by Natasha Mundkur | Jun 2, 2021 | Press Releases
(WASHINGTON) – The executive committee of the Washington, D.C.-based Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law announced on Wednesday that it has selected veteran civil rights attorney and policy expert Damon Hewitt as the organization’s next president and...
by Natasha Mundkur | May 12, 2021 | Blog, Press Releases
Thousands of tenants across Minnesota may suffer major COVID-19-related setbacks due to loss of their housing if Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s (D-Minn.) Executive Order 20-79 is struck down. The order, which suspends evictions and lease termination notices, has come...
by Natasha Mundkur | May 6, 2021 | Blog, Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) — Immediate action from the EPA is critical to strengthen toxic emission rules and protect local residents of the St. John the Baptist Parish community in Louisiana. Residents there face the highest cancer risks in the nation from air...
by Natasha Mundkur | May 5, 2021 | Blog
The definition of justice, as it relates to the criminal legal system, fair housing, and the social safety, has been a consistent topic of national debate especially within the last year as the converging crises of discriminatory policing and COVID-19 expose new...
by Natasha Mundkur | Apr 26, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – The U.S. Census Bureau released its congressional apportionment population counts and number of representatives for each of the 50 states, in addition to resident population counts for every state in the country, the District of Columbia and...