by Press | Jun 25, 2020 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – Exactly one month after George Floyd was killed by police in Minneapolis, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote to approve the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Floyd’s arrest and death sparked a widespread movement across the...
by Press | Jun 24, 2020 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – The U.S. Senate voted 52-48 today to confirm Cory Wilson to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The following is a statement from Erinn D. Martin, policy counsel at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law:...
by Press | Jun 23, 2020 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – Earlier this evening, dozens of prospective voters in Jefferson County, Kentucky, an area with more than 700,000 people, found themselves banging on the doors of the Kentucky Exposition Center, demanding that they be allowed in to vote....
by Press | Jun 23, 2020 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – Following action taken by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Network Solutions has acted against two white supremacist sites, niggermania.com and VDARE.com. Last month, the Lawyers’ Committee issued a demand letter to Network...
by Press | Jun 19, 2020 | Blog, Press Releases
Protesters, journalists, and advocates in Charlotte-Mecklenburg, with the help of national and local civil rights groups, won a victory for personal rights and the Constitution today. A N.C. a North Carolina Superior Court judge granted a temporary restraining order...
by Press | Jun 19, 2020 | Press Releases
(Raleigh, N.C.) – Protesters who were attacked by Charlotte-Mecklenburg law enforcement during a peaceful protest against police brutality, sued the city of Charlotte and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney, today for violating their state constitutional...
