by Press | Oct 2, 2019 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Civil rights leaders urged the Supreme Court to preserve a critical civil rights statute that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color and ethnicity when making and enforcing contracts. The law applies to all private and public actors and...
by Press | Oct 1, 2019 | Press Releases
Judge also finds no proof of intentional discrimination against Asian American applicants Boston, MA – Federal Judge Allison D. Burroughs’ issued a landmark ruling today in favor of Harvard University on all counts in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard....
by Press | Oct 1, 2019 | Press Releases
Judge dismisses parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment in Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Prepares for Upcoming Trial Greensboro, NC — The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil...
by Press | Sep 16, 2019 | Press Releases
Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Suspending Law that has “Chilling Effect” on Third Party Registration Activity Nashville, TN – Judge Aleta A. Trauger issued an opinion granting a preliminary injunction in Tennessee N.A.A.C.P v. Hargett, enjoining a new Tennessee...
by Press | Sep 9, 2019 | Press Releases
Complaint Filed on Behalf of the Coalition for Good Governance and Georgia Voters on the Heels of Achieving a Major Victory in Federal Court Washington, D.C. – On Friday, the Coalition for Good Governance and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and...
by Press | Sep 9, 2019 | Press Releases
Nashville, TN – A federal judge in Tennessee rejected Tennessee’s attempt to dismiss the complaint brought by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, pro bono counsel Hogan Lovells/US, and partners that challenges the state’s new law restricting the ability...
