by Press | Oct 22, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott appointed attorney John Scott to fill the role of the Texas Secretary of State on Thursday, placing him in charge of overseeing election administration and publishing government rules and regulations, among other duties....
by Press | Oct 22, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) — President Biden said on Thursday during a CNN town hall that he was open to ending the Senate filibuster to pass voting rights legislation and other parts of his agenda. The following is a statement from Damon Hewitt, president and executive...
by Press | Oct 19, 2021 | Press Releases
OKLAHOMA CITY — A multiracial group of students and educators filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging an Oklahoma classroom censorship bill, HB 1775, which severely restricts public school teachers and students from learning and talking about race and gender in the...
by Press | Oct 18, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – Retired four-star general Colin L. Powell, who served as the nation’s top soldier, diplomat and national security adviser, died on Monday from complications of COVID-19. Powell was 84 at the time of his passing. Powell was a “strong...
by Press | Oct 18, 2021 | Press Releases
(Chapel Hill, N.C.) – The race-conscious admissions policy at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (UNC) is legal and must be upheld, Judge Loretta C. Biggs from the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina ruled Monday. The...
by Press | Oct 15, 2021 | Press Releases
CHICAGO — The Illinois legislature’s S.B. 927 redistricting plan, creates unconstitutional racially gerrymandered districts for the Illinois House of Representatives, according to a federal lawsuit filed Friday by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights...
