by Press | Aug 27, 2015 | Press Releases
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Leading voting rights advocates thanked Secretary of State Pedro Cortes and the Wolf Administration for offering eligible Pennsylvanians the opportunity to go online to update or complete their voter registration forms. Beginning today, citizens of...
by Press | Aug 24, 2015 | Press Releases
CONTACT: Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: Stacie B. Royster 202-662-8317; sroyster@lawyerscommittee.org U.N.C. Center for Civil Rights: Mark Dorosin 919-445-0174; dorosin@email.unc.edu Coalition for Education and Economic Security in Halifax (CEES):...
by Press | Aug 17, 2015 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the nation mourns the loss of renowned civil rights champion Julian Bond, who died on August 15th, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law released the following statement: The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’...
by Press | Aug 10, 2015 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Advancement Project and Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) will host a book signing and panel discussion on Thursday, August 13 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. featuring Ari Berman’s new book, Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle...
by Press | Aug 6, 2015 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C., August 6, 2015 – Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) releases, “The VRA at 50: The Texas Voter ID Story”—a report and interactive multimedia timeline to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights...
by Press | Aug 5, 2015 | Press Releases
Texas law has a discriminatory effect in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act Media Contact Information at Bottom Read the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision. Texas voters scored a major victory today when the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals found the...
