by Damon Hewitt | Jun 19, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON D.C. – Damon T. Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released the following statement in honor of Juneteenth. “In a time where our civil rights and our communities are under vicious assault,...
by Press | Jun 17, 2025 | Press Releases
The court also left in place a preliminary injunction preventing K-12 schools from implementing confusing bans on teaching related to race and gender OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled today that the state’s 2021 classroom censorship law does not apply...
by Press | Jun 12, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON D.C. – Damon T. Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released the following statement after Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) was forcibly removed and arrested during today’s Department of Homeland...
by Press | Jun 11, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, a coalition of national Latino and civil rights leaders held a virtual press conference to condemn the recent immigration raids in Los Angeles and the federal government’s decision to deploy military force in local communities, despite...
by Press | Jun 10, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 9, 2025) – – Leaders of eight legacy civil rights organizations today issued the following joint statement in response to the current administration’s immigration raids and the responsive protests in the Los Angeles area: “We stand...
by Press | Jun 10, 2025 | Press Releases
ATLANTA — In a critical victory for Georgia voters, the Georgia Supreme Court today upheld a lower court’s decision permanently blocking a rule that would have required hand counting of ballots at polling places before tabulation — a process widely criticized for...
