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RHA Files Civil Rights Complaint Against Amtrak
Baltimore, MD – On April 30, 2024, a group of Reservoir Hill residents, represented by New York University School of Law’s Civil Rights and Racial Justice Clinic, submitted a civil rights complaint to the U.S. Department of Transportaion, alleging that Amtrak’s proposed Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program would have a disparate impact on their majority-Black community in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Latest Press Coverage:
Black Enterprise: "Group of Baltimore Residents File Civil Rights Complaint to Stop Construction of Frederick Douglass Tunnel" (Read Here). May 7, 2024.
WJZ: "Baltimore residents file civil rights complaint against Amtrak's Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program" (Watch Here). May 3, 2024.
WMAR: "Reservoir Hill vs Amtrak" (Watch Here). May 2, 2024.
Baltimore Sun: "Reservoir Hill residents seek to stop Amtrak’s West Baltimore tunnel in civil rights complaint" (Read Here). May 2, 2024.
Baltimore Banner: "Reservoir Hill residents file civil rights complaint against Amtrak over new tunnel" (Read Here). May 1, 2024.