by Press | Apr 21, 2016 | Newsclips
“What makes it landmark is the scope of the settlement and the number of impacted individuals,” said Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law, one of the attorneys in the case. Clarke...
by Press | Apr 20, 2016 | Newsclips
Tuesday’s voting in the New York primary was marked by chaos, particularly in Brooklyn, as tens of thousands of voters found their names had been removed from the polling rolls or that they were unable to vote at their polling station. We speak to Kristen Clarke,...
by Press | Apr 18, 2016 | Newsclips
To the Editor: Re “Federal Housing Officials Warn Against Blanket Bans of Ex-Offenders” (news article, April 4): The new Department of Housing and Urban Development guidance is a major step forward in addressing the effect of mass incarceration and ensuring that...
by Press | Apr 13, 2016 | Newsclips
Seemingly untouched by numerous legal defeats, the voter ID law serves as an example of how difficult it can be to halt potentially discriminatory voting rules in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in Shelby County vs. Holder. “This is a perfect...
by Press | Apr 13, 2016 | Newsclips
Clarke’s group, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, is investigating 13 private landlords across the country with blanket ban policies. One of those companies is Castille Properties in Lafayette, which states on its advertisements that...
by Press | Apr 6, 2016 | Newsclips
Election Protection advised her to go to her polling place anyway, so she did: there, she registered to vote using her Illinois license. A poll worker gave her a slip to get a regular ballot, but she knew submitting a regular ballot, rather than a provisional ballot,...
