by Press | Apr 23, 2020 | Press Releases
Election Protection Coalition Ready to Address Barriers to Voting and COVID-19-Related Challenges Washington, DC — On Tuesday, April 28th, legal volunteers staffing the non-partisan Election Protection 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) hotline...
by Press | Apr 20, 2020 | Press Releases
Washington, DC – The U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Ramos v. Louisiana, finding that the Sixth Amendment’s guarantee of a unanimous verdict applies to the states through the Fourteenth...
by Press | Apr 16, 2020 | Press Releases
Washington, DC (April 16) – On Friday, April 17 at noon the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in partnership with The Raben Group will put on “Voting and COVID-19: Existential Threats to a Safe And Fair Election in 2020,” a virtual...
by Press | Apr 15, 2020 | Press Releases
Complaint Filed on Behalf of the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP and Several North Carolina Voters Washington, DC (April 15, 2020) – Today, voting rights advocates filed a lawsuit in Wake County Superior Court challenging the new electronic voting system...
by Press | Apr 14, 2020 | Press Releases
Lawsuit Filed by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law on Behalf of Georgia Organizations April 13, 2020, Atlanta, GA – Today, voting rights advocates filed an emergency lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of...
by Press | Apr 13, 2020 | Press Releases
Congress must provide $4 billion to ensure that no voter is left out WASHINGTON – The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, our Voting Rights Task Force co-chairs, and more than 150 organizations called on Congress to fully fund and direct states and...
