Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Joins Call to Action Against Hate-Fueled Violence at White House’s “United We Stand” Summit

by Press | Sep 15, 2022 | Press Releases

WASHINGTON–Today, the White House hosted the “United We Stand” Summit, bringing together civil rights advocates, hate incident survivors, business and government leaders to address the rising tide of hate nationwide. During the summit, the White...

National Civil Rights and Reproductive Rights Leaders Meet with Vice President Harris to Stress the Urgency to Protect Reproductive and Voting rights

by Press | Sep 12, 2022 | Press Releases

  WASHINGTON, DC (September 12, 2022) – The nation’s top civil rights leaders, reproductive rights and justice organizations met with Vice President Kamala Harris today to discuss the harmful impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in...

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Welcomes New Members to its Board of Directors and Executive Committee 

by Press | Sep 8, 2022 | Press Releases

Washington—Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law announced new members joining its Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Among the new additions is Dean Danielle R. Holley, of the Howard University School of Law, who was elected to serve as...

Voting and Immigrants’ Rights Groups Settle Lawsuit After Mississippi Legislature Repeals Unconstitutional Provision and Provides Additional Voter Registration Safeguard for Naturalized Citizens

by Press | Sep 4, 2022 | Press Releases

Groups to Monitor Implementation of New Safeguard   (Washington, D.C.) – As a result of legislation passed in the recent legislative session, the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the Mississippi Center for Justice (MCJ) recently asked a federal...

North Carolina Supreme Court Hears Longstanding School Funding Equity Case, Leandro v. North Carolina

by Press | Sep 4, 2022 | Press Releases

In July and August, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed three appellate briefs on behalf of the plaintiff-intervenors. RALEIGH–Today, the North Carolina Supreme Court will hear a longstanding school funding equity case, commonly known...

Student Defense, NCLC, Lawyers’ Committee Issue Statements on Department of Education Granting Debt Relief to 79,000 Former Students of For-Profit Westwood College

by Press | Sep 4, 2022 | Press Releases

Today, the U.S. Department of Education issued a final decision granting relief to roughly 79,000 former students at Westwood College. In response, Student Defense, the National Consumer Law Center, and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued...