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Lawyers’ Committee President Damon Hewitt Welcomes Ryan Haygood as President and CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center
WASHINGTON— Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, today issued the following statement as Ryan P. Haygood begins his tenure as president and CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center: “Ryan Haygood is one of...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: 2025 FBI Data Show Progress on Hate Crimes — But Anti-Black Violence Still Leads Every Category
WASHINGTON — In response to the FBI's release of its 2025 hate crime statistics, Len Kamdang, Director of the Criminal Justice Project and the Byrd Center to Stop Hate at the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement:...
Lawyers’ Committee Marks Voting Rights Anniversary With A Call to Protect Black Voters’ Access to the Ballot Box
To mark the 61st anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Damon T. Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the convener of the Election Protection Coalition, issued the following statement: ...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, National Bar Association, and National Urban League Announce Strategic Partnership to Protect Voters During the 2026 Midterm Elections
Legacy Civil Rights and Advocacy Organizations Unite To Expand Election Protection Efforts, Recruit Legal Volunteers, And Safeguard Ballot Access For Black Voters And Other Communities of Color NASHVILLE, TN (July 31, 2026) The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil...
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Urges Senate Judiciary Committee to Reject Todd Blanche’s Nomination for United States Attorney General
WASHINGTON DC — Ahead of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s vote on whether to advance President Donald Trump's U.S. Attorney General nominee, Todd Blanche, to the full Senate, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law released the following...
Federal Court Permits Litigation Seeking Reinstatement of the Billion-Dollar Digital Equity Grant Program but Without Racial Equity Language
Lawyers' Committee and NDIA vow to press the case forward and close a digital divide that disproportionately harms Black and Brown communities Last week, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that a lawsuit can move forward challenging the Trump...