by Press | Mar 15, 2019 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new report from the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released today, alleges that the practice of incarcerating people who owe fees and fines as a method of “forcing” payment and thereby generating revenue for municipal budgets, has...
by Press | Mar 15, 2019 | Press Releases
On March 15, 2019, the parties to a lawsuit that was filed on May 12, 2005 will stand together in a press conference to announce a settlement that will result in the payment of over $5,000,000 to the Plaintiffs for the purpose of building affordable housing in the...
by Press | Mar 13, 2019 | Press Releases
Earlier positions on Affirmative Action, Civil Rights and Disparate Impact Standards Far from Mainstream America Washington, D.C. – Today, in response to the U.S. Senate voting to confirm Neomi Rao to serve on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of...
by Press | Mar 12, 2019 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, as federal prosecutors in Boston announced charges against fifty people in six states as part of an alleged large-scale college entrance bribery scheme, Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for...
by Press | Mar 11, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and pro bono counsel Fish & Richardson P.C. and Robinson Bradshaw filed an amicus curiae or “friend of the court” on Friday with the United States Supreme Court in support of the Plaintiffs’...
by Press | Mar 11, 2019 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and Free Press Action release model legislation for Congress to consider in its ongoing online privacy debates. This bill prioritizes combating civil rights harms from the invasive privacy...
