by Press | Sep 16, 2020 | Press Releases
(Cambridge, Mass.) – The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Massachusetts heard arguments from civil rights groups today in SFFA v. Harvard, regarding Harvard’s race-conscious admissions policy. The groups argued that the policy must be...
by Press | Sep 16, 2020 | Press Releases
Harvard’s race-conscious admissions policy rightly acknowledges race-based barriers continue to pervade our society and affirmative action must be upheld to ensure selective colleges do not overlook remarkable, well-rounded underrepresented students of color the...
by Press | Sep 16, 2020 | Blog
Today, before the First Circuit Court of Appeals, civil rights lawyers, led by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, will argue that Harvard University’s race-conscious admissions policy must be upheld. If not, the groups may be headed to...
by Press | Sep 14, 2020 | Press Releases
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law has launched the Minnesota anti-eviction project, which will recruit and train pro bono lawyers and law students to provide tenants facing eviction during this uncertain time with direct legal...
by Press | Sep 9, 2020 | Press Releases
(Nashville, Tenn.)- A federal judge in Tennessee blocked a law that prevented first-time registered voters from using an absentee ballot Wednesday night, expanding vote-by-mail to tens of thousands of residents. Any Tennessee voter who...
