, Our News Tagged CAIR, CAIR Chicago, conference, Council on American Islamic Relations, Kevin Vodak, Litigation Director, NLADA, panel, Rabya Khan, Staff Attorney

Litigation Director Kevin Vodak resolves delayed passport case

July 10, 2012
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Litigation Director Kevin Vodak resolved a delayed passport case, allowing an American Muslim to complete a long-awaited pilgrimage to Mecca.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, Our News Tagged CAIR Chicago, Cliff Urban, Delayed passport, Kevin Vodak, Litigation Director, MECCA, Muslim American

Litigation Director Kevin Vodak wins citizenship case

June 1, 2012
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CAIR-Chicago’s Litigation Director Kevin Vodak recently won a naturalization court case for a Muslim American whose citizenship application had been denied by USCIS.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, Our News Tagged Atmane Bekri, Christina Abraham, citizenship, Civil Rights Director, court, Kevin Vodak, Litigation Director, Muslim American, naturalization, USCIS

USA TODAY: Proposed mosques spark opposition in some U.S. communities

May 29, 2012
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CAIR-Chicago’s Litigation Director, Kevin Vodak, comments on the struggles of the Irshad Learning Center and the opposition to proposed mosques in the U.S.

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Posted in Anti Hate Center, Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media Tagged ACLU, DuPage County, Irshad Learning Center, Islamic Society, Kevin Vodak, Litigation Director, mosque, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, USA TODAY

The Doings Hinsdale: Lawsuit urged after DuPage board spurns mosque request

May 9, 2012
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CAIR-Chicago Litigation Director, Kevin Vodak, responds to DuPage County’s objections to a proposed mosque in the Western Suburbs – making parallels to the difficulties in the development of the Irshad Learning Center in Naperville.

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged Army Trail Road, DuPage County, Irshad Learning Center, Kevin Vodak, Litigation Director, mosque, Naperville

Guilty by Activism: Knowing your rights

March 21, 2012
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CAIR-Chicago’s recent event on FBI repression featured Michael Deutsch – litigator at the People’s Law Office, Hatem Abudayyeh – Executive Director of Arab American Action Network and leading Palestinian rights activist, and Kevin Vodak CAIR-Chicago’s head litigator.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Events/Workshops, Features, Our News Tagged AAAN, Anti-Tresspass, Arab American Action Network, brown berets, civil rights, FBI, Gallery, Hatem Abudayyeh, Kevin Vodak, Know Your Rights, Litigation Director, Michael Deutsch, NDAA, NYPD, Palestine, Palestinian Solidarity Group, PATRIOT Act, People's Law Office, RNC, spying, surveillance

PRESS RELEASE: CAIR-Chicago Files Bias Suit on Behalf of Fired Muslim Employee

October 25, 2011
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CAIR-Chicago filed a complaint in federal court yesterday against The American Bottling Company on behalf of a Muslim man who was unjustly fired from the company after requesting time off on Fridays for Islamic congregational prayers.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, Press Center Tagged American Bottling Company, burden, discrimination complaint, EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, friday prayer, Henderson, Jummah prayer, Kevin Vodak, Lawsuit, Litigation Director, Nathan Henderson, religious accommodation, suit, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, undue hardship

CAIR-Chicago Efforts lead to EEOC Officially Recognizing “Arab” as Race

October 13, 2011
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After more than a year of CAIR-Chicago raising the issue, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) finally agreed to recognize “Arab” as a race. Just last week, the EEOC headquarters in Washington, D.C. issued an apology letter to CAIR-Chicago Litigation Director Kevin Vodak for the improper classifications and assured him that steps have been taken to prevent further problems.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, Our News Tagged Arab, chicago, Civil Rights Act of 1870, complaint, discrimination, EEOC, employment, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Kevin Vodak, Lawsuit, Litigation Director, Prejudice, race, racial, recognize, Saint Francis College v. Al-Khazraji, Supreme Court
 
 
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