Lawyers’ Committee Responds to Launch of Federal Investigation Into Police Shooting of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

by Press | Jul 6, 2016 | Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Justice’s announcement that it will investigate Baton Rouge Police Department-involved shooting of Alton Sterling: “The U.S. Department...

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Urges Virginia Court to Uphold the Restoration of Voting Rights to Individuals With Criminal Histories

by Press | Jun 27, 2016 | Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) and Bryan Cave LLP submitted an amicus curiae brief to the Virginia Supreme Court supporting Governor Terry McAuliffe’s order that restored the right to vote to over...

Statement from Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law President and Executive Director on Supreme Court’s Decision in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt

by Press | Jun 27, 2016 | Press Releases

Today’s Decision Protects the Constitutional Rights of Women Across the State of Texas, Particularly Women of Color who Disproportionately Rely on Services of Reproductive Health Clinics WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its...

National Lawyers’ Committee Looks Back at Three Years Without the Full Protections of the Landmark Voting Rights Act

by Press | Jun 24, 2016 | Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tomorrow marks the third anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that gutted the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County v. Holder. Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’...

National Lawyers’ Committee Reacts to Past 100 Days of Inaction by Senate Majority to Fill the Vacant U.S. Supreme Court Seat

by Press | Jun 24, 2016 | Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today marks 100 days since President Obama nominated Chief Judge Merrick Garland to the vacant seat on the Supreme Court of the United States on March 16, 2016. The inaction by the Senate Majority has created a stalemate at the Supreme Court, which...

Lawyers’ Committee Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Upholding Race Conscious Admissions at University of Texas

by Press | Jun 23, 2016 | Press Releases

Washington, D.C. — Today, the Supreme Court of the United States affirmed the Fifth Circuit’s decision upholding the race-conscious admissions program at the University of Texas as constitutional under the Equal Protection Clause. For the second time in three years,...