by Stanley Augustin | Jan 20, 2020 | Press Releases
We honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth today, but also his legacy and long term vision of championing causes that lay at the bedrock of our democracy. Many of the battles he fought for over 50 years ago are still being fought today –from racial injustice, voter...
by Stanley Augustin | Jan 15, 2020 | Press Releases
Norfolk, Va– A new federal Fair Housing Act lawsuit filed this week alleges that the city of Norfolk and the Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority, with approval and financing from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, have embarked on a...
by Stanley Augustin | Jan 14, 2020 | Press Releases
Group Appeals Denial of Students’ and Faculty Motion to Intervene Chapel Hill, NC– Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed a notice of appeal from the denial of their clients’ Motion to Intervene in North Carolina Division Sons of Confederate...
by Stanley Augustin | Jan 13, 2020 | Press Releases
Judge Orders that All Inactive Voters’ Names Must Be Included on Lists Maintained at All New York Polling Places After Finding That Voters’ Rights Were Violated WASHINGTON, D.C. – Late Friday, U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan of the Southern District of New York...
by Stanley Augustin | Jan 7, 2020 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Today, Secretary Ben Carson and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) posted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on its website that will be published shortly and that, if finalized, would gut the department’s oversight of its local...
by Stanley Augustin | Jan 7, 2020 | Press Releases
PHOENIX, AZ—Today, voting rights advocates celebrated a significant win for Arizonans that will make it easier for residents to exercise their fundamental right to vote. The victory was declared after the settlement of a lawsuit filed by the League of Women Voters of...
