by Press | Jun 27, 2018 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement following the announced retirement of Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, the pivotal swing vote of the U.S. Supreme...
by Press | Jun 27, 2018 | Press Releases
Decision has negative implications for women, particularly women of color and low-income women (Washington, D.C.) Today, the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 ruling striking down the California Reproductive Freedom, Accountability, Comprehensive Care, and Transparency...
by Press | Jun 27, 2018 | Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 27, 2018 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement following news that a federal grand jury in Virginia indicted the...
by Press | Jun 27, 2018 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision in Janus v. AFSCME, Council 31, ruling that requiring non-members of public sector unions to pay fair share fees violates the First Amendment. Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director,...
by Press | Jun 26, 2018 | Press Releases
State granted injunctive relief extending voting by one hour to 9 pm EDT WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, a Baltimore circuit court judge granted an injunction extending the voting deadline in three North Baltimore precincts following the filing of an emergency...
by Press | Jun 26, 2018 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee), in coordination with pro bono counsel, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (APKS), and Iranian-American civil rights lawyer Cyrus Mehri, partner of Washington,...
