Federal Constitutional and Civil Rights Advocacy
Because the Constitution applies to ALL
Creative, professional, and unflinching federal court advocacy for individuals, religious and community organizations, and nonprofits who believe in true equality under the law.
Case Highlights: Federal Constitutional and Civil
Rights Advocacy
Jump Start Legal Justice Center PLLC
Represents clients in federal constitutional and civil rights matters across the country. Current work includes cases for professors arrested at a peaceful campus encampment who allege retaliation and rights violations, and for a non-profit that secured an injunction protecting its donor lists from a state Attorney General investigation on First Amendment and other constitutional grounds.
Standing By Your Side
Many people and organizations sense they are being treated differently because of what they believe, where they've been, or who they are. They may hope the problem will fade if they stay quiet. Jump Start Legal Justice Center helps them when they've had enough, and reminds those harming them that the Constitution grants equal rights for all.
Religious Organizations and Houses of Worship
Congregations, religious schools, and faith-based institutions facing zoning barriers, permit denials, or unequal treatment compared with secular groups.
Faith Based and Identity Based Nonprofits
Charities and advocacy groups whose missions, donors, or events draw disproportionate scrutiny, investigations, or threats to protected association.
Individuals Facing Unequal Treatment
People who experience profiling, discipline, exclusion, or lost opportunities because of religion, race, national origin, or perceived identity.
Activists, Students, and Community Leaders
Those organizing marches, vigils, encampments, or other First Amendment-protected activities and facing retaliation, arrest, or unequal enforcement.
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Federal Court Litigation and Related Services
Jump Start Legal Justice Center focuses exclusively on federal constitutional and civil rights work. Handling matters from initial complaints and investigations through federal trial courts of appeal, including cases that ask courts to apply established principles to new circumstances.
Know Your Rights:
Laws and Limits: Understanding Your Federal Constitutional Rights
The law does not belong only to lawyers. The "Laws and Limits" series provides short videos and handouts that explain how core constitutional protections and their limits work in everyday settings: campus protests, nonprofit investigations, zoning disputes, and more.
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About
Christina Jump
Christy Jump is a Dallas-based civil rights litigator focused on enforcing constitutional rights in federal court. With a background in labor and employment law at national and Texas firms, she went on to lead civil litigation at a nationwide constitutional law center before founding Jump Start Legal Justice Center.
She represents individuals and organizations in high-stakes constitutional matters, including cases involving free speech, religious liberty, and equal protection.
Selected Media and Coverage
Coverage of a lawsuit brought by professors suing the University of Texas at Dallas over arrests, alleging retaliation, and constitutional violations after a peaceful encampment protest.
Reporting on a federal injunction protecting a nonprofit’s donor lists from a state Attorney General demand, citing First Amendment violations.
Profile of Christy’s transition from leading civil rights litigation at a national nonprofit to launching her solo practice, while continuing as lead counsel in multiple federal cases.
Professional, Ethical, And Unflinching
- Grounded in ethics and professional responsibility, not personal attacks or sensationalism.
- Willing to ask courts to apply constitutional principles to new situations when the record and precedent support it.
- Focused on federal courts, staying current with rapidly changing case law that affects protests, nonprofits, and religious exercise.
- Collaborative with clients, local counsel, and community members
Let's Talk.
Learn Your Options.
If you believe that a government actor treated you or your organization differently because of what you believe, what you say, or who you are, federal constitutional protections may apply. An initial conversation may help clarify the right path for you and your realistic next best steps.