SECURING JUSTICE FOR ALL
Freedom to Vote
To commemorate the 56th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and The CW Network have partnered to launch a new, non-partisan effort to ensure voting rights for all citizens. We know that encouraging people to vote is meaningless if their right and freedom to vote is undermined on a daily basis.
Higginbotham Leadership Awards
Democracy promises the free and full participation in civic life for all. Join us for a night to celebrate the fight for racial justice, voting rights and economic equality. The A. Leon Higginbotham Corporate Leadership Award is named in honor of Judge A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., a pioneering civil rights advocate, author and federal appeals court judge.
Confirm Kristen Clarke
Kristen Clarke’s record as a champion of civil rights for all people in America is unassailable. She has dedicated her entire life and career to the pursuit of equal justice under the law. With her vast experience, Kristen Clarke is among the most qualified candidates ever nominated to lead civil rights enforcement for the nation.
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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Blog, Press Releases & Newsclips
Illinois Redistricting Plan Undermines the Rights of Black Voters in East St. Louis
CHICAGO — The Illinois legislature's S.B. 927 redistricting plan, creates unconstitutional racially gerrymandered districts for the Illinois House of Representatives, according to a federal lawsuit filed Friday by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law,...
National Week of Action Supporting Black Migrants Highlights Anti-Blackness of U.S. Immigration System
(Washington, D.C.) - Black migrants are criminalized and disproportionately harmed by U.S. immigration policies including asylum, enforcement, detention and deportation. October 11, 2021 commences the National Week of Action in support of Black migrants excluded from...
Black Farmers Face Severe Economic Displacement if Critical USDA Debt Relief is Denied
(Washington, D.C.) — After decades of the longstanding racial discrimination in administration of the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) loan programs, Black farmers stand to lose their farms, land and livelihoods without an estimated $4 billion in debt...
Senate Introduces John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
(Washington, D.C.) - The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act was introduced in the Senate on Tuesday. The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act will revive the preclearance provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 invalidated by the disastrous Shelby v....
Lawyers’ Committee Applauds the Nomination of Bedoya to FTC
(Washington, D.C.) — President Joe Biden nominated law professor Alvaro Bedoya to the Federal Trade Commission. Bedoya is the founder of Georgetown Law’s Center on Privacy & Technology, which focuses on privacy and surveillance law and policy, especially the...
Democracy Fund Grant Will Support the Digital Justice Initiative
(Washington, D.C.) –The Democracy Fund recently announced it is awarding over $1 million in grants to support the work of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law’s Digital Justice Initiative (DJI), a project that focuses on the intersection of racial...
