by Press | Sep 20, 2025 | Press Releases
A coalition of leading civil rights organizations issued the following statement in response to recent developments, including the passage of House Resolution 719. While roundly condemning the murder of Charlie Kirk, the organizations remind Congress and all Americans...
by Press | Sep 4, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON — Late Wednesday, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and partner organizations filed an amicus brief in the US Supreme Court case Louisiana v. Callais in support of fair representation for Black voters in...
by Press | Aug 29, 2025 | Press Releases
To recognize the 20-year mark of Hurricane Katrina, Damon T. Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement: “It has been 20 years since this catastrophic hurricane forever changed New...
by Press | Aug 26, 2025 | Press Releases
The lawsuit alleges that maps recently passed by the Texas legislature are illegal and intentionally discriminate against majority minority districts to dilute their political power. WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Texas NAACP, represented by the Lawyers’...
by Press | Aug 23, 2025 | Press Releases
Robert Weiner, the voting rights project director at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, which represents the Texas NAACP in the ongoing lawsuit against Texas for racial gerrymandering, issued the following statement regarding the new...
by Press | Aug 14, 2025 | Press Releases
Federal Judge Rejects Broad Bid to Toss VACIR Voting Rights Case Plaintiffs’ core claims proceed and the case moves to discovery. Alexandria, VA— In a major win for voting rights and the rule of law, Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles of the U.S. District Court...
