by Press | Aug 30, 2023 | Blog
In response to Saturday’s tragic, racially motivated mass shooting in Jacksonville, FL Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement: “The horrific mass shooting in...
by Press | Sep 4, 2022 | Blog
Urged President to Take Strong Actions to Protect Voting Rights, Close Economic Gaps WASHINGTON, D.C. – Days after declaring a State of Emergency for democracy in the United States, the nation’s top civil rights leaders met with President Biden at the...
by Natasha Mundkur | Oct 22, 2021 | Blog, Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) — The Federal Trade Commission issued shocking findings on internet service providers’ privacy practices, including that companies profile their customers and target advertisements on the basis of race and other protected characteristics, on...
by Press | Sep 29, 2021 | Blog
(COLUMBUS) – To increase access, retention, and graduation rates for students of color at flagship universities in the Great Lakes region, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, with support from the Joyce Foundation, launched the REASON Project in Ohio...
by Natasha Mundkur | Aug 31, 2021 | Blog, Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) —Attorney General Merrick B. Garland called on the legal community to volunteer time and legal assistance to confront the ongoing housing and evictions crisis following the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision striking down the federal...
by Press | Aug 30, 2021 | Blog, Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – The FBI reported Monday that the number of hate crimes in the United States rose to the highest level in 12 years, driven by assaults targeting Black and Asian people. This rise in hate crimes occurred in a year of renewed protests for racial...
