by Press | May 8, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law announced a $1 million donation from Hogan Lovells, a leading global law firm, to support the work of the non-partisan, national civil rights organization and leader in the nation working to...
by Press | May 8, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law applauds Sen. Kamala Harris’ introduction of the Ensuring Quality Access of Legal Defense of 2019 Act (the “EQUAL Defense Act”), a bill designed to promote the Sixth Amendment’s guarantee of the...
by Press | May 8, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law condemns the Florida legislature for passing SB 7066, legislation that undermines the will of the people who passed Amendment 4 to the Florida Constitution. Amendment 4 would restore voting...
by Press | May 2, 2019 | Press Releases
NASHVILLE, TN — The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the NAACP, pro bono firm Hogan Lovells US LLP, Memphis-based firm Burch, Porter, & Johnson PLLC, Bromberg Law LLC, and community practitioner Daniel Ayoade Yoon filed suit today challenging...
by Press | May 2, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Today, in response to the House Judiciary Committee’s vote to advance H.R. 5, also known as the Equality Act, the Urban League and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, two of the nation’s preeminent racial justice organizations, issued...
by Press | Apr 30, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, will testify before the House Financial Services Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations at tomorrow’s committee hearing “Examining...
