Press Releases Archive
- Jun 28 Lawyers' Committee Statement on Senator Byrd
- Jun 21 Lawyers' Committee Applauds U.S. Department of Justice's Recent Massive Crackdown on Mortgage Fraud
- Jun 10 Public Policy Director Tanya Clay House Selected as Prestigious 2010 American Express NGen Fellow
- May 17 The Promise of Brown v. Board of Education Remains Unfulfilled
- May 10 Civil Rights Issues Critical in Nomination Debate
- May 06 Lawyers' Committee Hosts Discussion and Book Signing with Michelle Alexander
- Apr 26 Lawyers' Committee Issues Statement of Condolence Honoring Dr. Dorothy I. Height
- Apr 21 Lawyers' Committee Honors Legacy of Dr. Dorothy Height
- Apr 15 Lawyers' Committee Honors Legacy of Benjamin Hooks
- Apr 13 U.S. Census Bureau Sued for Hiring Discrimination, According to Outten & Golden LLP and Co-Counsel
- Apr 09 Lawyers' Committee Salutes Service of Justice John Paul Stevens Following Today's Retirement Announcement
- Apr 08 Accenture Sued for Discrimination Over Background Checks, According to Worker's Legal Team
- Apr 08 Lawyers' Committee Lauds Arrival of EEOC Appointees
- Mar 29 Lawyers' Committee Lauds President Obama's EEOC Appointments
- Mar 26 Lawyers' Committee and Co-Counsel File Motion for Preliminary Injunction in Long Island Exclusionary Zoning Fair Housing Case
- Mar 24 Workshop for Landowners with Heirs' Property and Title Problems on Maryland's Eastern Shore
- Mar 23 Lawyers' Committee Applauds Historic Enactment of Health Care Reform
- Mar 17 Lawyers' Committee's Barbara Arnwine's CBC Testimony Addresses Racial Injustice and Economic Opportunity of Minorities and Unemployment
- Mar 10 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"
- Feb 23 Appeal Filed in Mississippi Civil Rights Suit Against HUD
- Feb 17 PreventLoanScams.org a New Online Tool in the Fight Against Loan Modification Scammers
- Feb 03 SEVERE HOMELAND SECURITY MISCONDUCT EXPOSED - New Evidence Shows ICE Colluded with Company in Trafficking Guest workers
- Jan 08 WHUR 96.3 FM HOSTS 3RD ANNUAL DR. KING TOWN HALL MEETING
- Dec 16 Lawyers' Committee Submits Statement to Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law Regarding the United States' Implementation of Human Rights Treaties
- Dec 11 Lawyers' Committee Recognized Outstanding Lawyers, Law Firms and Clients During Annual Awards Reception
- Dec 04 Lawyers' Committee Convenes National Leaders for Strategy Discussion on Barriers to Employment of Minorities, Including Persons with Arrest and Conviction Records
- Nov 30 Federal Court Lawsuit Settlement Brings Ohio Into Compliance with National Voter Registration Act-Hundreds of Thousands of Low-Income Ohioans to Benefit
- Nov 23 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
- Nov 19 Lawyers' Committee to Recognize Outstanding Lawyers, Law Firms and Clients During Annual Awards Reception
- Nov 13 Lawyers' Committee Applauds Fair Housing Ruling in Bloch v. Frischholz
- Nov 03 NONPARTISAN COALITION PROTECTS THE VOTE IN VIRGINIA
- Oct 28 Lawyers' Committee Commends President Obama on Signing Historic Hate Crimes Legislation
- Oct 26 National Campaign Empowers Homeowners to Combat Loan Modification Scams
- Oct 23 Lawyers' Committee Applauds U.S. Senate's Passage of Critical Landmark Hate Crimes Bill
- Oct 19 Bradley S. Phillips Elected as Co-Chair of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law's Board of Directors
- Oct 19 Tanya Clay House Joins Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law as Public Policy Director
- Oct 16 Voting Rights Groups Set Record Straight on Lawsuit Targeted by State Republican Party
- Oct 06 Lawyers’ Committee Applauds Confirmation of Thomas E. Perez to Civil Rights Division
- Sep 24 "Importance of the Civil Rights Community in Getting Bills Passed"-Speech of Barbara Arnwine, Lawyers' Committee Executive Director
- Sep 11 FORD MOTOR COMPANY FUND TO HONOR D.C. FREEDOM'S SISTERS DURING NCNW ANNUAL NATIONAL BLACK FAMILY REUNION CELEBRATION
- Sep 09 Lawyers' Committee Supports Health Care Reform
- Sep 04 PNC Provides Funding to Expand Lawyers' Committee's Heirs' Property Initiative to Maryland's Eastern Shore
- Sep 01 Court Approves $925,000 Settlement in Housing Discrimination Case Reached Between the Lawyers' Committee and the Town of Smithtown in March
