by Press | Jul 20, 2016 | Press Releases
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas and WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee), Garza Golando Moran, PLLC, and Dechert LLP filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas on behalf of individual...
by Press | Jul 18, 2016 | Press Releases
Federal Observer Program Provided Critical Protection to Voters Inside Polling Sites Located in Vulnerable Communities WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Justice Department (DOJ) has stated that it will no longer deploy federal observers inside polling sites, a...
by Press | Jul 17, 2016 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) issued the following statement following regarding police officers shot and killed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana: “Our condolences to the families impacted...
by Press | Jul 14, 2016 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congress introduced the Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2016 which seeks to expand voter participation by making it easier for eligible Americans to move on to registration rolls. The legislation can help ease voter participation for...
by Press | Jul 14, 2016 | Press Releases
Settlement Ensures Low-Income New Jerseyans Will Be Offered the Chance to Register to Vote TRENTON, NEW JERSEY and WASHINGTON, D.C. — Voting rights advocates and New Jersey officials announced today that they have reached a settlement to ensure low-income citizens are...
by Press | Jul 14, 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...
