by Press | Jan 20, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement: “This morning, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day,...
by Press | Jan 19, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC — On Sunday, the Biden-Harris Administration announced a new round of pardons and commutations granting clemency to five activists, including a posthumous pardon for civil rights leader Marcus Garvey and commuting the sentences of two others. Damon...
by Press | Jan 18, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON—The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, which Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke once led, as well as several other legacy civil rights organizations, congratulate Ms. Clarke on her successful tenure leading the Civil Rights...
by Press | Jan 17, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, following the announcement that President Biden commuted the sentences of people impacted by crack and powder cocaine sentencing disparities, Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights...
by Press | Jan 16, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON—The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed an amici brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of a diverse group of civil rights and nonprofit organizations defending the constitutionality of the FCC’s Universal Service Fund, a $4 billion...
by Press | Jan 6, 2025 | Press Releases
On January 6, 2026, it will be five years since insurrectionists stormed the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 Presidential election. Since that day, many have wondered what true accountability could look like for...
