Press Releases
- September 07, 2010 Lawyers’ Committee Honors Legacy of Jefferson Thomas "The Lawyers' Committee joins the nation in mourning the loss of Jefferson Thomas, who, along with eight classmates courageously integrated Arkansas's largest public high school, Central High School, in 1957. We commend his outstanding sacrifice and example in testing the federal government's resolve to enforce the U.S. Supreme Court's 1954 ruling rendering racial segregation in American public schools illegal."
- 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."
- May 17, 2010 The Promise of Brown v. Board of Education Remains Unfulfilled On the occasion of the 56th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law released the following statement. As the nation marks 56 years since the U.S. Supreme
- June 08, 2009 The Lawyers' Committee Joins Lawsuit on Behalf of Historically Black Colleges & Universities Alleging Discrimination by the State of Maryland
