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.
2021 Lawyers' Committee Awards
As 2021 comes to a close, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law host its Annual Awards event to pay tribute to a group of people deeply committed to the work of racial justice. 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.
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
White Vigilantes Found Guilty Of Murdering Ahmaud Arbery
(Washington, D.C.) – A Georgia jury has found three white men guilty of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man who was viciously attacked while jogging. The full range of convictions includes various criminal counts, such as malice murder, felony murder,...
White Supremacists Held Accountable for Violence in Charlottesville
(Washington, D.C.) –Jurors awarded more than $25 million in damages to plaintiffs in Sines v. Kessler, a suit seeking to hold the organizers of the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville accountable for violence that left numerous people injured and one person...
Texas Politicians’ Attempts to Ban Books is Unlawful According to Civil Rights Groups
(Austin, Texas) —Two prominent national civil rights legal groups on Tuesday denounced Texas politicians’ efforts to force schools to begin pulling books from their classrooms and libraries shelves under the guise of state law. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights...
David Hinojosa Selected for Ohtli Award, Highest Honor Bestowed by Mexican Government to Individuals
(Washington, D.C.) — In recognition of his work to open pathways for the next generation of Mexican Americans and members of the Latinx community, David Hinojosa, director of the Educational Opportunities Project at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law,...
White Supremacist Vigilante Violence Again Goes Unchecked
(Washington, D.C.) - Following a tense trial, a Wisconsin jury found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty of all charges on Friday. Rittenhouse, now 18, killed two men and wounded a third during a night of racial justice demonstrations in the summer of 2020 in Kenosha,...
Supreme Court Reform Is Central to Safeguard Civil Rights and Protect Democracy
Washington, D.C.- The United States Supreme Court plays an essential role in upholding and protecting the constitutional and civil rights of Black Americans and other people of color. However, in recent years, the public has begun to lose faith in the Court’s...
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