by Press | Apr 3, 2026 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON – The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the NAACP, Common Cause, and Black Voters Matter Fund filed a lawsuit against President Trump challenging his new executive order on mail-in voting. Shaylyn Cochran, deputy executive director...
by Press | Apr 1, 2026 | Press Releases
RICHMOND – A federal court ordered Patriot Front, its leader–Thomas Rousseau–and Patriot Front members William Ring and Jacob Brown to pay more than $470,000 in a high-profile case filed after members of Patriot Front vandalized and destroyed a mural...
by Press | Mar 31, 2026 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON — Today, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Damon Hewitt issued the following statement in response to the Smith v. Trump ruling. The court found that President Donald Trump is not immune from civil...
by Press | Mar 31, 2026 | Press Releases
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law decried President Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting. Damon Hewitt, president and executive director, issued this statement: “Tonight, President Trump issued yet another unlawful...
by Press | Mar 25, 2026 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Kristen Clarke was appointed as general counsel for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Clarke, a trailblazing civil rights lawyer and champion for justice, previously served as president and...
by Press | Mar 24, 2026 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON On Tuesday, Freedom Network USA secured a preliminary injunction against the Department of Justice (DOJ) that blocks them from forcing any grantee or contractor nationwide to certify that they do not operate DEI programs to receive funding. FNUSA is...
