by Press | Jan 27, 2023 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – The largest civil lawsuit regarding the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will move forward against former President Trump, his presidential campaign, and over 20 other defendants, including the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers, a federal judge...
by Press | Jan 20, 2023 | Press Releases
Despite Native Americans comprising nearly 60% of the total population of Thurston County, officials adopted districts that discriminated against the Native vote. NEBRASKA – On January 19th, 2023, the Native American Rights Fund (NARF), the Lawyers’...
by Press | Jan 19, 2023 | Press Releases
VIRGINIA– The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, with non-profit and pro bono co-counsel, today filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia against agrochemical corporation Monsanto – owned by the company Bayer since...
by Press | Jan 16, 2023 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement: “Across the country today, people of all backgrounds are...
by Press | Jan 11, 2023 | Press Releases
The brief highlights the significant impact the plan will have on people of color who were devastated by COVID-19. WASHINGTON– The Supreme Court must uphold the lawfulness of Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona’s student debt relief plan as proposed, the...
by Press | Jan 6, 2023 | Press Releases
Two years ago today, insurrectionists stormed the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., in an attempt to stop the peaceful transfer of power. During those uncertain hours, our Democracy hung in the balance, held hostage by the threat of anarchy and violence that...