by Press | Aug 10, 2016 | Press Releases
Law As Written Struck Down, Texas Voters Without Photo ID Will Be Able To Cast Regular Ballot this November Today, in a major victory for voting rights advocates nationwide, a federal district court entered an order to ease Texas’s strict photo ID law — and allow...
by Press | Aug 8, 2016 | Press Releases
Lawsuit Seeks to Defend Rights of African-Americans, Latinos and Other Minorities Who Represent Half of County’s Population but Have Never Been Elected to Key Positions in County’s History Washington, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’...
by Press | Aug 4, 2016 | Press Releases
Report Includes Profiles of Voters Who Faced Barriers at the Polls WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Election Protection, the nation’s largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition led by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee), released, “The...
by Press | Jul 29, 2016 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) issued the following statement today in response to the ruling of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals blocking North Carolina’s monster voter suppression law (H.B. 589): The law...
by Press | Jul 28, 2016 | Press Releases
Baltimore City, Md. – The South Baltimore Six (SB6) Coalition, an organization that represents the South Baltimore communities of Brooklyn, Cherry Hill, Curtis Bay, Lakeland, Mt. Winans and Westport, today announced a historic, long-term investment partnership and...
by Press | Jul 20, 2016 | Press Releases
Ruling Marks the Fourth Time the Nation’s Strictest Photo ID Law Is Ruled Racially Discriminatory New Orleans, La. – The full Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals found today that Texas’s photo ID law, the strictest in the nation, is racially discriminatory. This marks the...
