by Press | Oct 5, 2022 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON– Today, Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement in response to the Department of the Interior’s new policy requiring thousands of...
by Press | Oct 4, 2022 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON —The Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral argument in Merrill v. Milligan on Tuesday concerning Alabama’s persistent failure to develop maps that would give Black voters an equal opportunity to vote for candidates of their choosing...
by Press | Oct 4, 2022 | Newsclips, Press Releases
WASHINGTON– The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law commends the Biden Administration on the introduction of its new AI Bill of Rights, a landmark set of principles for the fair and ethical use of artificial intelligence, machine learning and other...
by Press | Sep 30, 2022 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON – In response to the Department of Justice’s announcement on Wednesday that it will award almost $57 million to support criminal justice reform and advance racial equity in the criminal justice system,Damon Hewitt, president and executive...
by Press | Sep 29, 2022 | Press Releases
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA–Today the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (LCCRUL), acting for a coalition of voting rights advocates, notified the Georgia Secretary of State and Gwinnett County that the County has been illegally sustaining pre-election...
by Press | Sep 28, 2022 | Press Releases
New York, NY- The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is proud to host its annual Higginbotham Leadership Awards Gala on Wednesday, September 28th, in New York City to celebrate leaders who demonstrate a commitment to racial and social justice and...
