Voters Encounter Barriers at the Polls During June 7 Presidential Primary Elections

by Press | Jun 7, 2016 | Press Releases

More than Half of all Calls to Election Protection Received from California Voters Washington, D.C. – The nationwide nonpartisan Election Protection voter hotline, 866-OUR-VOTE, received more than 1,300 calls as voters in California, New Jersey, Montana, North Dakota,...

Lawyers’ Committee 2016 Higginbotham Events, “Building a Better Working World”, Celebrated Diversity and Inclusion and Addressed Barriers to Re-Entry (June 1-2, New York)

by Press | Jun 7, 2016 | Press Releases

Higginbotham Gala Honored Stephen R. Howe, Jr., U.S. Chairman and Americas Managing Partner and Ernst & Young LLP WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law’s (Lawyers’ Committee) 2016 A. Leon Higginbotham Corporate Leadership Award was...

Lawsuit Filed to Protect Voting Rights in Maricopa, Arizona Following Recent Presidential Preference Primary Election Fiasco

by Press | Jun 2, 2016 | Press Releases

CONTACT:  Rebecca Sturtevant Communications Officer Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law 202-257-7918 rsturtevant@lawyerscommittee.org Lawrence Martinez Director of Communications Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP 310-231-5443 lmartinez@manatt.com Athia...

Lawyers’ Committee Responds to U.S. Department of Education’s Move to Provide Needed Guidance for States’ on School Accountability Standards

by Press | May 26, 2016 | Press Releases

New regulations will clarify states’ responsibilities under new federal education statute WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Education’s...

Lawyers’ Committee Issues Statement in Response to Multi-State Challenge to Federal Guidance Concerning Treatment of Transgender Students

by Press | May 26, 2016 | Press Releases

Treatment of Transgender Students Stands as Important Component of Comprehensive Efforts to Promote Civil Rights WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) issued the following statement in response to litigation filed by...

Supreme Court Finds Prosecutors Improperly Dismissed Prospective African-American Jurors Because of Their Race in Georgia Murder Case

by Press | May 23, 2016 | Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a 7-1 decision issued today, the Supreme Court of the United States held in Foster v. Chatman, No. 14-8349, that Butts County, Georgia prosecutors violated the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution by rejecting two prospective...