by Lacy Crawford, Jr | Mar 2, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, DC) – Vernon Jordan, civil rights leader and former president of the National Urban League passed away Monday evening. The following is a statement from Damon Hewitt, acting president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under...
by Lacy Crawford, Jr | Feb 22, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – The Maryland secretary of Public Safety and Corrections and the Chesapeake Detention Facility’s (CDF) warden have failed to properly prepare for and respond to an avoidable coronavirus outbreak at the CDF in downtown Baltimore, according to...
by Lacy Crawford, Jr | Feb 12, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – During a speech at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., President Joseph R. Biden announced yesterday that the U.S. has secured 200 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses. The following is a statement from Damon Hewitt, acting...
by Lacy Crawford, Jr | Feb 11, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – Medical bias against at-risk intersectional communities may worsen health care outcomes for these groups who have historically experienced discrimination by medical professionals, a coalition of civil rights groups and legal scholars announced...
by Lacy Crawford, Jr | Feb 8, 2021 | Press Releases
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the Matthew Shepard Foundation, in partnership with the Charleston Police Department will host a training on hate crime prevention for local law enforcement officers, investigators and prosecutors on Friday,...
