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.
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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 grounds.
Who We Stand Beside
Many people and organizations sense that 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. Our work helps them when they’ve had enough, and want to remind 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 restrictions that do not match the treatment comparable secular groups receive
Faith Based and Identity Based Nonprofits
Charities and advocacy groups whose missions, donors, or events draw disproportionate scrutiny, including investigations that risk chilling protected association.
Individuals
Facing Unequal Treatment
People who experience profiling, discipline, or loss of opportunities at the hands of government actors because of religion, race, national origin, or perceived identity.
Activists, Students, and Community Leaders
Those planning marches, vigils, encampments, or other First Amendment-protected activities, and those who face retaliation or arrest for standing with their communities in peaceful protest.
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What We Do In Federal Court
Jump Start Legal Justice Center focuses exclusively on federal constitutional and civil rights work. We handle matters from initial complaints and internal investigations through federal trial courts and courts of appeal, including cases that ask courts to apply established principles to new circumstances.
Religious Freedom and Free Exercise
Pre-Event Advice in Advance for Protests and First Amendment Activities
Free Speech, Assembly, and Protest Rights
Trainings and Legal Updates
Equal Protection and Anti-Discrimination
"Laws and Limits" Know Your Rights Resources and Videos
Federal Civil Rights Litigation
(Title VI, Title VII, First Amendment, RFRA, RLUIPA, and related tools)
Know Your Rights:
Laws and Limits
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 and former head of the Civil Litigation department at the Muslim Legal Fund of America’s Constitutional Law Center for Muslims in America.
She is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and has represents clients in federal trial and appellate courts across the country, including as lead counsel in cases for American Muslims for Palestine, university professors arrested at a campus encampment, and student protestors.
Selected Media and Coverage
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Coverage of a lawsuit brought by professors suing the University of Texas at Dallas over arrests and alleged retaliation after a peaceful encampment protest.
Reporting on a federal injunction protecting a nonprofit’s donor lists from a state attorney general demand, citing likely 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
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Learn Your Options.
If you believe that a government actor has 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.
Jump Start Legal Justice Center PLLC
100 N. Central Expressway, Suite 537 Richardson, TX 75080
Phone +1 972-992-5060
This website is for informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Viewing this site or contacting Jump Start Legal Justice Center does not create an attorney client relationship. No attorney client relationship exists unless and until a written fee agreement is signed. Attorney licensed in Texas. Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.