by Press | Sep 11, 2017 | Press Releases
Civil Rights Leaders Meet with Senate Democratic Leadership, Discuss Efforts to Combat Hate and Protect Civil Rights WASHINGTON – Today, civil rights leaders met with Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and other members of the Democratic caucus to discuss...
by Press | Sep 11, 2017 | Press Releases
Three Judges Ruled Interim Remedy Remains in Place While Court Reviews District Ruling Barring New ID Law New Orleans, LA – Civil rights and voting rights groups filed a motion on Friday asking for the full Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to review the merits of Texas’...
by Press | Sep 8, 2017 | Press Releases
Secretary of Education Moves To Gut Core Protections Under Title IX That Protect the 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...
by Press | Sep 7, 2017 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to litigation brought by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity on Wednesday released its agenda for next week’s public meeting in Manchester, New Hampshire. The...
by Press | Sep 6, 2017 | 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 in anticipation of the confirmation hearing on the nomination of Eric Dreiband to serve as Assistant...
by Press | Sep 6, 2017 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee), together with LatinoJustice PRLDEF and the law firm of Dechert LLP, filed suit in federal court in New York on Wednesday on behalf of Common Cause New York to restore the voting...
