by Press | Feb 22, 2017 | Press Releases
Court Ruling Grants New Sentencing Hearing for Duane Buck WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following statement regarding today’s Supreme Court decision in Buck v. Davis: “Whether or not to impose the death sentence on a...
by Press | Feb 16, 2017 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law President and Executive Director Kristen Clarke issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s nomination of Alexander Acosta as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor: “I am...
by Press | Feb 13, 2017 | Press Releases
Lawsuit Challenges Discriminatory At-Large Voting System in Jones County, North Carolina Which Has Denied African American Voters a Fair Opportunity to Elect Candidates of Choice to County Commission for More than Two Decades Washington, D.C. – A federal voting...
by Press | Feb 10, 2017 | Press Releases
Voting Advocates Announce a Settlement of “Exact Match” Lawsuit in Georgia Minor Typos and Data Entry Errors will No Longer Deny Eligible Georgians the Right to Register and Vote Washington, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Project...
by Press | Feb 9, 2017 | Press Releases
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law’s Statement in Response to President Trump’s Executive Orders on Crime-Related Matters WASHINGTON, D.C. — Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law President and Executive Director Kristen Clarke Issued the...
by Press | Feb 9, 2017 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights under Law, in coordination with pro bono counsel, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (APKS), Iranian-American civil rights lawyer Cyrus Mehri, partner of Washington, D.C.-based firm Mehri &...
