Press Releases Archive
- Dec 09 Port Restoration an Economic Disappointment and Likely Environmental Burden for Mississippi
- Dec 02 New Federal Guidance Documents Provide Roadmap to Opportunity and Educational Excellence through Racial Diversity
- Nov 17 Lawyers’ Committee Applauds HUD’s Release of Proposed Regulation Concerning Disparate Impact Claims under the Fair Housing Act
- Nov 16 Lawyers' Committee and Partners Press Department of Justice to Block New Texas Voter ID Law
- Nov 08 Non-Partisan Election Protection Coalition Provided Assistance to Voters across Ohio, Mississippi, Virginia, and Pennsylvania on Election Day
- Nov 01 McDonald's Corporation and Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jim Skinner Honored with Lawyers' Committee's 2011 A. Higginbotham Corporate Leadership Award
- Oct 19 Lawyers' Committee Urges Additional Improvements to Proposed Reauthorization of ESEA
- Oct 17 BROAD COALITION FIGHTS FOR SANDERS ESEA AMENDMENTS TO ENSURE EQUAL ACCESS TO QUALITY TEACHERS
- Oct 17 McDonald's Corporation and Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jim Skinner Selected for Lawyers' Committee's 2011 A. Higginbotham Corporate Leadership Award
- Sep 26 PREP to Host Free Parent Training on Child Advocacy Skills and an Educational Consultation Clinic on October 8 in San Diego, CA!
- Sep 21 Lawyers’ Committee Applauds Court Decision Upholding Section 5, a Vital Provision of the Voting Rights Act
- Sep 14 Justice Dept. Urged to Reject New Texas Voter ID Restrictions, Groups Argue Changes Disproportionately Harm Minority Voting Strength
- Sep 09 Lawyers' Committee and Partners File in Court to Stop Anti-Voter Restrictions in Florida
- Sep 08 Lawyers' Committee Remains Concerned About Minority Issues Related to Widespread Unemployment
- Aug 29 Lawyers' Committee Continues to Emphasize Need for Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice and Recovery Efforts Six Years Following Wrath of Hurricane Katrina
- Aug 26 Lawyers' Committee Statement--On the 48th Anniversary of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s I Have a Dream Speech
- Aug 25 Lawyers' Committee and Partners Settle Indiana Class Action Lawsuit Regarding Compliance with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993
- Aug 22 Michigan Failing to Offer Voter Registration to Public Assistance Clients: National Voting Rights Groups Put Secretary of State Johnson on Notice of Voting Rights Violations
- Aug 15 Injunction Obtained in New York Loan Modification Scam Lawsuit Against Homesafe America, Inc.
- Aug 03 Lawyers' Committee Honored Radio Maven Catherine L. Hughes with 2011 Distinguished Civil Rights Award
- Jul 29 Protecting Voting Rights in Florida
- Jul 21 Seniors Among Hardest Hit by Foreclosure Rescue Scams; Today's Launch of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is Critical
- Jul 15 Civic Groups Write Justice Department, Urge Rejection of New Florida Law Raising Roadblocks to Voting
- Jul 15 Lawyers’ Committee Joins Civil Rights Organizations and Members of Congress in Call for to Halt Restrictive and Disenfranchising Legislation
- Jul 13 According To New Analysis, Lawyers' Committee and Partners' NVRA Enforcement Efforts Deliver Results
- Jul 08 CDP and Partners Launch New Orleans Title Clearing Initiative to Help Homeowners Rebuild and Return
- Jul 06 HOMEOWNERS STRIKE BACK AGAINST TWO OF NEW YORK’S LARGEST MORTGAGE SCAMMERS
- Jun 29 Lawyers’ Committee Supports Efforts by Senators to Speak Out Against Highly Restrictive Photo ID Requirements Pending or Signed Into Law across Nation. DOJ Urged to Uphold Voting Rights Act
- Jun 20 Congressman Scott to Host Press Conference Celebrating 70 Years of a Civil Rights Milestone & Calling for the Restoration of Religious Liberty Protections
- Jun 20 Lawyers' Committee Deplores Supreme Court's Wal-Mart Ruling
