SECURING JUSTICE FOR ALL
Election Protection Program
The national, nonpartisan Election Protection coalition works year-round to ensure that all voters have an equal opportunity to vote and have that vote count. Made up of more than 100 local, state and national partners, Election Protection uses a wide range of tools and activities to protect, advance and defend the right to vote.
2020 Virtual Annual Awards Celebration
As we close out an extremely challenging but gratifying year of advancing racial justice, I wanted to make sure that our virtual Annual Awards Event is on your calendar. This special event will feature tributes to board members, clients and partners for their invaluable role in advancing our mission to secure equal justice under law. Program Journal
Democracy Matters
Since the November 3rd election, there have been over 4 dozen lawsuits filed in the courts challenging the election outcome. We are standing up to safeguard the rights of Black voters and have intervened in 17 of these suits. We have achieved success in all. Over 150 million Americans participated in this election and their voices matter.
Election Protection
The national, nonpartisan Election Protection coalition works year-round to ensure that all voters have an equal opportunity to vote and have that vote count. Made up of more than 100 local, state and national partners, Election Protection uses a wide range of tools and activities to protect, advance and defend the right to vote. Election Protection provides Americans from coast to coast with comprehensive information and assistance at all stages of voting – from registration, to absentee and early voting, to casting a vote at the polls, to overcoming obstacles to their participation. Election Protection helps voters make sure their vote is counted through a number of resources, including: A suite of voter helplines, Voter Protection field programs across the country, and digital outreach tools. Throughout the election cycle we’re working tirelessly to protect the vote.
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White West Va. Officers Violently Attack Black Man
(Washington, D.C.) - Two white police officers pulled a Black West Virginian man from his home and beat him for half a minute causing serious and permanent injuries in the early morning of New Year’s Day 2019, according to a lawsuit the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil...
Victory: Census Numbers Won’t be Released Before Next Administration Arrives
(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh issued an order on Friday night in National Urban League v. Ross which will help ensure that the 2020 census adheres to the U.S. Constitution and counts every resident of the United States. Civil rights,...
Civil Rights Organizations and Diverse Group of Students of Color Permitted to Intervene in SFFA v. University of Texas at Austin
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, along with pro bono counsel Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP and Bernabei & Kabat PLLC, have received an order from a federal district court, to intervene in SFFA v. UT Austin on behalf of three organizations and a...
City of Valley Brook Unconstitutionally Jails Indigent Individuals, Creating Modern-Day Debtors’ Prisons
(Valley Brook, Okla.) — The City of Valley Brook’s practice of jailing citizens because they cannot afford to pay traffic tickets or fines for other minor offenses is a violation of their constitutional rights, a lawsuit filed last week by the Lawyers’ Committee for...
NOTE TO REPORTERS: Hawai‘i Police Union Sues to Hide Misconduct Information from the Public
The public interest in Hawai‘i is overwhelmingly served by Act 47’s provision requiring that its police departments disclose to the Legislature the names of police officers who have been suspended or discharged but whose grievance processes are not yet final, argues a...
Lumina Foundation’s Racial Justice and Equity Fund Awards $325,000 Grant to the National Lawyers’ Committee
(Washington, D.C.) - Indianapolis-based Lumina Foundation awarded a $325,000 grant today to the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. A natural pairing, Lumina Foundation is committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available to...
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