by Press | Jan 15, 2021 | Press Releases
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, along with pro bono counsel Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP and Bernabei & Kabat PLLC, have received an order from a federal district court, to intervene in SFFA v. UT Austin on behalf of three organizations and a...
by Press | Jan 15, 2021 | Press Releases
(Valley Brook, Okla.) — The City of Valley Brook’s practice of jailing citizens because they cannot afford to pay traffic tickets or fines for other minor offenses is a violation of their constitutional rights, a lawsuit filed last week by the Lawyers’ Committee for...
by Press | Jan 13, 2021 | Press Releases
The public interest in Hawai‘i is overwhelmingly served by Act 47’s provision requiring that its police departments disclose to the Legislature the names of police officers who have been suspended or discharged but whose grievance processes are not yet final, argues a...
by Press | Jan 13, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – Indianapolis-based Lumina Foundation awarded a $325,000 grant today to the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. A natural pairing, Lumina Foundation is committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available to...
by Press | Jan 11, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – To ensure that students who are learning the English language are not forced into schools for the sole purpose of testing their proficiency, and that parents be provided an option in their native language, and to withdraw from testing if...
by Press | Jan 8, 2021 | Press Releases
(WASHINGTON, DC) – After the unprecedent attacks on the Capitol this past Wednesday by a violent pro-Trump mob, Twitter announced today that it has permanently banned President Donald Trump from the social media platform. The following is a statement from David Brody,...
