Our Projects

The lawsuit argues that the U.S. government violated its trust obligations to the Sioux Half-Breed lineal descendants of the Lake Pepin Reservation, which was established by the 1830 Treaty of Prairie du Chien and 1854 and 1858 Congressional Acts. Currently, the United States does not recognize the Sioux Half Breed lineal descendants as Indians and does not recognize the Lake Pepin reservation or its boundaries. The lawsuit calls for a paradigm shift in the government’s treatment of Sioux Half-Breed lineal descendants.

Government resources are being misused for voter registration and turnout campaigns at around 1,000 state universities, partnering with groups like Students Learn Students Vote to track and increase student voter engagement using shared data and NSLVE reports.

This lawsuit challenges the university's exclusive leasing of nine student lounges to specific student organizations, arguing that it constitutes status discrimination, a claim the U.S. Supreme Court has not yet recognized, and proposes extending its viewpoint discrimination rulings to include status-based claims.

The No Columbia Wind project assists local landowners in educating public officials about a proposed windfarm’s impacts on property values, public health and safety. The education is focused on opportunities through local government and the courts to minimize the negative impacts of the project. If necessary, the project will also involve litigation to minimize the negative impacts–including stopping the project altogether.

The U.S. Department of Education's final rule under Title IX expands the prohibition on sex discrimination to include sexual orientation and gender identity, sparking at least nine lawsuits with 26 states involved, and GEI's private lawsuit in Michigan is the first such challenge in a state with no other lawsuits against the rule.

This case involves parental opt-out litigation in Walled Lake, Michigan, where a public school teacher taught controversial material on gender identity without prior notice to parents or students, and despite the parents and their child opting out, the school district refused to honor the request, leaving the student subject to the unwanted teaching.