by Press | Jan 3, 2019 | Press Releases
RICHMOND, VA – On January 2, 2019, the three-judge panel of the 4th Circuit of U.S. Court of Appeals that heard argument last month from the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and Kirkland & Ellis LLP in an appeal brought by the state of Maryland in...
by Press | Dec 18, 2018 | Press Releases
Advocates Praise Oklahoma’s Progress Adding Thousands of Voters to Rolls During Three-Year Settlement NEW YORK, WASHINGTON and OKLAHOMA CITY – Voting rights advocates are praising important progress in registering low-income people to vote through Oklahoma public...
by Press | Dec 18, 2018 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – One of the defendants in Dumpson v. Ade has reached a positive settlement agreement with the plaintiff in a case filed by American University’s first female African American student body president, who was harassed and threatened by white...
by Press | Dec 17, 2018 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released the following statement in response to Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York’s announcement that he will push for legalizing...
by Press | Dec 17, 2018 | Press Releases
New Senate-Commissioned Reports Show Russia Specifically Targeted African Americans On Social Media During The 2016 Presidential Election WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law,...
by Press | Dec 13, 2018 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Election Protection, the nation’s largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition, led by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released a “2018 Midterm Elections Preliminary Report” identifying trends of problems experienced by...
