by Press | Jun 15, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – President Joe Biden announced the nomination of Myrna Pérez to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which hears cases from New York, Connecticut, and Vermont on Tuesday. Pérez is the director of the Voting Rights and...
by Press | Jun 15, 2021 | Press Releases
(WASHINGTON) – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is proud to announce today that it has received a generous donation of $1 million from the New York City-based law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP (Cravath). The donation will aid in the...
by Press | Jun 15, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla) introduced the Every Vote Counts Act on Tuesday, which, for federal elections in places where there is mail-in balloting, would allow voters to track their mail-in ballot to ensure it has been counted, require every county...
by Press | Jun 14, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) — The U.S. Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Monday. Since 2013, Judge Jackson has served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, where she has written...
by Press | Jun 14, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) — The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, and the Washington, D.C. office of the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) announced the 2021 First Generation Civil Rights Fellowship (FirstGEN) Class...
by Press | Jun 11, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) — U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland delivered remarks Friday, laying out the role the U.S. Department of Justice will play in defending voting rights across the nation. The following is a statement from Damon Hewitt, president and executive...
