Such blanket policies have a disparate negative impact on minority groups, and they therefore violate state and federal antidiscrimination laws. The complaint filed by the Law Center calls for Mr. Dunn and others in similar situations to be provided with a true second chance, an opportunity that can sustain the hope on which they rely. Shanon J. Carson and Sarah Schalman-Bergen of the law firm Berger & Montague are serving as co-counsel in the case.

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