by Press | Dec 2, 2016 | Press Releases
MEDIA ADVISORY December 2, 2016 Virtual Town Hall on Nationwide Spike in Hate-Filled Incidents December 6, 2016, 2:30 – 3 p.m. EST Dial In Number: 800‑894‑5910; Meeting ID: Stop the Hate #StopTheHate WASHINGTON, D.C. and Montgomery, Ala. — The Lawyers’...
by Press | Nov 30, 2016 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Following today’s decision that the Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Office will not pursue criminal charges in connection with the death of Keith Lamont Scott, an unarmed African American man killed by law enforcement in North Carolina,...
by Press | Nov 18, 2016 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement regarding the anticipated nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions as attorney general of the United States: “Our...
by Press | Nov 14, 2016 | Press Releases
Discriminatory Voting Laws, Voter Intimidation Appear To Have Taken A Toll NEW YORK — Seven leading civil rights organizations today issued the following statement in response to the 2016 Presidential and Congressional election: “As civil rights leaders working...
by Press | Nov 10, 2016 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement at the conclusion of the 2016 presidential election: “We stand at a critical moment in American...
by Press | Nov 8, 2016 | Press Releases
Largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition Election Protection urges voting reform Perspective on voting process from nation’s largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today leading civil rights organizations comprising the Election...
