Texas Politicians’ Attempts to Ban Books is Unlawful According to Civil Rights Groups
Austin, Texas) —Two prominent national civil rights legal groups on Tuesday denounced Texas politicians’ efforts to force schools to begin pulling books from their classrooms and libraries shelves under the guise of state law. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights...
David Hinojosa Selected for Ohtli Award, Highest Honor Bestowed by Mexican Government to Individuals
(Washington, D.C.) — In recognition of his work to open pathways for the next generation of Mexican Americans and members of the Latinx community, David Hinojosa, director of the Educational Opportunities Project at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law,...
White Supremacist Vigilante Violence Again Goes Unchecked
(Washington, D.C.) – Following a tense trial, a Wisconsin jury found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty of all charges on Friday. Rittenhouse, now 18, killed two men and wounded a third during a night of racial justice demonstrations in the summer of 2020 in Kenosha,...
Supreme Court Reform Is Central to Safeguard Civil Rights and Protect Democracy
Washington, D.C.- The United States Supreme Court plays an essential role in upholding and protecting the constitutional and civil rights of Black Americans and other people of color. However, in recent years, the public has begun to lose faith in the Court’s...
Court Orders North Carolina to Fund Public Schools
RALEIGH – After waiting nearly two decades for a court ruling that would finally fix the state’s inadequate public education system for underserved students, Wake County Superior Court Judge David Lee delivered on his promise with an order requiring the State of North...Sign Up Today!
