by Press | Nov 1, 2019 | Press Releases
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law has been conducting a nationwide inquiry into law enforcement with known ties to white supremacist and other organizations with bigoted views. During its investigation, the Lawyers’ Committee presented evidence to...
by Press | Nov 1, 2019 | Press Releases
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law strongly opposes the nomination of Steven Menashi to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. President Trump has nominated over 155 federal judges who have secured lifetime appointments, most of whom...
by Press | Oct 31, 2019 | Press Releases
RALEIGH – 14 grassroots organizations, the ACLU of North Carolina Legal Foundation and the City of Durham filed a “friend of the court” brief in support of the City of Greensboro’s appeal in In The Matter Of Custodial Law Enforcement Recording Sought By The City Of...
by Press | Oct 25, 2019 | Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Alexandria, V.A. (October 23, 2019) – Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Virginia (“HOME”), a civil rights organization with the mission to ensure equal access to housing for all, along with individuals Mara Kniaz and Kuir Phillips, filed...
by Press | Oct 23, 2019 | Press Releases
Supporters from fair housing, education, health, technology, finance, government & law challenge HUD proposal to gut disparate impact tool under the Fair Housing Act as comment period ends WASHINGTON—Over 45,000 people and organizations submitted comments in...
by Press | Oct 23, 2019 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the families of Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. held a call with the members of the press to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the passage of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes...
