by Press | May 15, 2025 | Press Releases
Organization Expands Ongoing Work to Defend Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Washington, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law announced the hiring of three senior staff members who will help advance the organization’s work across key issue areas,...
by Press | May 2, 2025 | Press Releases
Cochran Previously Served as Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Counselor to Attorney General Merrick Garland at the U.S. Department of Justice WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law announced veteran civil rights attorney and policy...
by Press | Apr 25, 2025 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. — This week, the White House issued a series of executive orders that distort civil rights protections, seeking to weaponize the law against the very communities it was designed to protect. The executive orders attack long-standing civil rights...
by Press | Apr 15, 2025 | Press Releases
Today, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued a preliminary injunction in the case brought by Chicago Women in Trades (CWIT) challenging anti-DEI executive orders. The injunction enjoins the Department of Labor from requiring grantees and...
by Press | Apr 11, 2025 | Press Releases
Brief Centers Racial Justice and Constitutional History in Defense of Birthright Citizenship WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the NAACP was joined by the League of Women Voters and Equal Justice Society in filing an amicus brief urging a...
by Press | Apr 10, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC– Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 22, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, by a vote of 220-208. The Lawyers’ Committee previously opposed the SAVE Act last Congress and has outlined the many problems it and similar bills...
