Press Releases
- July 29, 2010 Lawyers' Committee Commends President Obama's National Urban League Speech; Urges Continued Dialogue for ESEA Reauthorization "President Obama is to be commended for his overall remarks during the National Urban League's July 29th plenary session," said Lawyers' Committee Executive Director Barbara Arnwine. "I particularly appreciate his candid discussion of the Shirley Sherrod incident, prioritization of education reform and enthusiastic anticipation of signing the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 into law."
- July 29, 2010 Lawyers' Committee Pleased with Passing of Fair Sentencing Act of 2010
- July 26, 2010 CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS MEET WITH DUNCAN, BARNES A July 26th meeting between Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, White House Domestic Policy Advisor Melody Barnes and the leaders of several leading civil rights groups regarding the administration's education reform efforts has led to a deeper understanding and meaningful dialogue, the leaders said.
- July 22, 2010 Lawyers’ Committee Urges Continued Racial Healing In Wake of Shirley Sherrod Incident
- July 21, 2010 CNN and the Honorable Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Bernette Johnson to Receive Lawyers' Committee's Distinguished Civil Rights Advocate Award CNN and Justice Johnson Will be Recognized During Reception on the Occasion of the 85th Annual National Bar Association Convention
- July 13, 2010 Lawyers' Committee Releases Report Focusing on U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan's Civil Rights Record As an organization established by President John F. Kennedy to mobilize the private bar in the vigorous enforcement of the nation's civil rights laws, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law remains committed toward ensuring that the Supreme Court confirmation process include a focus on the vital importance of protecting civil rights laws and our constitutional values.
- July 13, 2010 Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and Environmental Justice Advocates to Discuss New Report Entitled: "Now is the Time: Environmental Injustice in the U.S. and Recommendations for Eliminating Disparities" *** Environmental Justice Experts Host Press Conference Call Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 1 to 2 p.m. EST Dial in: 800-895-0231; Conference ID: 7REPORT
- July 08, 2010 District Court Grants Lawyers' Committee's Motion to Intervene in Georgia v. Holder in Defense of Minority Voting Rights The United States District Court in the District of Columbia has granted the motion filed by the Lawyers' Committee and its co-counsel on behalf of Georgia citizens and organizations in State of Georgia v. Holder. This will enable the Lawyers' Committee and its allies to continue working to prevent implementation of a discriminatory voter verification system and to defend the constitutionality of an important provision of the Voting Rights Act.
- July 06, 2010 Qualcomm, Inc. and Chairman and CEO Dr. Paul E. Jacobs Selected for Lawyers' Committee's 2010 Higginbotham Corporate Leadership Award "Innovation Accelerated By Diversity"
- July 06, 2010 The Lawyers' Committee Moves to Intervene in Shelby County v. Holder in Defense of Critical Voting Rights Act Protection On July 1, 2010, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and Dewey and LeBoeuf LLP filed a Motion to Intervene in Shelby County v. Holder on behalf of Mr. Bobby Lee Harris, a former City Councilman for Alabaster, Alabama, a municipality of Shelby County. With this lawsuit, Shelby County seeks to invalidate Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act on the alleged ground that Congress acted unconstitutionally when it most recently reauthorized Section 5 in 2006 for 25 years.
