Civil Rights Groups Challenge RNC’s, NC Republican Party’s Baseless Voter Purge Request

by Press | Sep 5, 2024 | Press Releases

DURHAM, N.C. (Sept. 5, 2024) — The North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP and an impacted North Carolina voter are requesting to intervene in a case to protect nearly a quarter of a million voters from the Republican National Committee’s and...

Lawyers’ Committee Settles Class Action Lawsuit for Shooting Victims and Families with Baltimore Police Department Over Illegal Property Seizures

by Press | Aug 1, 2024 | Press Releases

New Policy Will Affect Future Victims and Can Be a Model for Other Cities Washington, DC – Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, alongside co-counsel at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, announced the settlement of a class action...

Lawyers’ Committee Mourns the Passing of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, ‘One of the Greatest Champions of Civil Rights in Congress’ 

by Press | Jul 20, 2024 | Press Releases

WASHINGTON— Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a member of Congress from Texas and a leading voice for racial justice and civil rights, passed away on Friday. During her three decades of service in the House, she championed the rights of the nation’s most marginalized...

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Announces Settlement with Town of Valley Brook Over Debtors’ Prison

by Press | Jul 18, 2024 | Press Releases

Groundbreaking Agreement That Should Be Replicated Elsewhere Ends Practice of Imprisoning People for Arbitrary Unpaid Fines Valley Brook, Oklahoma– The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law announced a settlement agreement with the...

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Helps Repel SFFA’s Attempts to Expand Harvard Ruling After Courts’ Dismissal of Admissions Lawsuit against UT-Austin

by Press | Jul 16, 2024 | Press Releases

WASHINGTON—A federal court dismissed SFFA v. UT-Austin, a lawsuit initiated in 2019 by Edward Blum and his anti-civil rights group Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA). The case initially challenged the University of Texas at Austin’s (UT-Austin)...

New Voting Rights Campaign to Launch at EssenceFest Called Ojo Asé: Black Women Answering the Call Campaign Aims to Recruit Black Women to Be Poll Monitors

by Press | Jul 5, 2024 | Press Releases

NEW ORLEANS— This weekend will mark the launch of a new, intergenerational voting rights campaign at EssenceFest 2024 called Ojo Asé: Black Women Answering the Call. Recognizing the ongoing central role that Black women play in defending our democracy, the campaign is...