by Press | Aug 23, 2017 | Blog
Corpus Christi, TX – A federal judge ruled today that Texas’ new voter ID law (SB 5) is discriminatory and does not sufficiently cure the discriminatory effects of the 2011 voter ID law (SB 14), which the court previously ruled was passed with an intent to...
by Press | Aug 22, 2017 | Blog
On Monday, August 14, 2017, President Trump met with Attorney General Sessions and FBI Director Wray to discuss the mass violence that broke out in Charlottesville this weekend after thousands of KKK and white supremacist-inspired marchers staged a “Unite the Right”...
by Press | Aug 14, 2017 | Blog
In the aftermath of Charlottesville, concerned citizens are encouraged to call 844-9-NO-HATE to report bias-based incidents. WASHINGTON, D.C. – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law...
by Press | Aug 10, 2017 | Blog
On August 10th 2017, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law sent a request to the Department of Justice under the Freedom of Information Act to produce all records and document relating to communications between any DOJ employee and a number of individuals...
by Press | Jul 5, 2017 | Blog
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by Press | Jun 28, 2017 | Blog
On Tuesday, June 27th, 2017 Kris Kobach, Vice-Chair of the Presidential Election Integrity Commission responded to Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee after Clarke announced that the Lawyers’ Committee’s...
