by Press | Sep 29, 2017 | Press Releases
Common Theme In High Profile Cases On Arbitration, Voting Rights, & Public Accommodations Laws: Protecting Equal Opportunity For All The new term of the United States Supreme Court beginning Monday comes at a critical moment for civil rights. Several cases pose...
by Press | Sep 26, 2017 | Press Releases
Pressure Builds for the Village of Garden City to Embrace Diversity and Inclusion WASHINGTON, D.C., Hempstead, NY, New York, NY – On Wednesday, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York recognized that a 2004 zoning decision by the Village of Garden...
by Press | Sep 26, 2017 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Today, Election Protection – the nation’s largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition led by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law – will join hundreds of organizations across the country in a national effort to register people to...
by Press | Sep 25, 2017 | Press Releases
NALEO Educational Fund’s 1-844-411-DACA hotline will connect DACA recipients with local events and pro bono attorneys who can provide renewal application assistance Washington, D.C. – The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO)...
by Press | Sep 25, 2017 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and partners filed an amicus curiae or “friend of the court” brief in the U.S. Supreme Court arguing that the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) prohibits states from using a person’s failure to...
by Press | Sep 22, 2017 | Press Releases
Secretary of Education Weakens Title IX Guidance That Protect Civil Rights of All Students WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following statements Friday after Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced that the U.S....
