Georgia Election Board Order to Hand-Count Election Day Ballots Cast at Georgia’s Polling Places is a Ploy that Endangers Democracy 

by Press | Sep 20, 2024 | Press Releases

Contact: Lacy Crawford, lcrawford@lawyerscommittee.org, 252-292-6088 WASHINGTON—On Friday, the Georgia State Election Board voted to hand-count all ballots cast at polling places across Georgia’s 159 counties on Election Day, contrary to the legal opinion of the...

Staff of Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Ratify First Collective Bargaining Agreement

by Press | Sep 20, 2024 | Press Releases

Washington, DC— The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU), IFPTE Local 70, are proud to announce the ratification of their first collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The agreement marks a new...

The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Honors Congressional Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Fearless Fund’s CEO Arian Simone, and Arkansas Teacher Ruthie Walls During Annual Higginbotham Leadership Awards Gala

by Press | Sep 18, 2024 | Press Releases

(NEW YORK)—The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law announced the winners of its annual Higginbotham Leadership Awards. This year marks the organization’s 61st year fighting for racial justice since its founding in 1963 at a meeting convened by...

Lawyers’ Committee and Other Civil Rights Organizations File Amicus Brief Against Georgia State Elections Board’s Rule Changes

by Press | Sep 11, 2024 | Press Releases

ATLANTA, GA — Yesterday, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), ACLU of Georgia, and ACLU National Voting Rights Project filed an amicus brief in a lawsuit challenging two new rules passed by the Georgia State...

Civil Rights Groups Challenge RNC’s, NC Republican Party’s Baseless Voter Purge Request

by Press | Sep 5, 2024 | Press Releases

DURHAM, N.C. (Sept. 5, 2024) — The North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP and an impacted North Carolina voter are requesting to intervene in a case to protect nearly a quarter of a million voters from the Republican National Committee’s and...

Lawyers’ Committee Settles Class Action Lawsuit for Shooting Victims and Families with Baltimore Police Department Over Illegal Property Seizures

by Press | Aug 1, 2024 | Press Releases

New Policy Will Affect Future Victims and Can Be a Model for Other Cities Washington, DC – Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, alongside co-counsel at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, announced the settlement of a class action...