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...
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...
