by Press | Jan 29, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – Acting Attorney General Monty Wilkinson rescinded former Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ 2017 charging policy which required federal prosecutors to “charge and pursue the most serious, readily provable offense” in a memo today to all federal...
by Press | Jan 26, 2021 | Blog, Press Releases
To ensure affordable housing units can be built and expand opportunities to promote a thriving, inclusive community in the Gowanus neighborhood of New York City, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed an amicus brief today on behalf of three...
by Press | Jan 26, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – President Joseph R. Biden is expected to sign executive orders Tuesday on what the White House is calling his racial equity agenda. Executive actions will address housing, voting and police...
by Press | Jan 26, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law formally endorsed H.R.1, the ‘For the People Act,’ today, citing numerous provisions in the bill that expand voting rights and provide protection to communities historically targeted by voter...
by Press | Jan 19, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – Two white police officers pulled a Black West Virginian man from his home and beat him for half a minute causing serious and permanent injuries in the early morning of New Year’s Day 2019, according to a lawsuit the Lawyers’ Committee for...
by Press | Jan 16, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh issued an order on Friday night in National Urban League v. Ross which will help ensure that the 2020 census adheres to the U.S. Constitution and counts every resident of the United States. Civil rights,...
