by Press | Jul 30, 2020 | Press Releases
The following is a statement from Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law:“Dictators and despots seek to delay elections and rig the rules to maintain their grip on power. But this has never been the...
by Press | Jul 28, 2020 | Press Releases
(SAN FRANCISCO) – The Trump administration’s attempt to exclude undocumented immigrants from the nation’s Congressional apportionment process is unconstitutional according to a lawsuit filed this week in the United States District Court for the Northern District of...
by Press | Jul 27, 2020 | Blog
(BOSTON) – The United States Department of Education’s (DOE) final rule on Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs will make college campuses less safe and put sexual assault survivors at further risk by weakening Title IX protections, an amicus...
by Press | Jul 27, 2020 | Press Releases
(San Francisco, Calif.) – The Trump administration’s attempt to exclude immigrants from the nation’s census violates the one person/one vote guarantee in the U.S. Constitution, as well as sections which guard against intentional discrimination and other provisions,...
by Press | Jul 25, 2020 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.)–Due to inaction by the Senate, a federal moratorium on evictions has come to an end, affecting more than 12 million households. Additionally, numerous state and local moratoria also have expired. Coupled with the pending expiration of the federal...