by Press | Aug 19, 2022 | Press Releases
The brief, filed in support of the respondents, highlights the importance of public accommodation laws in preventing discrimination and argues against free speech exceptions. WASHINGTON– On Friday, The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, along with the law...
by Press | Aug 16, 2022 | Press Releases
August 16. 2022—Pittsburgh is facing an escalating crisis in housing affordability. In response, the City passed an inclusionary zoning ordinance this spring, requiring new large developments to set aside units that are affordable to working class residents in...
by Press | Aug 1, 2022 | Press Releases
The brief, filed in support of the respondents in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, uplifts how Harvard’s race-conscious admissions policy leads to a diverse campus that benefits all students. WASHINGTON–Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for...
by Press | Jul 25, 2022 | Press Releases
The brief, filed on behalf of a multiracial group of students and alumni from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, argues that affirmative action is both constitutional and necessary to address – and correct – the country’s history of unequal...
by Press | Jul 21, 2022 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON– Wednesday, a bipartisan group of senators led by Susan Collins (R-ME) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) introduced a bill to reform the Electoral Count Act (ECA) of 1887: The Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act. “Reforming the Electoral...
by Press | Jul 19, 2022 | Press Releases
In a letter sent yesterday to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, Western States Center and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law laid out evidence that Patriot Front, a white nationalist group founded in...
