by Press | Jul 23, 2019 | Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 23, 2019 Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Files Voting Rights Lawsuit Against Louisiana Over Discriminatory Maps for State Supreme Court Only 2 African Americans Elected to State’s Highest Court Since 1904, Suit Seeks to Address...
by Press | Jul 17, 2019 | Press Releases
Teresa Wynn Roseborough, Board Member of Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and Former Law Clerk of Justice Stevens, Offers Reflections Washington, D.C. – Following the death of former Justice John Paul Stevens of the U.S. Supreme Court, Lawyers’...
by Press | Jul 16, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – In response to the Justice Department’s decision to not pursue federal charges against a New York City Police Officer in the death of Eric Garner, Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under...
by Press | Jul 12, 2019 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new report from the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released today, alleges that Oklahoma funds its public justice system almost entirely by levying heavy fines and multiple fees against the state’s poorest residents. The practice...
by Press | Jul 12, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Today, in response to President Trump’s announcement that he will instruct federal agencies to gather information regarding citizenship through administration records and not through the 2020 Census, Kristen Clarke, president and executive director...
by Press | Jul 9, 2019 | Press Releases
Coalition to Urge Congress to Reform Marijuana Laws with Emphasis on Racial Justice Washington, D.C. – Today, the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law joined a broad coalition of national groups in forming the Marijuana Justice Coalition to advocate for...
