by Press | Jun 7, 2020 | Blog
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Today is the 22-year mark of the horrific hate crime that took the life of James Byrd Jr. in Jasper, Texas. On June 7, 1998, Mr. Byrd, a Black 49-year-old father of three, had just left a friend’s anniversary party and was walking home, when a...
by Press | Jun 4, 2020 | Blog
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) acknowledged Wednesday that he is the final U.S. Senator holding up passage of the Emmett Till Antilynching Act. The following is a statement from Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee...
by Press | Jun 3, 2020 | Blog
(NEW YORK, N.Y.) — The leaders of the nation’s leading civil rights and racial justice organizations have issued a joint statement in response to the unrest ravaging America’s cities. These leaders and their organizations are: Kristen Clarke, President and Executive...
by Press | May 31, 2020 | Blog
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law will monitor elections across the country on Tuesday through its national Election Protection program with a focus on Pennsylvania, Missouri (municipal elections), New Mexico, Maryland, Indiana,...
by Press | May 29, 2020 | Blog
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Eastern District of Virginia Judge Rossie D. Alston, Jr. ruled today that Virginia voters may utilize expanded access to voting by absentee ballot when he denied a complaint challenging state election officials who proposed relaxing absentee...
