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...
by Press | May 31, 2019 | Press Releases
Despite abandoning plans to close all but two of nine polling sites in 2018 in the wake of local and national backlash, voting rights advocates condemn the decision of Randolph County election officials to renew consideration of polling site closures in this...
by Press | May 22, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – In response to the lawsuit filed by Ed Blum against the University of Texas at Austin alleging that its consideration of race in admissions violates the Texas Constitution, Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee...
