by Stanley Augustin | Dec 14, 2015 | Blog
On December 3, 2015, Lawyers’ Committee staff volunteered at the Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) in Washington, D.C. The Capital Area Food Bank partners with 469 community-based organizations in the District of Columbia, its Maryland suburbs, and Northern Virginia, and...
by Stanley Augustin | Dec 9, 2015 | Press Releases
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Encourages the Supreme Court to Uphold Race Conscious Admissions Washington, D.C. — Today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin for the second time in three...
by Stanley Augustin | Dec 8, 2015 | Press Releases
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Asks the Supreme Court to Uphold the One Person, One Vote Principle that Has Effectively Guided State Redistricting for 50 years Washington, D.C.—Today, the Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of Evenwel v....
by Stanley Augustin | Dec 8, 2015 | Newsclips
Civil rights groups say certain groups would lose all political influence. “Minorities, undocumented persons, minors and the incarcerated would become invisible and voiceless in the eyes of their state governments,” said Jon Greenbaum, chief counsel for...
by Stanley Augustin | Dec 8, 2015 | Newsclips
Some of the justices seemed sympathetic to the notion that this is an unfair arrangement. Others questioned the practical implications of trying to calculate with precision the number of eligible voters. “It’s going to be close, likely a 5-4 decision,” Jon M....
