by Press | Jan 12, 2018 | Press Releases
In Emails Released Through Joint FOIA Request Made By Lawyers’ Committee And American Oversight, Head Of Civil Rights Division Solicits Staff For Investigation WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division at the U.S....
by Press | Jan 9, 2018 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released the following statement Tuesday following the appointments of Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Senator Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) to the...
by Press | Jan 9, 2018 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in an important voting rights case which carries significant implications for voters nationwide. In Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute, Justices will consider whether Ohio’s widespread voter...
by Press | Jan 8, 2018 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the National Action Network on Monday called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to present an indictment against New York City Police Department Officer Daniel Pantaleo for the 2014 death of Eric...
by Press | Jan 5, 2018 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement Friday regarding the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) decision to postpone the...
by Press | Jan 4, 2018 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Trump on Wednesday issued an Executive Order dissolving the ill-conceived Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. The President’s action was the result of the transparency forced on the Commission by litigation brought by...
