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BLACK-LED LEGACY CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS ASK TO MEET WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN AND VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS BEFORE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS TO DISCUSS FEDERAL RESPONSE TO TYRE NICHOLS MURDER
The leaders of the nation’s Black-led legacy civil rights organizations today requested a meeting with President Biden and Vice President to discuss a forceful and substantive federal response to the ongoing crisis of police violence. “As the principals of eight...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Issues Statement On Killing Of Tyre Nichols
WASHINGTON, DC – In response to the anticipated release of video footage of Tyre Nichols’ murder, Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, has released the following statement: “We grieve the loss of Tyre...
Court Rules January 6 Lawsuit Smith v. Trump Will Move Forward, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Issues Statement
WASHINGTON, DC – The largest civil lawsuit regarding the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will move forward against former President Trump, his presidential campaign, and over 20 other defendants, including the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers, a federal judge...
Tribes and Voters Sue Nebraska County to Secure Equal Representation
Despite Native Americans comprising nearly 60% of the total population of Thurston County, officials adopted districts that discriminated against the Native vote. NEBRASKA - On January 19th, 2023, the Native American Rights Fund (NARF), the Lawyers’...
Lawyers’ Committee Files Lawsuit Against Bayer/Monsanto for Violating Civil Rights Statute
VIRGINIA– The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, with non-profit and pro bono co-counsel, today filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia against agrochemical corporation Monsanto – owned by the company Bayer since...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Issues Statement Observing Martin Luther King Jr. Day
WASHINGTON - Today, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement: “Across the country today, people of all backgrounds are...
Lawyers’ Committee and 21 Advocacy Organizations File Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Uphold President Biden’s Student Debt Relief Program
The brief highlights the significant impact the plan will have on people of color who were devastated by COVID-19. WASHINGTON– The Supreme Court must uphold the lawfulness of Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona’s student debt relief plan as proposed, the...
We Must Hold the Jan. 6 Insurrectionists Accountable
Two years ago today, insurrectionists stormed the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., in an attempt to stop the peaceful transfer of power. During those uncertain hours, our Democracy hung in the balance, held hostage by the threat of anarchy and violence that...
Lawyers’ Committee Applauds Passage of Electoral Count Reform Act, Demands Further Protection of Voting Rights
WASHINGTON – Today, Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released the following statement applauding the passage of the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement...
Civil Rights Advocates File Federal Lawsuit Over Mississippi’s Racially Gerrymandered Maps
JACKSON, Miss. — Civil rights advocates today challenged Mississippi’s 2022 state legislative district maps for unlawfully diluting the voting strength of Black Mississippians. Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Issues Statement on U.S House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack’s Criminal Referrals
WASHINGTON – President and Executive Director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Damon Hewitt, issued the statement below following the Select Committee on the January 6 Attack’s decision to recommend criminal charges against individuals...
Lawyers’ Committee Applauds President Biden for Signing Respect for Marriage Act Into Law
WASHINGTON –Today,Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released this statement endorsing the Respect for Marriage Act: “The Respect for Marriage Act will protect the rights of...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Responds to FBI’s Annual Hate Crime Report
WASHINGTON–Today, the FBI released its annual report on reported hate crimes for 2021. In response, Damon Hewitt, President of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released the following statement: “As advocates working with Black survivors and...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Celebrates Brittney Griner’s Return Home
Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law,issued the following statement in response to the release of Brittney Griner from Russian detention: “We are relieved and elated to learn that after nine...
Supreme Court Must Protect Civil Rights Online with Balanced Approach to Immunity for Tech Companies, Civil Rights Organizations Argue
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court must protect civil rights on the internet, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law argued in an amicus brief filed today in Gonzalez v. Google. Joined by five other civil rights organizations, the Lawyers’...