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Lawyers’ Committee Statement on the Passage of a Budget Agreement Which Avoids National Default but Restricts Services to Those in Need
WASHINGTON –The Senate gave final approval to a bill late Thursday to suspend the national debt limit and avoid default on the nation’s debt obligations. The legislation, previously passed by the House of Representatives after being negotiated byPresident...
Lawyers’ Committee Mourns Three Years Since the Murder of George Floyd
WASHINGTON – Today, Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement marking three years since the murder of George Floyd: “As we mourn the senseless murder of George Floyd, we reflect...
Marking Three Years Since George Floyd’s Murder, Legacy Civil Rights Leaders Urge Passage of His Namesake Justice in Policing Act to Bring Accountability to Law Enforcement
National Urban League, National Action Network, NAACP, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human...
Lawyers’ Committee Praises Senate Confirmation of Nancy Abudu to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
WASHINGTON - Today, the Senate confirmed Nancy Abudu to serve as an appellate judge on the Eleventh Circuit. Ms. Abudu led extensive voting rights litigation, research, and advocacy across the country to protect the fundamental right to vote and ensure equal justice...
HUD Violates Fair Housing Act in Approving Streamlined Voluntary Conversion, Dislocates Nearly All Tenants
LOUISIANA – The Streamlined Voluntary Conversion (SVC) of the Acre Road public housing community in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana is unlawful due to inconsistencies under the Administrative Procedure Act and the Fair Housing Act, the Lawyers’ Committee for...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Joins the Freedom to Learn Coalition for National Day of Action
WASHINGTON - Today, in support for the Freedom to Learn Campaign’s nationwide day of collective action, Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement: “Across the country, a wave of...
Lawyers’ Committee Statement on Senate HELP Committee Advancement of President Biden’s Labor Secretary Nominee Julie Su
WASHINGTON-The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) voted Wednesday to advance Julie Su, President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Department of Labor. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law has endorsed...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Issues Statement on the 55th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act
WASHINGTON- Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following statement on the 55th anniversary of the enactment of the signing of the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA): “Since its passage in 1968, the...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Announces Javon Davis as its 2023 George N. Lindsay Fellow
WASHINGTON- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law announced that Javon Davis, a third-year student at Boston College Law School, has been selected as the recipient of the 2023 George N. Lindsay Fellowship. This highly regarded...
Legacy Civil Rights Leaders Officially Endorse the Freedom to Learn Campaign
National Urban League, National Action Network, NAACP, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human...
Lawyers’ Committee Urges Supreme Court to Preserve Foundational Civil Rights Protections and the Ability to Combat Online Threats
Court should adopt Colorado’s “totality of circumstances” test when assessing whether a purported threat receives First Amendment protection WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court must uphold the ability to enforce foundational civil rights laws used to combat online...
Lawyers’ Committee President Testifies Before House of Representatives on 2022 Midterms Voting Challenges and Trends
Damon Hewitt was the sole minority witness to testify to the challenges Black voters faced in the 2022 elections before the House Subcommittee on Elections on Friday. WASHINGTON– Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee...
Voter Suppression Robocalls Violated Civil Rights of Black Voters, Court Finds
NEW YORK – Election robocall fraudsters violated the Voting Rights Act and Ku Klux Klan Act with their intimidating robocalls targeting Black voters, a judge ruled today. The ruling recognized that the Defendants had violated the Voting Rights Act, KKK Act, and other...
Oklahoma’s Classroom Censorship Act is Unconstitutional and Remains a Threat to our First and 14th Amendment Rights
To protect students and teachers from unlawful censorship and racial discrimination, a lawsuit brought by civil rights and social justice groups must be allowed to proceed. OKLAHOMA CITY — Today, a coalition of civil rights organizations representing multiracial...
North Carolina Supreme Court Must Reject Legislative Leaders’ and Controller’s Latest Ploy to Deny a Sound Basic Education to Schoolchildren
NAACP Charlotte-Mecklenburg Chapter urges the Court to reject efforts by the Speaker, Senate President, and Controller to bypass constitutional obligations to NC students and fully fund public schools RALEIGH, N.C. – Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for...