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Groups that Sued State React to Signing of Legislation to Create a New Majority Black Voting District for a Louisiana Supreme Court Seat
On Wednesday, the Governor of Louisiana signed legislation that gives Black voters in the Baton Rouge area an equal opportunity to elect a candidate of their choice to the Louisiana Supreme Court by creating a judicial election district with a majority of Black voters...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Statement on HHS’s Nondiscrimination in Health Care Rule
WASHINGTON–On Friday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a final rule implementing the Health Care Rights Law, otherwise known as Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. Section 1557 prohibits discrimination in...
Jefferson Parish Public Housing Tenants Win a Victory Against HUD, Stopping the Planned Conversion of the Acre Road Public Housing Development
LOUISIANA––The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Southeast Louisiana Legal Services, and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, have successfully won summary judgment in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on behalf of current...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Applauds the Rejection of Trump’s Attempt to Postpone Civil Cases on January 6th
WASHINGTON—On Thursday, former President Donald Trump was unsuccessful in his attempt to halt a series of lawsuits that accuse him of instigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection. In 2021 the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law sued the former president, his...
David Brody of the Lawyers’ Committee Digital Justice Initiative Testifies Before House on Need for Comprehensive Privacy Law that Protects Civil Rights
WASHINGTON—In testimony today before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Innovation, Data and Commerce Subcommittee, David Brody, managing attorney of the Digital Justice Initiative at the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, underscored the need...
Lawyers’ Committee, Virginia NAACP Files Lawsuit Against Governor Youngkin’s Office for Violation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act
RICHMOND, VA—Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and Ropes & Gray LLP filed a lawsuit on behalf of the their clients the Virginia State Conference of the NAACP (“Virginia NAACP”) with the Circuit Court for the City of...
Lawyers’ Committee, NAACP Join Educators & Students in Lawsuit Against Arkansas Challenging LEARNS Act & Treatment of AP African American Studies Course
WASHINGTON - The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and civil rights attorneys Mike Laux and Austin Porter Jr. filed an amended complaint and accompanying motion for preliminary injunction against Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the state of...
Virginia State Conference of the NAACP serves Governor Youngkin’s Office with notice of intent to sue for violation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act
Today, the Virginia State Conference of the NAACP (“Virginia NAACP”) served Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Office with a notice of intent to sue for violation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (“VFOIA”), Va. Code §§ 2.2-3700 et seq. The notice was accompanied by...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Applauds Office of Management and Budget Guidance on Artificial Intelligence
WASHINGTON—The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released its final guidance on Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Thursday, titled Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of Artificial Intelligence. The guidance requires federal agencies...
Civil, Legal and Latino Advocates Applaud Smithsonian Museum for Standing Firm to Protect Program that Increases Opportunity
WASHINGTON-– A United States District Court for the District of Columbia is likely to approve a proposed settlement in the case American Alliance for Equal Rights v. Jorge Zamanillo, a lawsuit filed by Edward Blum challenging an internship program offered by the...
Voting Rights Win in New Mexico: Navajo Community Gains Equal Opportunity to Elect Preferred Candidates in Second San Juan County Commission District
Suppressing the Power of Navajo Voters Has Resulted in Policies that Hurt the Community ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (March 25, 2024) – Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the UCLA Voting Rights Project (UCLA VRP), the ACLU of New Mexico, the...
Voting Rights Orgs Release Memo Citing Concerns with Using Mail Deliverability in Voter List Maintenance; Provide Recommendations for Keeping Eligible Voters Registered
DURHAM, NC (March 20, 2024) — Voting rights advocates released a memorandum this week addressing the challenges and implications surrounding the use of mail returned as undeliverable in voter list maintenance. The memo is intended to guide advocates...
National Civil Rights and Latino Organizations Join Fight to Protect Program to Increase Diversity at Smithsonian Museum
WASHINGTON— A group of national civil rights and Latino organizations filed an amicus brief on Friday in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia defending an internship program for undergraduate students offered by the Smithsonian Museum of the...
Lawyers’ Committee President Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Committee on Voter Suppression and Need for Reform
WASHINGTON— Damon T. Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, will testify on March 12 before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee as part of their hearing entitled: “The Right Side of History: Protecting Voting...
Civil Rights Organizations to Host Democracy Event on Mar. 2 During Selma Jubilee Weekend
“Building Power from the Ground Up” Panel Will Feature National Civil Rights Leaders SELMA, AL – On March 2 at 12:00 p.m. CST, the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Black Voters Matter, National Bar...