by Press | Aug 3, 2015 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 3, 2015 –The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law celebrates a member of its Board of Trustees, Paulette Brown, who will be installed today as President of the American Bar Association for 2015-16. Ms. Brown is the first woman of...
by Press | Jul 28, 2015 | Press Releases
CONTACT: Stacie B. Royster, Lawyers’ Committee 202-662-8317 sroyster@lawyerscommittee.org Tom Orewyler, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP 212-909-6408 tmorewyl@debevoise.com (New York, NY) – On July 21, 2015, a federal court signed an order approving an...
by Press | Jul 27, 2015 | Press Releases
Check out the PREP 2015 Summer Newsletter for updates on the latest news and events! Read about PREP’s recent successes in the 2015 Summer Newsletter. Download the Summer 2015 Newsletter here. Inside, you will find: Workshop Recaps Exciting Funding Updates...
by Press | Jul 14, 2015 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 14, 2015 – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) is disappointed by the Proposed Rule for enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 released by the U.S. Department of the Treasury on Monday, July...
by Press | Jul 14, 2015 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C., – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) issues the following statement applauding President Obama’s grant of executive clemency to 46 federal prisoners: The Lawyers’ Committee applauds President...
by Press | Jul 8, 2015 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) applauds today’s release of the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development’s (HUD) final “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” regulation. The duty to affirmatively...
