Election Protection to Provide Non-Partisan Voting Assistance to Tennessee Voters During the Primary Elections

by Press | Jul 31, 2018 | Press Releases

Toll-Free Hotline (866-OUR-VOTE) Available Now; Live Assistance on Primary Election Day WASHINGTON, D.C. – Election Protection, the nation’s largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition led by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, will provide...

Civil Rights Groups File Brief in Support of Race Conscious Admissions at Harvard

by Press | Jul 30, 2018 | Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The national Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Boston-based Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice, Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ), and pro bono counsel, Arnold & Porter, today filed an amicus curiae,...

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law & Silicon Valley Community Foundation Release Report Highlighting Discrimination in Civil Damage Awards

by Press | Jul 26, 2018 | Press Releases

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law released a report regarding the discrimination in civil damage awards on the basis of race, ethnicity, and gender. The report was made possible with a grant from Silicon Valley Community...

National Civil Rights Leaders Issue Letter to San Bernardino County District Attorney Demanding Termination of Deputy District Attorney Over Biased Statements

by Press | Jul 25, 2018 | Press Releases

Leaders Also Call for Creation of a Conviction Review Unit to Review All Cases Assigned to the Deputy District Attorney and To Review Policies Established on His Watch WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, a coalition of leading national civil rights organizations, led by...

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Reacts to Judge Kavanaugh’s Senate Judiciary Questionnaire with Focus on Voting Rights and His “Color Blind” Philosophy

by Press | Jul 23, 2018 | Press Releases

Questionnaire Raises Concerns About Judge Kavanaugh’s Commitment to Fairly Interpreting and Applying Voting Rights Law and Raises Questions About His Subscription to a “Color-Blind” Philosophy WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Kristen Clarke, president...

Community Leaders Participate In Final Dialogue On Race And Policing

by Press | Jul 20, 2018 | Press Releases

Baton Rouge, LA – Today, the inaugural Dialogue on Race and Policing Series holds its final dialogue session at the LSU Law Center.  Co-sponsored by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and LSU Law Center’s George W. and Jean H. Pugh Institute for...