by Press | Aug 24, 2017 | Press Releases
Lawsuit Challenged Discriminatory Voting System That Denied African-American Voters a Fair Opportunity to Elect Candidates of Choice in Jones County for More than Two Decades Washington, D.C. – Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’...
by Press | Aug 24, 2017 | Press Releases
Civil Rights Advocates Condemn The Use Of Private Probation Company That Perpetuates Cycle Of Incarceration And Discrimination Harming Racial Minorities WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) and Venable LLP...
by Press | Aug 23, 2017 | Press Releases
Corpus Christi, TX – A federal judge ruled today that Texas’ new voter ID law (SB 5) is discriminatory and does not sufficiently cure the discriminatory effects of the 2011 voter ID law (SB 14), which the court previously ruled was passed with an intent to...
by Press | Aug 23, 2017 | Press Releases
Alexandria, VA – Recognizing the critical role law enforcement and community leaders play in responding to hate crimes, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) and the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) have come...
by Press | Aug 22, 2017 | Press Releases
Civil Rights Groups File Amicus Brief As SCOTUS Scrutinizes Workers’ Rights Washington, D.C. – To protect the rights of workers, the Impact Fund has teamed up with leading civil rights law firms, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) and...
by Press | Aug 22, 2017 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement Tuesday after the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision...
