In this "friend-of-the-court" brief before the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals, The Opportunity Agenda urges the court to read the New York City Human Rights Law as its authors intended it to operate: as a broad protection for New Yorkers against all discrimination, even when caused by problematic systems rather than prejudiced individuals.
It is based on the belief that equal access to quality health care depends on systems that ensure that all Americans understand and are able to participate fully in the medical decisions affecting them.
