by Ian Weiner | May 27, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – Fifteen national organizations called on President Biden to put an end to the recent U.S. government practice of enshrining Section 230-like protections for big tech platforms into trade agreements in a letter released Thursday. The letter...
by Ian Weiner | May 27, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) introduced the Algorithmic Justice and Online Platform Transparency Act (AJOPTA) on Thursday, a sweeping and robust online civil rights bill to prevent discrimination...
by Ian Weiner | May 27, 2021 | Press Releases
David Hinojosa, director of the Educational Opportunities Project at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released the following statement regarding efforts to suppress discussions on race, sex diversity and inclusion in education today: “The Lawyers’...
by Ian Weiner | May 21, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – Changing demographics, racially polarized voting, and one-party control of redistricting are causes for concern over how the Georgia General Assembly might redistrict the state later this year, a new report from the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil...
by Ian Weiner | May 20, 2021 | Press Releases
(Columbus, Ohio) – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, American Civil Liberties Union, and ACLU of Ohio moved today to dismiss their federal lawsuit challenging Ohio’s rejection of absentee ballots and absentee ballot applications based on flawed...
