by Nick Diaz | Jan 28, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC– Alex Ault, policy counsel at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law released the following statement in anticipation of the Senate Judiciary Committee convening January 29th to vote whether to advance President Donald Trump’s attorney...
by Nick Diaz | Jan 17, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, following the announcement that President Biden commuted the sentences of people impacted by crack and powder cocaine sentencing disparities, Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law,...
by Nick Diaz | Oct 23, 2024 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. — Today, the Georgia Supreme Court rejected an attempt to force an emergency appeal of a court ruling that struck down several State Election Board rules, including a rule that would have required the hand counting of ballots in the upcoming November...
by Nick Diaz | Sep 11, 2024 | Press Releases
ATLANTA, GA — Yesterday, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), ACLU of Georgia, and ACLU National Voting Rights Project filed an amicus brief in a lawsuit challenging two new rules passed by the Georgia State...
by Nick Diaz | Mar 25, 2024 | Press Releases
Suppressing the Power of Navajo Voters Has Resulted in Policies that Hurt the Community ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (March 25, 2024) – Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the UCLA Voting Rights Project (UCLA VRP), the ACLU of New Mexico, the...
