by Press | Aug 14, 2023 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, August 14, 2023 – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, announced that Carlita Salazar has been named as the organization’s inaugural Vice President of Communications. This newly created leadership position will lead efforts...
by Press | Aug 9, 2023 | Press Releases
Nashville, TN (August 9, 2023) — The Tennessee State Conference of the NAACP, the African American Clergy Collective of Tennessee, the Equity Alliance, the Memphis A. Philip Randolph Institute, the League of Women Voters of Tennessee and several individual...
by Press | Aug 5, 2023 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON– Legendary defense attorney and Harvard Law School professor Charles Ogletree died on Friday at the age of 70 following a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Renowned and beloved throughout the legal community, especially in the civil rights...
by Press | Aug 1, 2023 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Former President Donald Trump was indicted Tuesday on four counts tied to his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. This indictment has undeniable parallels to a federal civil rights lawsuit the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law...
by Press | Jul 24, 2023 | Press Releases
ATLANTA, Ga. — A federal court on Friday agreed with voting rights groups representing a variety of impacted individuals and organizations in Cobb County that a lawsuit challenging the racially discriminatory Cobb County School Board map should continue, despite...
by Press | Jul 20, 2023 | Press Releases
“We are counting on you to have the will to strive for this goal,” said David Hinojosa WASHINGTON – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) is providing more than 150 colleges, universities and higher...