by Press | Apr 29, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. –“In no uncertain terms, we condemn the bill passed by Tennessee lawmakers’ which has the effect of suppressing the efforts of those seeking to register people to vote. The bill would have a harmful effect on organizations that work to reach...
by Press | Apr 29, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Judge Damon Keith, the longest serving African-American federal judge in U.S. history, passed away at his home in Detroit, Michigan on April 28, 2019. A graduate of West Virginia State University, Judge Keith earned his law degree from Howard...
by Press | Apr 28, 2019 | Press Releases
We mourn with the American Jewish community today as another act of violent anti-Semitism targeted the Jewish community at Congregation Chabad in Poway, California. This horrific attack is made all the more devastating as it occurred on the last day of Passover and...
by Press | Apr 26, 2019 | Press Releases
Agreement between civil rights groups and state elections officials ends lawsuit over voter roll purge that discriminated against non-citizens A group of civil rights organizations reached an agreement today with Texas state officials to settle a lawsuit challenging...
by Press | Apr 25, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued a demand letter to Facebook yesterday calling for the company to remove various videos and content posted by members of the United Constitutional Patriots (UCP), an extremist militia group...
by Press | Apr 23, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Today the United States Supreme Court heard 90 minutes of argument in one of the current term’s most consequential cases, Department of Commerce v. New York, et al, a challenge to the Trump administration’s decision to add a citizenship question to...
