by Press | Mar 28, 2025 | Press Releases
Statement from Sabrina Talukder, senior counsel with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law’s Economic Justice Project and plaintiff’s attorney regarding the temporary restraining order in a case about the anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion executive...
by Press | Mar 27, 2025 | Press Releases
Robert Weiner, the Voting Rights Project Director at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s latest executive order that seeks to disenfranchise eligible voters: “The...
by Damon Hewitt | Mar 22, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, in response to a Presidential Memorandum weaponizing the powers of the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security against lawyers who oppose the Trump administration’s actions, Damon T. Hewitt, president and executive director of the...
by Press | Mar 22, 2025 | Press Releases
March 22, 2025 – Yesterday, the White House sent a memo to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem directing the Department of Justice to pursue sanctions against lawyers and law firms that pursue what the Trump...
by Press | Mar 21, 2025 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C.–On Thursday, President Trump directed Education Secretary Linda McMahon to initiate steps to begin dismantling the Department of Education. However, the president does not wield the legislative authority to do so. The Trump Administration has...
by Press | Mar 20, 2025 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is proud to announce the appointment of three key leaders to advance the organization’s mission of protecting civil rights and racial justice. Monica Woods has joined as the Chief...
