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Third Annual WHUR MLK Town Hall Meeting

Featured Lawyers' Committee Executive Director Barbara Arnwine as a Panelist Read More »

2010 Census & Redistricting

The Lawyers' Committee has partnered with the U.S. Census Bureau to educate the public and encourage full participation in the 2010 Census. Read More »

Lawyers' Committee's Daria Neal Reported from Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen

Lawyers' Committee Recognized Distinquished Honorees During Annual Awards Reception

Made possible through the generosity of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP. Read More »

Press Releases

Feb 23, 2010 Appeal Filed in Mississippi Civil Rights Suit Against HUD On behalf of the Mississippi State Conference NAACP, the Gulf Coast Fair Housing Center and four individual plaintiffs, lawyers from Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo, PC, the Mississippi Center for Justice and the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, today filed an appeal in a case involving $570 million of emergency relief funds that were intended to assist low- and moderate-income victims of Hurricane Katrina, but instead were diverted to an expansion of the Port of Gulfport, Miss. Plaintiffs contend that the diversion violates fair housing laws and the intent by Congress for how these funds would be used.
Feb 17, 2010 PreventLoanScams.org a New Online Tool in the Fight Against Loan Modification Scammers
Feb 03, 2010 SEVERE HOMELAND SECURITY MISCONDUCT EXPOSED - New Evidence Shows ICE Colluded with Company in Trafficking Guest workers Lawyers' Committee Executive Director Barbara Arnwine; NAACP, Washington Bureau Director Hilary Shelton; New Orleans Workers' Center for Racial Justice Excutive Director Saket Soni and others spoke at press conference at the National Press Club of Feb. 3, 2010.

Cases & Client Stories

Oct 20, 2009 Gonzales v. Arizona Oral argument was held on October 20, 2009. The Lawyers’ Committee and several other legal organizations represent a broad coalition of Arizonans in Gonzales v. Arizona, where we have challenged the voting-related provisions of Proposition 200 which disenfranchises qualified and eligible voters by requiring citizens to present documentary proof of their citizenship status when registering to vote, and further requiring qualified and registered voters to present additional identification at the polling place on Election Day.
Jul 20, 2009 ACORN v. Murphy In July 2009, plaintiffs filed suit against Indiana state officials based on their failure to offer voter registration at public assistance offices in the State. The suit was brought on behalf of the class of all public assistance clients who are not registered to vote and who have been denied the opportunity to register to vote at Indiana public assistance offices.
Jul 20, 2009 Valdez v. Herrera In July 2009, plaintiffs filed suit against New Mexico state officials based on their failure to offer voter registration at public assistance and motor vehicle offices in the State. This lawsuit is part of an ongoing coalitional effort by the Lawyers' Committee, Demos, and Project Vote to ensure that states fully carry out their responsibility under the NVRA to offer voter registration at public assistance offices.

Publications

Sep 01, 2009 Improving Diversity on the State Courts: A Report from the Bench This report was predicated on the premise that diversity is essential to helping our judiciary deliver equal justice.
Mar 11, 2009 Election Protection 2008 Report Election Protection releases 2008 report, Election Protection 2008: Helping Voters Today, Modernizing the System for Tomorrow
Dec 09, 2008 National Commission on Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Report

For the Press

Working Towards a More Perfect Union
45th Anniversary Video
Executive Management Team

Press Contacts

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