http://www.lawyerscommittee.org/newsroom/clips Latest media coverage of the Lawyers' Committee en-us Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:18:09 -0600 info@lawyerscommittee.org (Lawyers' Committee Info) cwilliamson@articulatedman.com (Chris Williamson) 40 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.lawyerscommittee.org/newsroom/clips?id=0416 CDP partners with University of District of Columbia School of Law Community Development Law Clinic to assist in Gulf Coast Recovery efforts. http://www.lawyerscommittee.org/newsroom/clips?id=0416 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.lawyerscommittee.org/newsroom/clips?id=0417 Although public perception is that everyone has a current, up-to-date government-issued photo ID, studies consistently show that as many as 11% of the voting age population nationwide lacks the types of ID that are necessary to vote in an ever-increasing number of states - many of whom are caught in a Catch-22 situation. http://www.lawyerscommittee.org/newsroom/clips?id=0417 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.lawyerscommittee.org/newsroom/clips?id=0414 Around 50 elderly residents of a nursing home will likely not be able to vote for the first time in years due to new voter identification requirements. http://www.lawyerscommittee.org/newsroom/clips?id=0414 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.lawyerscommittee.org/newsroom/clips?id=0412 http://www.lawyerscommittee.org/newsroom/clips?id=0412 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.lawyerscommittee.org/newsroom/clips?id=0408 On January 30, 2012 the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, all eight of its affiliates and 16 other civil rights organizations filed an amicus curiae brief in the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Magner v. Gallagher. http://www.lawyerscommittee.org/newsroom/clips?id=0408 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.lawyerscommittee.org/newsroom/clips?id=0411 Officials and citizens criticize New York's proposed redistricting maps as unrepresentative of growing minority populations. http://www.lawyerscommittee.org/newsroom/clips?id=0411 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.lawyerscommittee.org/newsroom/clips?id=0407 Vanity Shields, a University of South Florida student and USF NAACP chapter president, expresses student concerns regarding changes to voting laws in Florida. http://www.lawyerscommittee.org/newsroom/clips?id=0407 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.lawyerscommittee.org/newsroom/clips?id=0409 http://www.lawyerscommittee.org/newsroom/clips?id=0409 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.lawyerscommittee.org/newsroom/clips?id=0406 Civil rights advocates recently gathered in LA to promote working together for open and accessible elections this year. http://www.lawyerscommittee.org/newsroom/clips?id=0406 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.lawyerscommittee.org/newsroom/clips?id=0410 Last week, the Federal Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County v. Holder. Section 5 requires that jurisdictions with histories of racial discrimination prove to the Department of Justice that new laws will not have a racially disproportionate impact before new voting laws go into effect. http://www.lawyerscommittee.org/newsroom/clips?id=0410