by Press | May 21, 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 19, 2015 | Press Releases
ESCONDIDO – Today in San Diego federal court, the ACLU filed a lawsuit charging that the City of Escondido manufactured zoning and land use pretexts to discriminate against vulnerable children fleeing violence and persecution in Central America. “This is what 21st...
by Press | May 8, 2015 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The national Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) applauds today’s announcement by U.S. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched a pattern or practice...
by Press | May 1, 2015 | Press Releases
National Civil and Human Rights Groups Host Audio Press Conference Call “Baltimore, Ferguson and Beyond: The Crisis of Race and Policing”May 1, 2015, 11:30 a.m. ET Dial In Number: 800-862-9098; Meeting ID: REFORM; Program Title: POLICE REFORM AND ACCOUNTABILITY...
by Press | Apr 30, 2015 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 30, 2015 This week, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) released “Unequal Justice: Mobilizing the Private Bar to Fight Mass Incarceration,” a report to mark the official launch of the Criminal Justice...
by Press | Apr 27, 2015 | Press Releases
New Orleans, La. – The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral argument tomorrow morning in the Texas photo ID case. Attorneys for the plaintiffs — including the Texas State Conference of NAACP Branches and the Mexican American Legislative Caucus (MALC) — will...
