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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N.C. Family Stands Tall for Their Civil Rights After Court Criminally Acquits Armed Mob
(Wilmington, N.C.) – A Pender County District Court failed to hold a fired off-duty New Hanover County Sheriff’s Deputy and a dozen other individuals with guns criminally liable today after the group accosted a mother and her son in their home in May of 2020. The...
Complaint Filed with Federal Government Against N.C.’s Failure to Protect Workers from COVID-19
(Raleigh, N.C.) - North Carolina’s failure to engage in rulemaking to protect workers from COVID-19 or to investigate COVID complaints violates the state’s obligations to operate at least as effectively as the Occupational Safety and...
Blog: In Gwinnett Co., Georgia, Spanish-Speaking Citizens Are Denied Voting Materials in Their First Language
Voters in Gwinnett County, Georgia who speak Spanish as their first language, are receiving key election materials in English even though these citizens have a right to receive voting materials in Spanish because the county is covered by Section 203 of the Voting...
Facebook Must Permanently Ban Trump from Platform or Risk Sustained Episodes of Online Hate and Violence
The Facebook Oversight Board must ensure that President Trump’s removal from Facebook is permanent, or risk his further incitement of violence, promotion of racism, and threat to democracy, comments submitted to the board by the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights...
Black neighborhoods and communities of color need the Covid-19 vaccine now
(Washington, D.C.) - During a speech at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., President Joseph R. Biden announced yesterday that the U.S. has secured 200 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses. The following is a statement from Damon Hewitt, acting...
Is Crisis Care encouraging medical bias towards at-risk intersectional communities?
(Washington, D.C.) – Medical bias against at-risk intersectional communities may worsen health care outcomes for these groups who have historically experienced discrimination by medical professionals, a coalition of civil rights groups and legal scholars announced...
