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Lawyers’ Committee Marks Voting Rights Anniversary With A Call to Protect Black Voters’ Access to the Ballot Box
To mark the 61st anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Damon T. Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the convener of the Election Protection Coalition, issued the following statement: ...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, National Bar Association, and National Urban League Announce Strategic Partnership to Protect Voters During the 2026 Midterm Elections
Legacy Civil Rights and Advocacy Organizations Unite To Expand Election Protection Efforts, Recruit Legal Volunteers, And Safeguard Ballot Access For Black Voters And Other Communities of Color NASHVILLE, TN (July 31, 2026) The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil...
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Urges Senate Judiciary Committee to Reject Todd Blanche’s Nomination for United States Attorney General
WASHINGTON DC — Ahead of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s vote on whether to advance President Donald Trump's U.S. Attorney General nominee, Todd Blanche, to the full Senate, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law released the following...
Federal Court Permits Litigation Seeking Reinstatement of the Billion-Dollar Digital Equity Grant Program but Without Racial Equity Language
Lawyers' Committee and NDIA vow to press the case forward and close a digital divide that disproportionately harms Black and Brown communities Last week, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that a lawsuit can move forward challenging the Trump...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Responds to President Trump’s Address on Election Integrity
Following President Trump’s speech tonight, Shaylyn Cochran, deputy executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released the following statement: “Tonight's speech was not an update, but yet another rehashing of President Trump’s personal...
Lawyers’ Committee Statement on Birthright Citizenship Ruling from Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down President Trump’s order denying birthright citizenship to children born on U.S. soil, affirming that the Fourteenth Amendment means what it has always meant. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law,...