by Press | Oct 18, 2017 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Jeff Sessions appeared under oath before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday for his first oversight hearing since being installed as the nation’s chief law enforcement officer in February. During the hearing Senators pressed...
by Press | Oct 18, 2017 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and its pro bono counsel Hogan Lovells US LLP, and the Law Office of Bryan L. Sells, LLC., announced a major victory Wednesday related to its lawsuit challenging a Georgia law that cuts off voter...
by Press | Oct 18, 2017 | Press Releases
State Court Judge Denies State’s Request To Dismiss The Case BATON ROUGE, La. and WASHINGTON, D.C. – A class-action lawsuit alleging that Louisiana’s overburdened public defense system fails to protect the constitutional right to counsel for indigent individuals...
by Press | Oct 18, 2017 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, national and local civil rights leaders held a telephone press briefing to call on the Senate Judiciary Committee to reject Thomas Farr’s nomination to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. The committee is...
by Press | Oct 13, 2017 | Press Releases
Under Oath Before Senate Judiciary Next Week, AG Sessions Must Be Pressed On Key Civil Rights Issues WASHINGTON, D.C. – Next week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his first oversight hearing since being installed as...
by Press | Oct 11, 2017 | Press Releases
RALEIGH, NC – The plaintiffs in Silver et al v. Halifax County Board of Commissioners this week filed notice of appeal of the September 19 ruling by the North Carolina Court of Appeals that county commissioners have no duty or responsibility to ensure that students...
