by Press | Apr 22, 2019 | Press Releases
Lawsuit Seeks to Expose Former CFPB Director’s Ties to Payday Lending Industry Washington, DC (April 22, 2019) – Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the White House Office...
by Press | Apr 19, 2019 | Press Releases
Today, 26 civil society organizations sent a letter to Congress calling on legislators to ensure that any federal privacy legislation address the discriminatory impacts of commercial data practices and protect people of color, women, religious minorities, members of...
by Press | Apr 15, 2019 | Press Releases
Proposed new rules are confusing and vague and would deter groups from helping others register to vote through harsh criminal and civil penalties WASHINGTON, DC – A collective of national civil and voting rights organizations sent a letter to the Tennessee General...
by Press | Apr 15, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law applauds the “Privacy Bill of Rights Act” proposed today by Senator Ed Markey (MA), a comprehensive privacy bill that prioritizes consumer protection and the disparate impacts of commercial...
by Press | Apr 12, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Following reports that a suspect has been arrested and charged in connection to three recent church fires in Louisiana, Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director of the Lawyer’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law made the following...
by Press | Apr 11, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – In response to reports that Texas Tech University Health Science Center has agreed to end its consideration of race in selecting candidates for admission to its medical school, Brenda Shum Director of the Educational Opportunities Project at the...
