by Press | Sep 22, 2015 | Press Releases
Minority and Low-Income Communities, Voters with Disabilities, Young Voters and People with Felony Convictions Continue to Face Obstacles to Voting Washington, D.C. – The National Commission on the Voting Rights (NCVR) released a national report, Improving Elections...
by Press | Sep 16, 2015 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) joined America’s Journey for Justice marchers at their final destination on Capitol Hill to remind Congress that, “our lives, our votes, our jobs, and our schools...
by Press | Sep 14, 2015 | 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 Washington, D.C., September 14, 2015 – Election Protection will...
by Press | Sep 3, 2015 | Press Releases
CONTACT: Stacie Royster, Lawyers’ Committee: (202) 662-8317 Donté Donald, Demos: (212) 485-6062 Michael McDunnah, Project Vote: (202) 905-1397 Beth Huffman, Dechert LLP: (215) 994-6761 Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a...
by Press | Sep 1, 2015 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) is pleased to announce the election of James P. Joseph, partner at Arnold & Porter LLP, as co-chair of the Lawyers’ Committee’s board of directors and trustees, effective...
by Press | Aug 28, 2015 | Press Releases
CONTACT: Stacie Royster Lawyers’ Committee, 202-445-6101, sroyster@lawyerscommittee.org Dana Thomas Mississippi Center for Justice, 769.230.2841, dthomas@mscenterforjustice.org National Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and Mississippi...