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Civil Rights Lawyers File Supreme Court Brief Supporting Affirmative Action on Behalf Of Harvard Students and Alumni
The brief, filed in support of the respondents in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, uplifts how Harvard's race-conscious admissions policy leads to a diverse campus that benefits all students. WASHINGTON–Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Files Supreme Court Brief Defending Affirmative Action
The brief, filed on behalf of a multiracial group of students and alumni from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, argues that affirmative action is both constitutional and necessary to address - and correct - the country’s history of unequal access to...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Responds to Electoral Count Act Reforms
WASHINGTON– Wednesday, a bipartisan group of senators led by Susan Collins (R-ME) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) introduced a bill to reform the Electoral Count Act (ECA) of 1887: The Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act. “Reforming the Electoral...
Civil Rights Groups Urge Attorney General Merrick Garland to Launch Criminal Investigation into Patriot Front
In a letter sent yesterday to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, Western States Center and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law laid out evidence that Patriot Front, a white nationalist group founded in...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Endorses Revised Data Privacy and Civil Rights Act
The American Data Privacy and Protection Act, which is bipartisan and bicameral, goes farther than any existing national or state law to protect civil rights online. WASHINGTON–The newly revised American Data Privacy and Protection Act, which heads to...
Lawyers’ Committee Announces Two New Deputy Chief Counsel
WASHINGTON, DC–Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law announced the appointment of Dariely Rodriguez and Ed Caspar as Deputy Chief Counsel. Rodriguez and Caspar will serve on the organization’s Senior Leadership Team. They will assist in the...
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Condemns The Supreme Court’s Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade
WASHINGTON– Today, in response to the U.S. Supreme Court dismantling Roe v. Wade along with decades-long legal precedent that protected the right to receive an abortion, Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director for the Lawyers’ Committee For Civil Rights Under...
The Supreme Court Strikes a Blow to Miranda Rights in Decision on Vega v. Tekoh
WASHINGTON — Today, Jon M. Greenbaum, chief counsel for the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released a statement following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Vega v. Tekoh: “We are disappointed by...
Lawyers’ Committee Issues Statement Following SCOTUS Decision on New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen
WASHINGTON – Today, Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released this statement following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen: “At a time when we...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Endorses American Data Privacy and Protection Act
WASHINGTON– The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law endorses bipartisan, bicameral legislation to strengthen data privacy and advance civil rights online, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act. The following is a statement from David Brody, Managing...
Lawyers’ Committee’s David Brody Testifies Before House In Support Of Bipartisan Legislation To Strengthen Data Privacy, Advance Civil Rights Online
The American Data Privacy and Protection Act represents the most significant development in federal privacy policy in years. WASHINGTON–Congress must act now to protect civil rights online, testified David Brody, Managing Attorney for the Digital Justice...
New Report From Lawyers’ Committee For Civil Rights Highlights Gaps In Collecting Critical COVID-19 Demographic Data
Even though communities of color face systemic barriers to health, federal and local governments are still missing race and ethnicity data for 37% of all cases. WASHINGTON, DC–Today, the Lawyers’ Committee For Civil Rights released a new...
Voting Rights Organizations Challenge Cobb County School Board Map Denying Equal Representation to Voters of Color
Cobb County School Board and Board of Elections Maps Unconstitutionally “Pack” Voters of Color into 3 Districts, Denying Black and Latinx Communities’ Opportunity for Full Representation ATLANTA – TODAY The Southern Poverty Law Center...
Lawyers’ Committee Announces Dorian Spence as the New Vice President of Strategy and Programs
WASHINGTON, DC–Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law announced that Dorian Spence will be promoted as the new Vice President of Strategy and Programs, where he will play a lead role in developing and implementing the organization’s strategic plan,...
Lawyers’ Committee For Civil Rights Encouraged By New, Bipartisan Federal Privacy Bill
The bill, which seeks to address discriminatory uses of personal data and protect consumers’ privacy, is the most significant development in federal privacy policy in years. WASHINGTON–In response to congressional leaders announcing bipartisan legislation...