by Press | Mar 9, 2016 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, corporate lawyers and general counsels around the country submitted a letter to President Barack Obama, Senators Chuck Grassley and Mitch McConnell expressing concern within the corporate legal and business community regarding the current...
by Press | Mar 6, 2016 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement to mark the 51st anniversary of “Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama: “Bloody Sunday marked a turning point in...
by Press | Mar 1, 2016 | Press Releases
MEDIA CONTACT/INQUIRES: Stacie B. Burgess Director of Communications and External Affairs Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (202) 662-8317/(202) 445-6101 (cell) sburgess@lawyerscommittee.org As Polls Close on Super Tuesday, Election Protection Received...
by Press | Mar 1, 2016 | Press Releases
Live Toll-Free Hotlines (866-OUR-VOTE and 888-VE-Y-VOTA) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Election Protection, the nation’s largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition, is in full swing helping voters across the country during the Super Tuesday presidential preference primary....
by Press | Feb 26, 2016 | Press Releases
SAN JUAN, UTAH – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee), DLA Piper, LLP, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the American Civil Liberties Union of Utah (ACLU of Utah) announce the filing of a new lawsuit against San Juan...
by Press | Feb 26, 2016 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law’s (Lawyers’ Committee) President and Executive Director Kristen Clarke issued the following statement regarding U.S. Secretary of Education Nominee John B. King Jr.: “Dr. John B. King Jr., has built...
