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The Law and Facts are Clear: Race-Conscious Admissions is Meaningful, Necessary and Constitutional
(Washington D.C.) – The U.S. Supreme Court has granted review of two federal court decisions upholding race-conscious admissions policies at Harvard College and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (UNC). The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under...
Judge Holly Thomas Confirmed to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
(Washington, D.C.) — The U.S. Senate confirmed Judge Holly A. Thomas to serve as the United States Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday. Since 2018, Judge Thomas has served as a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge. She is...
Louisiana Has Failed to Protect Black Communities from Toxic Air
Washington, D.C.– Black residents of St. John the Baptist Parish have been subjected to disproportionate air pollution produced by various manufacturing facilities, including the Denka neoprene production plant, according to a complaint submitted to the U.S....
Lawyers’ Committee Presents House Testimonies on Voter Suppression
(Washington, D.C.) - Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, will testify before the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties at Thursday’s hearing ...
Civil Rights Leaders Issue Statement on U.S. Senate’s Failure to Pass Voting Rights Legislation
Leading civil rights organizations issued the following joint statement in response to the double atrocity committed in the Senate tonight, both in blocking a vote on the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act and in failing to change Senate rules to prevent such...
Senate’s Failure Does Not Mark the End of Fight for Voting Rights
(Washington, D.C.) - In the wake of the first anniversary of the January 6 insurrection, for the first time during the 117th Congress, the Senate debated the substance of the combined Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. The Senate...
Black Virginians Must Remain Vigilant to Ensure Fair Representation
(Washington, D.C.) – Virginia’s newly-enacted statewide redistricting maps appear to largely maintain current levels of representation for Virginia’s Black communities, but continued vigilance is needed to ensure Black Virginians’ ability to elect candidates of choice...
Lawyers’ Committee Recognizes the Lessons and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
(Washington, D.C.) –Monday, January 17, commemorates the life and legacy of the great civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr. MLK Day recognizes Dr. King’s legacy of service and activism while also serving as an inspiration for us all to contribute to our...
Civil Rights Groups Call on Senate to Take Immediate Action on Voting Rights
January 13, 2022 Contact: Kiren Marshall, [email protected], 202.780.9835 Angelo Greco, The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation/Black Women’s Roundtable, 917-499-2688, [email protected] Lacy Crawford, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights...
Biden and the Promise of Voting Rights
(Washington, D.C.) –President Joe Biden delivered a speech in Atlanta Tuesday that focused on the recently erected barriers to voting rights at the state level and the urgency of passing critical federal voting rights legislation. The following is a statement from...
Chicago Police Department Must Swiftly Address Officer with Ties to the Proud Boys
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights called on the Chicago Police Department (CPD) and other Chicago officials to update the community on the status of investigations into CPD officer Robert Bakker, who has...
Lawyers’ Committee Joins Michelle Obama, When We All Vote in Fight For Our Vote Pledge
(WASHINGTON, DC): Dozens of the country’s most prominent civil and voting rights organizations are banding together to organize and turn out voters in the 2022 midterm elections and fight against voter suppression. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law...
Civil Rights Giant Lani Guinier Was a Champion for a Free and Fair Society
(Washington, DC) – The civil rights community mourns the loss of Professor Lani Guinier, a voting rights champion, whose litigation, policy analysis, and scholarship on race, elections, and democracy inspired generations of advocates. The first woman of color to be...
Ahmaud Arbery’s murderers sentenced to life in prison
(Washington, D.C.) - A Georgia judge has sentenced a trio of vigilantes convicted of hunting down and murdering Ahmaud Arbery to life in prison earlier on Friday. A father and son duo were sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, while their neighbor who...
National Civil Rights Groups Issue Statement on Anniversary of Jan. 6 Insurrection
Today marks one year since a mob of insurrectionists attempted to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election through a violent breach of the U.S. Capitol. In recognition of this anniversary, the leaders of the nation’s top historic civil rights...