- Jun 13 National Civil Rights Leaders Speak Out Against Voter Suppression Efforts: ID Bills, Attacks on Early Voting and Voter Registration Could Disenfranchise Millions of Minority Voters
- Jun 10 National Civil Rights Leaders Speak Out Against Voter Suppression Efforts
- Jun 09 Lawyers’ Committee Files Lawsuit Against California Mortgage Scam Scheme
- Jun 07 Lawyers’ Committee Objects to Proposed Ohio Legislation; Bills Would Erase Gains, Invite Voter Disenfranchisement
- Jun 06 Lawyers' Committee Sues Georgia for Neglecting Voting Rights of Low-Income Residents
- May 24 New Collaborative Will Help New Orleans Homeowners Clear Title and Rebuild
- May 19 Lawyers' Committee Disappointed with Senate's Rejection of Ninth Circuit Court Nominee Goodwin Liu
- May 11 Lawyers' Committee Applauds USDA Secretary Vilsack's Adoption of Diversity Recommendations as a Step in the Right Direction
- Apr 28 Lawyers’ Committee and Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center Release Handbook Detailing Strategies to Affirmatively Further Fair Housing in New Orleans
- Apr 26 Federal Judge Denies State’s Motion to Dismiss in Case Seeking Equal Education for New Orleans Special Needs Students
- Apr 22 FREE PARENTS WORKSHOP ON SCHOOL DISCIPLINE & EDUCATIONAL CONSULTATION CLINIC
- Apr 14 DIVERSE COALITION DRAWS LINE ON ESEA TEACHER QUALITY: FULLY PREPARED AND EFFECTIVE TEACHERS FOR ALL STUDENTS
- Mar 31 Lawyers' Committee Celebrates Hearing's Victory in New Orleans Special Education Class Action Lawsuit
- Mar 21 Lawyers' Committee Honors Legacy of the Honorable Warren M. Christopher
- Mar 18 Praise and Questions Regarding U.S. Response to U.N. Human Rights Review
- Mar 14 Lawyers' Committee Commends President Obama's Commitment to Fix No Child Left Behind
- Mar 09 Lawyers' Committee Files Lawsuit against “Elaborate Network” of NY Scam Companies
- Mar 04 The Lawyers' Committee Reflects Upon the Current Situation in Wisconsin and the Effect Upon Civil Rights Progress
- Feb 28 Lawyers' Committee to Highlight Loan Modification Scams at Top Frauds Press Conference Led by FTC, BBB, and New York Federal, State and City Agencies, as Part of National Consumer Protection Week
- Feb 24 Victory in New Mexico Voter Registration Case
- Feb 03 Lawyers' Committee Defends Constitutionality of Voting Rights Act in Federal District Court
- Feb 01 Lawyers' Committee Defends the Constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act February 2 in Federal District Court
- Jan 26 Lawyers' Committee Issues Statement in Response to President Obama's State of the Union Address
- Jan 25 National Voting Rights Groups Put Georgia Secretary of State Kemp on Notice of Voting Rights Violations
- Dec 20 Lawyers' Committee Recognized Outstanding Lawyers, Law Firms and Clients During Annual Awards Reception
- Dec 10 LAWYERS' COMMITTEE PLEASED THAT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PASSES THE DREAM ACT; URGES SENATE SUPPORT
- Dec 09 Lawyers’ Committee Lauds Introduction of Bill to Amend Fair Housing Act
- Dec 08 Lawyers' Committee to Recognize Outstanding Lawyers, Law Firms and Clients During Annual Awards Reception
- Dec 03 Lawyers' Committee Applauds Final Congressional Approval in Pigford Settlement; Compensation for Minority Farmers is Long Overdue and Deserved
- Nov 22 Lawsuit Accuses University of Miami of Racial Discrimination for Rejecting Job Applicants
- Nov 19 Lawyers' Committee Applauds Senate's Vote in Pigford Settlement
- Nov 17 Senate Fails to Ensure Equal Pay for Women
- Nov 15 MISSISSIPPI HOUSING ADVOCATES PRAISE KATRINA RECOVERY SETTLEMENT WITH HUD AND MISSISSIPPI
- Nov 15 Was 2010 the Year of the Woman? ... National Black Women Leaders Host Briefing to Weigh In
- Nov 02 Election Protection Finds Problems Persist at Polling Places Across the Country ... Nonpartisan Coalition Urges New Congress to Implement Commonsense, Modern Reforms
- Nov 01 Election Protection Combatting Voter Suppression on Election Day and Before
