by Press | Jun 29, 2017 | Press Releases
Letters Issued by Kris Kobach to Secretaries of State Seek Disclosure of Identifying Information on All Voters Across Country WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following...
by Press | Jun 29, 2017 | Press Releases
At Hate Crimes Summit, Lawyers’ Committee Presses Administration To Address Root Causes Of Hate The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law responded on Thursday to a new report detailing the lack of accurate data on hate crimes incidents. The under-reporting...
by Press | Jun 26, 2017 | Press Releases
Amid Dispatch of Pence-Kobach Commission, Lawyers’ Committee Hotline Activated To Serve As Resource for Voters to Report Complaints Regarding Commission or Any Resulting Voter Suppression Washington, D.C. – While partisan attempts to substantiate unfounded claims of...
by Press | Jun 26, 2017 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Supreme Court on Monday ruled 5-4 against Texas death row inmate Erick Davila who argued that his lawyers did not adequately challenge a faulty jury instruction both at his trial and on appeal. Kristen Clarke, president and executive director...
by Press | Jun 12, 2017 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following statement regarding today’s Supreme Court decision in Henson v Santander Consumer USA Inc. finding “debt buyers” not subject to the Fair Debt Collection...
by Press | Jun 8, 2017 | Press Releases
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law & Partners Present Closing Arguments in Remedial Trial Baltimore, MD – Today, over ten years after the initial complaint was filed, a federal district court in Maryland heard closing arguments in The Coalition for...
