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Impact Fund Grantees Combat Injustice & Score Major Victories in 2023
Impact Litigation, Social Justice Teddy Basham-Witherington Impact Litigation, Social Justice Teddy Basham-Witherington

Impact Fund Grantees Combat Injustice & Score Major Victories in 2023

As we approach the end of 2023, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on our grantees’ incredible accomplishments. This year, Impact Fund grantees achieved meaningful change for a wide range of communities experiencing injustice, including incarcerated people, racial justice protesters, mobile home residents, unhoused people, and more. We were honored to help support these cases, which demonstrate how impact litigation can be an effective tool to hold powerful entities accountable.

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Class Action Hall of Fame, Class of 2022: Title IX Champions for Equality in Women's Sports
Class Action Hall of Fame, Title IX, Class Actions Teddy Basham-Witherington Class Action Hall of Fame, Title IX, Class Actions Teddy Basham-Witherington

Class Action Hall of Fame, Class of 2022: Title IX Champions for Equality in Women's Sports

As the case worked its way through the legal system, my teammates and I learned more and more about the history of women and sports, Title IX, the promises that had been made yet not fulfilled and the injustices that exist(ed) everywhere. We realized that this case was about much more than just getting our gymnastics team back. We became Title IX warriors.

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