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...

National Civil Rights Leaders Recognize 59th Anniversary Amid State of Emergency for Democracy and Voting Rights in the United States

by Press | Sep 4, 2022 | Press Releases

 Call for Voter Protections, Safety Ahead of 2022 Midterm Elections  WASHINGTON, D.C. –On the 59th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, leaders of the nation’s most prominent civil rights organizations today declared a...

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and Dozens of Other Civil Rights Groups Call for House Vote on American Data Privacy and Protection Act

by Press | Aug 25, 2022 | Press Releases

The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law joined a coalition letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging her to bring the American Data Privacy and Protection Act to a floor vote. WASHINGTON– The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law...

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Recognizes “United We Stand” Summit As Important First Step To Combat Hate-Fueled Violence

by Press | Aug 19, 2022 | Press Releases

WASHINGTON – In response to President Biden announcing that the White House will host a summit next month to identify solutions to hate-fueled violence, Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, has released...