by Press | Jul 18, 2025 | Press Releases
In response to the DOJ’s one-day sentencing recommendation for one of the ex-police officers convicted in the killing of Breonna Taylor, Len Kamdang, Director of the Criminal Justice Project at the Lawyers’ Committee issued the following statement: ...
by Press | Jul 3, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. House passed the budget reconciliation bill following narrow passage in the Senate. In response, Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following...
by Press | Jul 1, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON— Today, Vice President J.D. Vance cast a tiebreaking vote with a 50-50 split of Senators who voted to pass the budget reconciliation bill. The following is a statement from Demelza Baer, director of the Public Policy Project at the Lawyers’...
by Press | Jun 27, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling today in FCC v. Consumers’ Research, and Schools and Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition v. Consumers’ Research. The following statement was issued by Gillian Cassell-Stiga, senior counsel of the...
by Press | Jun 27, 2025 | Press Releases
Washington—On Friday the Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, limited universal injunctions issued by federal courts. The following is a statement from Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: “Even though...
by Damon Hewitt | Jun 19, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON D.C. – Damon T. Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released the following statement in honor of Juneteenth. “In a time where our civil rights and our communities are under vicious assault,...
