by Press | Aug 19, 2019 | Press Releases
HUD Proposes New Rule That Would Gut the Fair Housing Act Washington, D.C. – The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) formally proposed a rule today that would severely undercut the ability of people of color, women, people with disabilities, and other...
by Press | Aug 19, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Following news of the termination of NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo, Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement in response: “This termination was long...
by Press | Aug 19, 2019 | Press Releases
On August 16, The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and its pro bono partner Hogan Lovells US, LLP, filed a motion for an immediate preliminary injunction to prevent the state of Tennessee from implementing a voter suppression law signed by the Governor...
by Press | Aug 15, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and Coalition for Good Governance, and counsel Bruce Brown, Cary Ichter, and Rob McGuire, secured a landmark voting rights decision from a federal district court. United States District Court...
by Press | Aug 13, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. — The City of Atlanta, Georgia and Arlington County, Virginia yesterday filed a motion to intervene in pending litigation brought by the State of Alabama challenging the U.S. Census Bureau’s long-standing practice of counting all people, regardless of...
by Press | Aug 13, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – The Trump Administration recently filed a motion to dismiss in the lawsuit African Communities Together v Trump, challenging the administration’s proposed termination of Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Liberians. A coalition of attorneys...
