by Press | Jan 11, 2023 | Press Releases
The brief highlights the significant impact the plan will have on people of color who were devastated by COVID-19. WASHINGTON– The Supreme Court must uphold the lawfulness of Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona’s student debt relief plan as proposed, the...
by Press | Jan 6, 2023 | Press Releases
Two years ago today, insurrectionists stormed the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., in an attempt to stop the peaceful transfer of power. During those uncertain hours, our Democracy hung in the balance, held hostage by the threat of anarchy and violence that...
by Press | Dec 23, 2022 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released the following statement applauding the passage of the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement...
by Press | Dec 20, 2022 | Press Releases
JACKSON, Miss. — Civil rights advocates today challenged Mississippi’s 2022 state legislative district maps for unlawfully diluting the voting strength of Black Mississippians. Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of...
by Press | Dec 19, 2022 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON – President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Damon Hewitt, issued the statement below following the Select Committee on the January 6 Attack’s decision to recommend criminal charges against...
by Press | Dec 13, 2022 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON –Today,Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released this statement endorsing the Respect for Marriage Act: “The Respect for Marriage Act will protect the rights of...
