Press Releases - The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law http://www.lawyerscommittee.org/newsroom/press_releases Latest press releases from the Lawyers' Committee en-us Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:20:24 -0800 info@lawyerscommittee.org (Lawyers' Committee Info) cwilliamson@articulatedman.com (Chris Williamson) 40 Lawyers' Committee's Barbara Arnwine to Testify Before House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties On "Protecting the American Dream: A Look at the Fair Housing Act" Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://lawyerscommittee.articulatedman.com/newsroom/press_releases?id=0067 http://lawyerscommittee.articulatedman.com/newsroom/press_releases?id=0067 Appeal Filed in Mississippi Civil Rights Suit Against HUD Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://lawyerscommittee.articulatedman.com/newsroom/press_releases?id=0066 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. http://lawyerscommittee.articulatedman.com/newsroom/press_releases?id=0066 PreventLoanScams.org a New Online Tool in the Fight Against Loan Modification Scammers Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://lawyerscommittee.articulatedman.com/newsroom/press_releases?id=0065 http://lawyerscommittee.articulatedman.com/newsroom/press_releases?id=0065 SEVERE HOMELAND SECURITY MISCONDUCT EXPOSED - New Evidence Shows ICE Colluded with Company in Trafficking Guest workers Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://lawyerscommittee.articulatedman.com/newsroom/press_releases?id=0064 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. http://lawyerscommittee.articulatedman.com/newsroom/press_releases?id=0064 WHUR 96.3 FM HOSTS 3RD ANNUAL DR. KING TOWN HALL MEETING Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://lawyerscommittee.articulatedman.com/newsroom/press_releases?id=0063 Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Executive Director Barbara Arnwine-Panelist http://lawyerscommittee.articulatedman.com/newsroom/press_releases?id=0063 Lawyers' Committee Submits Statement to Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law Regarding the United States' Implementation of Human Rights Treaties Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://lawyerscommittee.articulatedman.com/newsroom/press_releases?id=0062 http://lawyerscommittee.articulatedman.com/newsroom/press_releases?id=0062 Lawyers' Committee Recognized Outstanding Lawyers, Law Firms and Clients During Annual Awards Reception Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://lawyerscommittee.articulatedman.com/newsroom/press_releases?id=0061 http://lawyerscommittee.articulatedman.com/newsroom/press_releases?id=0061 Lawyers' Committee Convenes National Leaders for Strategy Discussion on Barriers to Employment of Minorities, Including Persons with Arrest and Conviction Records Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://lawyerscommittee.articulatedman.com/newsroom/press_releases?id=0060 http://lawyerscommittee.articulatedman.com/newsroom/press_releases?id=0060 Federal Court Lawsuit Settlement Brings Ohio Into Compliance with National Voter Registration Act-Hundreds of Thousands of Low-Income Ohioans to Benefit Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://lawyerscommittee.articulatedman.com/newsroom/press_releases?id=0059 http://lawyerscommittee.articulatedman.com/newsroom/press_releases?id=0059 Joint Statement from Reilly Morse, Mississippi Center for Justice Senior Attorney, and Joe Rich, Director Fair Housing, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, on HUD's Rejection of Texas's Disaster Plan Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://lawyerscommittee.articulatedman.com/newsroom/press_releases?id=0058 http://lawyerscommittee.articulatedman.com/newsroom/press_releases?id=0058