Lawyers’ Committee to Host Panel and Discussion on Race, Democracy and the Right to Vote in 2016 at the State Bar of Ga.

by Press | Apr 5, 2016 | Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – TOMORROW, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee), will host a panel and discussion titled, “Race, Democracy and the Right to Vote in 2016” at the State Bar of Georgia in Atlanta, Georgia.This panel will include a...

Lawyers’ Committee Applauds Supreme Court Decision Upholding One Person, One Vote

by Press | Apr 4, 2016 | Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an 8-0 decision in the case Evenwel, et al., v. Abbott, upholding the drawing of states’ legislative districts on the basis of total population as meeting the constitutional Equal Protection...

Lawyers’ Committee Opens Nationwide Inquiry Into Housing Providers That Impose “Blanket Bans” Upon Applicants Who Have Had Contact with the Criminal Justice System

by Press | Apr 4, 2016 | Press Releases

Lawyers’ Committee Also Applauds New Action Taken by HUD to Eliminate Barriers to Housing Opportunities Faced by People with Criminal Histories WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) launched a national...

Civil Rights and Civic Groups Urge State and Local Election Officials to Take Corrective Action Following Election Crisis in Arizona on March 22

by Press | Mar 30, 2016 | Press Releases

Letters Sent to State and Local Election Officials Urge Adoption of Election Administration Plan and Other Actions to Address Long Lines and Disenfranchisement During Primary Election WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to long lines, disenfranchisement and other barriers...

Lawyers’ Committee Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary of Nationwide Parental Readiness and Empowerment Program

by Press | Mar 25, 2016 | Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Saturday, March 26, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) is excited to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the launch of its Parental Readiness and Empowerment Program (PREP) and the program’s first workshop in...

Appeals Court Upholds Ruling that Village of Garden City Intentionally Discriminated By Zoning Out Affordable Housing; Nassau County Must Now Stand Trial for Affordable Housing Steering Policy

by Press | Mar 24, 2016 | Press Releases

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., WASHINGTON, D.C., NEW YORK, N.Y. – On March 23, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit confirmed that the Village of Garden City in Long Island intentionally discriminated under the Fair Housing Act, the United States...