by Press | Nov 9, 2020 | Press Releases
(Charlotte, N.C.) – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law presented opening statements today in SFFA v. UNC, a federal lawsuit challenging the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s limited consideration of race in admissions to promote...
by Press | Nov 6, 2020 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C) — Voting rights organizations are fighting back against an attempt by operatives in Pennsylvania to invalidate valid ballots cast by eligible voters. State representative candidate Joseph Hamm and U.S. Representative Mike Kelly, along with four...
by Press | Nov 4, 2020 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – Citizens gathered outside the TCF Center in Detroit, Michigan today chanting and trying to enter the ballot counting area while poll workers continued to count ballots. The Detroit Police Department dispatched officers in response to control...
by Press | Nov 4, 2020 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, in partnership with VoteAmerica and U.S. Digital Response, has published a new 866-OUR-VOTE Hotline map, enabling the public to track calls received by the Election Protection national...
by Press | Nov 2, 2020 | Press Releases
(Greensboro, N.C.) – The constitutional rights of pre-Election Day protesters must be protected from the Alamance County Sheriff’s department and the Graham, N.C. police department, a lawsuit filed in federal court today claims. Protestors...
by Press | Nov 1, 2020 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – Alamance community leaders in Graham, North Carolina led the: “I am Change: March to the Polls.” During the march, peaceful demonstrators, including children, were assaulted by Alamance County Sheriff’s deputies. The Lawyers’ Committee for...