- Aug 31 Lawyers’ Committee Partners with DLA Piper and African American Land Trust for Free Workshop to Assist Landowners with Heirs’ Property and Title Problems on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
- Aug 26 Lawyers' Committee Honors Legacy of Senator Edward Kennedy
- Aug 26 Port Wentworth, Georgia Settlement Requires Equal Municipal Services to African-American Communities
- Aug 19 Congresswoman Maxine Waters Receives Lawyers' Committee's Distinguished Civil Rights Advocate Award
- Aug 13 Lawyers' Committee Applauds Landmark Fair Housing Settlement
- Aug 11 Lawyers’ Committee Honors Legacy of Eunice Kennedy Shriver
- Aug 06 Confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor Strengthens the Supreme Court
- Jul 13 Comprehensive Report Highlights Judge Sonia Sotomayor's Strong Record on Civil Rights
- Jul 09 Lawsuit Filed to Demand that New Mexico Jump-Start Voter Registration Efforts
- Jul 09 Voting Rights Groups Sue Indiana for Neglecting Low-Income Voters
- Jul 09 Voting Rights Groups Sue to Force States to Register Low-Income Voters
- Jun 30 Pro Bono Partnership Tops More than $1.4 Million in Homeowner Grants for Hurricane Katrina Survivors in Mississippi
- Jun 29 Lawyers' Committee Outraged by U.S. Supreme Court's Ricci Decision
- Jun 29 U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Federal Regulatory Preemption of State Civil Rights Enforcement
- Jun 25 Missouri Department of Social Services Agrees to Settlement Ensuring Voter Registration Opportunities for Low-Income Voters
- Jun 22 U.S. Supreme Court Leaves Vital Voter Protection in Place
- Jun 16 A WIN FOR OHIO VOTERS-State Agrees to Make Changes in Ohio's Electoral Process
- Jun 08 The Lawyers' Committee Joins Lawsuit on Behalf of Historically Black Colleges & Universities Alleging Discrimination by the State of Maryland
- Jun 08 LAWYERS' COMMITTEE PARTNERS WITH WHUR TO SPONSOR HOUSING AND FORECLOSURE PREVENTION SEMINAR
- Jun 04 Microsoft Receives A. Leon Higginbotham Award for Legal Diversity and Pro Bono Efforts-Corporate VP Nancy Anderson Accepts Award on Company's behalf from the Lawyers' Committee; Microsoft CEO Ballmer Calls for Renewed Commitment to Diversity
- Jun 01 Justice Department Blocks Discriminatory Voting Practices in Georgia-A Coalition of Voting Rights Advocates Challenged Illegal Voter Registration Procedures
- Jun 01 Microsoft to Receive Lawyers' Committee A. Leon Higginbotham Corporate Leadership Award
- May 26 President Obama Makes Historic Supreme Court Nomination
- May 13 Lawyers' Committee Wins Reversal of Critical Employment Retaliation Claim by Eighth Circuit
- May 11 Lawyers' Committee Commends HUD's Decision to Withhold Funds from Westchester County, New York
- May 04 National Fair Housing Commission Honors Kemp
- Apr 29 Supreme Court Hears Arguments Regarding Constitutionality of Section 5 of Voting Rights Act in Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District No. 1 v. Holder
- Apr 22 Lawyers' Committee's Chief Counsel Comments on New Haven Firefighters' Supreme Court Case
- Apr 16 Lawyers' Committee Issues Statement Opposing Senate Bill 956
- Mar 26 Lawyers' Committee Files Supreme Court Brief to Ensure Equal Opportunity in Employment Testing
- Mar 19 Lawyers' Committee Files Supreme Court Brief Defending Constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act
- Mar 17 Barbara R. Arnwine to Testify Before House Judiciary Committee on "Lessons Learned During the 2008 Election"
- Mar 05 Lawyers' Committee Fights for Enforcement of State Fair Lending Laws Against National Banks
- Mar 05 The Lawyers' Committee and the Town of Smithtown Reach $925,000 Settlement in Housing Discrimination Case
- Feb 18 Lawyers' Committee Lauds President Obama's Foreclosure Prevention Program
- Feb 17 Daniel DuPont Joins Lawyers' Committee as Deputy Director and Chief Development Officer
- Jan 28 Lawyers' Committee Commends Confirmation of Eric Holder Jr. as U.S. Attorney General
- Jan 27 Lawyers' Committee Applauds Supreme Court Ruling Backing Federal Anti-Discrimination Law Protecting Employees from Retaliation
- Jan 27 The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Celebrates Passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
- Dec 19 Bipartisan Fair Housing Commission Recommends Independent Enforcement Agency
- Dec 10 Mississippi Housing Advocates File Suit Against HUD Over Diversion of Hurricane Recovery Funds
- Dec 10 Citi Foundation Grants $50,000 to Community Development Project
