News Clips

• July 30, 2010 Vigorous Dialogue Around Education Framework Continues The Lawyers' Committee, in collaboration with other national civil rights and education advocacy organizations, has released a Framework for Providing All Students an Opportunity to Learn through Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).
• July 29, 2010  |  American Urban Radio Networks Executive Director Barbara Arnwine Discusses Education Reform
• July 28, 2010  |  American Urban Radio Networks Executive Director Barbara Arnwine Discusses Education Reform & "Race to the Top" Ms. Arnwine discusses absent civil rights standards in "Race to the Top" and disagreement with competetive process.
• July 28, 2010 Lawyers' Committee Pleased with Passage of Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law applauds the historic passage of The Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 in the House on July 29th. With President Obama’s signature pending, this serves as a substantial step in addressing the disparity between crack and powder cocaine sentencing. The Act will reduce the sentencing disparity ratio from 100:1 to 18:1. While not an optimal result, the reduction in the unacceptable ratio, which lasted over two decades, should not go unnoted.
• July 28, 2010 Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Applauds District Court Ruling on Arizona Immigration Law SB 1070
• July 13, 2010  |  Black America Web News Lawyers' Committee's Audrey Wiggins Quoted in 'More Employers Running Credit Checks on Applicants' The Lawyers' Committee's Audrey Wiggins was quoted in an article dealing with the impact of background and credit checks on the employment prospects of minorities.
• July 1, 2010  |  Michael Eric Dyson Radio Show Executive Director Barbara Arnwine Reflects Upon Kagan Hearings Barbara Arnwine, executive director, sat in on Kagan hearings and joined Dr. Dyson's show to share her reflections from the Senate hearing room.
• June 27, 2010  |  Washington Post Civil Rights Organizations Question Nominee Elena Kagan's Record on Race "This is a complicated nomination," said Barbara R. Arnwine, executive director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, which decided last week not to take a position yet on Kagan. "There isn't a judicial record to review, indicating her views on critical civil rights matters," Arnwine said. "And otherwise, the civil rights record that exists is thin and mixed."
• June 22, 2010  |  EPA EPA Supports Superfund "Polluter Pays" Provision The Lawyers' Committee is pleased by the EPA's June 21st announcement supporting the reinstatement of the Superfund Tax.
• June 16, 2010 Competing Redistricting Amendments In Florida Florida voters face competing redistricting amendments this year.