by Press | May 25, 2023 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement marking three years since the murder of George Floyd: “As we mourn the senseless murder of George Floyd, we reflect...
by Press | May 18, 2023 | Press Releases
National Urban League, National Action Network, NAACP, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human...
by Press | May 18, 2023 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, the Senate confirmed Nancy Abudu to serve as an appellate judge on the Eleventh Circuit. Ms. Abudu led extensive voting rights litigation, research, and advocacy across the country to protect the fundamental right to vote and ensure equal...
by Press | May 4, 2023 | Press Releases
LOUISIANA – The Streamlined Voluntary Conversion (SVC) of the Acre Road public housing community in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana is unlawful due to inconsistencies under the Administrative Procedure Act and the Fair Housing Act, the Lawyers’ Committee for...
by Press | May 3, 2023 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, in support for the Freedom to Learn Campaign’s nationwide day of collective action, Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement: “Across the country, a...
by Press | Apr 26, 2023 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON-The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) voted Wednesday to advance Julie Su, President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Department of Labor. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law has endorsed...
