by Press | Feb 8, 2021 | Press Releases
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the Matthew Shepard Foundation, in partnership with the Charleston Police Department will host a training on hate crime prevention for local law enforcement officers, investigators and prosecutors on Friday,...
by Press | Feb 5, 2021 | Press Releases
(Richmond, Va.) – The Senate in the Commonwealth of Virginia passed the Voting Rights Act of Virginia today, a key step in ensuring equal access to the ballot box for all communities in the commonwealth. Gov. Northam is expected to sign the bill soon. The...
by Press | Feb 5, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law endorsed the ‘Safeguarding Against Fraud, Exploitation, Threats, Extremism and Consumer Harms (SAFE TECH) Act’ today, citing numerous provisions in...
by Press | Feb 4, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law along with 145 medical professionals issued letters to 29 states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday, calling for the collection and publication of race and ethnic demographic data related to...
by Press | Feb 3, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – The Department of Justice announced today that it will be dropping its lawsuit against Yale University, which had alleged the university was discriminating against white and certain Asian American applicants in its admissions process. The...
by Press | Feb 2, 2021 | Press Releases
The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) has failed to properly prepare for and respond to an avoidable coronavirus crisis at the Chesapeake Detention Facility (CDF) in downtown Baltimore, according to a letter sent today from the...
