by Press | Nov 4, 2020 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, in partnership with VoteAmerica and U.S. Digital Response, has published a new 866-OUR-VOTE Hotline map, enabling the public to track calls received by the Election Protection national...
by Press | Nov 2, 2020 | Press Releases
(Greensboro, N.C.) – The constitutional rights of pre-Election Day protesters must be protected from the Alamance County Sheriff’s department and the Graham, N.C. police department, a lawsuit filed in federal court today claims. Protestors...
by Press | Nov 1, 2020 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – Alamance community leaders in Graham, North Carolina led the: “I am Change: March to the Polls.” During the march, peaceful demonstrators, including children, were assaulted by Alamance County Sheriff’s deputies. The Lawyers’ Committee for...
by Press | Oct 28, 2020 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Hate Crimes Prevention Act, signed by President Barack Obama 11 years ago this month, was a milestone hate crime law which increased the jurisdiction of the FBI and Department of Justice to investigate...
by Press | Oct 28, 2020 | Press Releases
(NEW YORK) – Two U.S. citizens who made robocalls to purposefully disenfranchise Black voters are now prohibited from sending any more robocalls, text messages, or similar forms of mass communication before the Election Day, and must notify all recipients of the first...
