by Press | Aug 11, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump’s unprecedented move to seize control of the Metropolitan Police Department is an alarming abuse of power—and a dangerous step toward militarized policing of Black communities across America. Crime in Washington,...
by Press | Aug 8, 2025 | Press Releases
RICHMOND, VA – The NAACP Virginia State Conference (Virginia NAACP) received a favorable ruling in Virginia State Conference NAACP, et. al., v. Governor Glenn A. Youngkin, et. al., its ongoing Virginia Freedom of Information Act (VFOIA) lawsuit to obtain public...
by Press | Aug 6, 2025 | Press Releases
To mark the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement: “Sixty years ago today, the Voting Rights Act of 1965...
by Press | Jul 18, 2025 | Press Releases
In response to the DOJ’s one-day sentencing recommendation for one of the ex-police officers convicted in the killing of Breonna Taylor, Len Kamdang, Director of the Criminal Justice Project at the Lawyers’ Committee issued the following statement: ...
by Press | Jul 3, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. House passed the budget reconciliation bill following narrow passage in the Senate. In response, Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following...
by Press | Jul 1, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON— Today, Vice President J.D. Vance cast a tiebreaking vote with a 50-50 split of Senators who voted to pass the budget reconciliation bill. The following is a statement from Demelza Baer, director of the Public Policy Project at the Lawyers’...
