by Press | Mar 18, 2025 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C.— Today, in response to the Acting Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Andrea Lucas, sending letters to 20 law firms requesting comprehensive and detailed information about their “DEI-related employment...
by Press | Mar 17, 2025 | Press Releases
Washington, DC — The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law today announced that two alleged leaders of Patriot Front settled a civil lawsuit alleging members twice vandalized an immigrant marketplace in Fargo, North Dakota. The case...
by Press | Mar 12, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Damon Hewitt, the president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued this statement in response to the news that the Department of Education will cut its staff by nearly fifty percent: ...
by Press | Feb 26, 2025 | Press Releases
Washington, DC — Chicago-based nonprofit Chicago Women in Trades (CWIT) filed a new lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders that severely restrict and chill Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives. Approximately 70 percent of CWIT’s...
by Press | Feb 20, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON—Ernest Bihm, program manager for the Educational Opportunities Project at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law released the following statement urging senators to oppose the nomination of President Donald Trump’s Secretary of...
by Press | Feb 11, 2025 | Press Releases
Lawsuit Alleges Meta Disproportionately Steers Ads for For-Profit Colleges and Universities to Black Facebook and Instagram Users in Violation of the D.C. Human Rights Act WASHINGTON, DC – Today a nonprofit advocacy organization, represented by a team of civil rights...
