by Press | Aug 27, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. — The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Friday that the debtors’ prison scheme run by the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court (OPCDC), where indigent people are jailed for being unable to pay court debts, gives judges an unconstitutional...
by Press | Aug 22, 2019 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed a comment opposing the Trump Administration’s proposed rule to limit civil rights protections in health care under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. The proposed rule, which was issued...
by Press | Aug 21, 2019 | Press Releases
County’s Decision in Response to Demand Letter Issued by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Advocacy by Georgia Organizations WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the Jeff Davis County Board of Elections and Registrars voted to re-open a polling place in the...
by Press | Aug 20, 2019 | Press Releases
Demand Letter Issued by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the Georgia ACLU on Behalf of Georgia Organizations WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, voting rights advocates sent a letter to members of the DeKalb County Board of Elections demanding answers...
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...
