by Press | May 11, 2022 | Press Releases
Lawyers’ Committee Condemns Senate Failure To Advance Women’s Health Protection Act After Draft Opinion Signals Potential Roe V. Wade Overturn WASHINGTON, DC–Today, in response to the failed Senate vote to advance the Women’s Health Protection...
by Press | May 4, 2022 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) — A draft opinion leaked on Monday indicated that a majority of Supreme Court justices are prepared to overturn Roe v. Wade. If issued, the decision would end the federal constitutional protection for the right to abortion, allowing states to decide...
by Press | May 2, 2022 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Public and private universities have instituted race-conscious admissions policies to combat the race-based barriers that continue to pervade our society. Civil rights organizations Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, North Carolina...
by Press | Apr 28, 2022 | Press Releases
RALEIGH – On April 26, 2022, a North Carolina court held that the state General Assembly’s 2021 Budget Act failed to fulfill the state’s obligations to support an education funding plan designed to ensure that all schoolchildren can access a sound basic education. The...
by Press | Apr 27, 2022 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – The Senate Judiciary Committee began hearings Wednesday to confirm five of President Biden’s nominees, all women of color, to the federal bench. President Biden is following through on his commitment to nominate attorneys and jurists from...
by Press | Apr 26, 2022 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) - A federal appeals court should reverse a district judge’s ruling that held Black voters and other impacted community members have no right to sue under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, according to an amicus brief filed by...