- Oct 26 Appeals Court Decides that Arizona Proof of Citizenship Requirement for Voter Registrants Violates Federal Law
- Oct 26 Southern Poverty Law Center, Lawyers’ Committee For Civil Rights Under Law, Loyola Law Clinic, and Southern Disability Law Center File Complaint Against the Louisiana Department OF Education
- Oct 25 Black Leadership Forum to host panel ‘National Impact of the Black Vote'
- Oct 19 EEOC TO EXPLORE USE OF CREDIT HISTORIES IN EMPLOYMENT SCREENING AT MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20
- Sep 23 EPA Features Lawyers’ Committee’s Environmental Justice Report at Historic Reconvening of Interagency Working Group
- Sep 23 Lawyers' Committee Testifies Before Congress to Challenge Discriminatory Credit Checks by Employers
- Sep 21 Qualcomm Incorporated and Chairman and CEO Dr. Paul Jacobs Receive Lawyers' Committee's Prestigious 2010 A. Leon Higginbotham Corporate Leadership Award
- Sep 14 ELECTION PROTECTION CALLS ON BOARD TO INCREASE PREPAREDNESS IN ADVANCE OF NOVEMBER 2
- Sep 14 Election Protection Off to a Great Start Assisting Primary Election Voters Washington, D.C.; Balance of Reports Reflect Malfunctioning Machines
- Sep 14 Primary Day in DC: Limited Resources As Voters and Election Officials Adjust to Changes
- Sep 10 Lawyers' Committee Applauds Court of Appeals Decision Striking Down Hazleton PA Discriminatory Anti-Immigration Ordinances
- Sep 09 Election Protection Hotline Available to Help Voters in New York
- Sep 09 Election Protection Hotline Available to Help Voters in Washington, D.C.
- Sep 09 Free Workshops for Landowners with Heirs' Property and Title Problems on Maryland's Eastern Shore
- Sep 09 Lawyers' Committee Commends Education Secretary Arne Duncan's Commitment Toward Recruiting Minority Teachers
- Sep 07 Lawyers’ Committee Honors Legacy of Jefferson Thomas
- Aug 26 As March on Washington Anniversary Approaches, Lawyers' Committee Celebrates Dr. King's Legacy and Urges Continued Fight for Justice and Equality
- Aug 18 CNN and the Honorable Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Bernette Johnson Receive Distinguished Civil Rights Advocate Award from Lawyers' Committee
- Aug 13 Lawyers' Committee Releases Five-Year Katrina Report and Emphasizes Need for Continued Fight for Racial Justice and Recovery Efforts
- Aug 06 Lawyers' Committee Executive Director Barbara Arnwine Applauds Prop 8 Ruling
- Aug 05 FEDERAL EEOC WARNED CENSUS BUREAU OF LIKELY DISCRIMINATION, LAWSUIT CLAIMS
- Aug 05 Lawyers' Committee Comments on Historic Confirmation of Elena Kagan as U.S. Supreme Court Justice
- Jul 29 Lawyers' Committee Commends President Obama's National Urban League Speech; Urges Continued Dialogue for ESEA Reauthorization
- Jul 29 Lawyers' Committee Pleased with Passing of Fair Sentencing Act of 2010
- Jul 26 CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS MEET WITH DUNCAN, BARNES
- Jul 22 Lawyers’ Committee Urges Continued Racial Healing In Wake of Shirley Sherrod Incident
- Jul 21 CNN and the Honorable Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Bernette Johnson to Receive Lawyers' Committee's Distinguished Civil Rights Advocate Award
- Jul 13 Lawyers' Committee Releases Report Focusing on U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan's Civil Rights Record
- Jul 13 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"
- Jul 08 District Court Grants Lawyers' Committee's Motion to Intervene in Georgia v. Holder in Defense of Minority Voting Rights
- Jul 06 Qualcomm, Inc. and Chairman and CEO Dr. Paul E. Jacobs Selected for Lawyers' Committee's 2010 Higginbotham Corporate Leadership Award
- Jul 06 The Lawyers' Committee Moves to Intervene in Shelby County v. Holder in Defense of Critical Voting Rights Act Protection
- 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 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 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
