by Press | Apr 15, 2025 | Press Releases
Today, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued a preliminary injunction in the case brought by Chicago Women in Trades (CWIT) challenging anti-DEI executive orders. The injunction enjoins the Department of Labor from requiring grantees and...
by Press | Apr 11, 2025 | Press Releases
Brief Centers Racial Justice and Constitutional History in Defense of Birthright Citizenship WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the NAACP was joined by the League of Women Voters and Equal Justice Society in filing an amicus brief urging a...
by Press | Apr 10, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC– Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 22, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, by a vote of 220-208. The Lawyers’ Committee previously opposed the SAVE Act last Congress and has outlined the many problems it and similar bills...
by Press | Apr 4, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law has filed a brief on behalf of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) opposing the federal government’s request to unseal and publicly release FBI files on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr....
by Press | Apr 4, 2025 | Press Releases
Civil Rights Advocacy and Pro Bono Legal Assistance Lawyers’ Committee Relies on at Risk WASHINGTON, DC— The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed an amicus brief in Perkins Coie v. DOJ asking a federal court to block the Trump administration’s executive...