by Press | May 17, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Today, in recognition of the 65th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision, Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement: “65 years...
by Press | May 16, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law submitted a comment on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to roll back the 2017 Payday Loan Rule, which regulates payday loans, auto title loans,...
by Press | May 13, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – In response to the recent Supreme Court decision in Franchise Tax Board of California v. Hyatt, where the court ruled that a state cannot be sued in the courts of another state without its consent, Kristen Clarke, president and executive director...
by Press | May 10, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law condemns a proposed U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulation barring most families that include both people who are undocumented immigrants and individuals who are...
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...
