by Press | Jul 1, 2015 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C., – A coalition of voting rights advocates hailed this week’s order by the United States Supreme Court rejecting a challenge brought by Arizona and Kansas officials to federal procedures for establishing proof of United States citizenship when...
by Press | Jun 25, 2015 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C., June 24, 2015 – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) praises today’s introduction of the Voting Rights Advancement Act in the Senate and the House. Senators Leahy, Brown, Durbin, Coons, and others have given...
by Press | Jun 18, 2015 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 18, 2015 – John Nonna, co-chair of the national Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law’s (Lawyers’ Committee) board of directors and trustees, and Tanya Clay House, public policy director, released the following statement in...
by Press | Jun 17, 2015 | Press Releases
Donté Donald, Demos: (212) 485-6062 Aaron Kellogg, Ropes & Gray LLP: (617) 235-4403 Michael McDunnah, Project Vote: (202) 905-1397 Rahsaan Hall, Lawyers’ Committee (Boston): (617) 988-0608 BOSTON, NEW YORK, and WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 17, 2015) – Voting rights...
by Press | Jun 1, 2015 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 20, 2015 – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) applauds the Obama Administration’s demonstrated commitment to addressing the epidemic of police violence sweeping our nation, particularly in poor communities of...
by Press | May 28, 2015 | Press Releases
Lawyers’ Committee to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of Landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 with Two Days of Special Events – June 3-4, New York, NY Honorees Include Toyota and James Lentz, CEO of Toyota North America; Former U.S. Attorney General, the Honorable Eric H....
