by Press | Aug 13, 2019 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) change in position on an Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) case...
by Press | Aug 9, 2019 | Press Releases
In landmark decision, court rules that hateful online trolling can constitute interference with the equal enjoyment of public accommodations WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that white supremacists who used...
by Press | Aug 5, 2019 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC. – Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement in response to the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio: ‘The shootings in El Paso...
by Press | Aug 1, 2019 | Press Releases
Trial Court’s Redistricting Plan for Senate District 22 JACKSON, Miss. — Today, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision affirming the trial court’s judgment that the redistricting plan adopted by the Mississippi Legislature in 2012 for Senate District 22...
by Press | Aug 1, 2019 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement on reports that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) plans to issue a proposed...
by Press | Jul 26, 2019 | Press Releases
ST. LOUIS, MO & WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) applauds the decision of the United States Court of Appeal for the 8th Circuit upholding a District Court decision dismissing a lawsuit arising from...
