by Press | Jun 10, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. (June 10, 2019) – On Tuesday, June 11, 2019, Virginia voters will head to the polls to vote in tomorrow’s statewide primary in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Election Protection (EP) – the nation’s largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition led by...
by Press | Jun 10, 2019 | Press Releases
Union Hill, VA – On Friday, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed an amicus curiae brief or “friend of the court” in the case Friends of Buckingham, et al. v. State Air Pollution Control Board, et al., a case pending in the United States Court of...
by Press | Jun 5, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law responds to YouTube for taking a step in the right direction to address the proliferation of hateful activity on its platform. YouTube announced today that it would no longer allow videos alleging...
by Press | Jun 5, 2019 | Press Releases
Pre-Suit NVRA Violation Notice Letter issued by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law on Behalf of Georgia Voting Rights Organizations to Laurens County Election Officials WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, voting rights advocates sent a letter formally notifying...
by Press | Jun 5, 2019 | Press Releases
Philadelphia, PA – A state court heard its first arguments today in a constitutional challenge to Pennsylvania’s absentee voting deadline. The hearing before the Commonwealth Court, which convenedwas sitting in Philadelphia, centered around the defendants’...
by Press | Jun 4, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Today, as the United States recognizes the historic anniversary commemorating the passage of the 19th Amendment which secured the right to vote for women, Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights...
