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Analysis: High court continues shift on gerrymandering claims

Jun 26, 2018 |

“As we approach the 2020 redistricting process, a clear message should be sent that racial discrimination has no place in the redistricting process,” said Kristen Clarke, head of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. “Unfortunately, the Supreme Court fell short.”

Supreme Court favors Republicans in gerrymandering cases

Jun 25, 2018 |

Civil rights activists decried the Texas ruling, in part because it comes just before the once-every-decade redistricting process is set to begin again in 2020. “A clear message should be sent that racial discrimination has no place in the redistricting process. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court fell short,” said Kristen Clarke, executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.

Black Dolls Found in Nooses at San Francisco Construction Site, Workers Say

Jun 22, 2018 |

Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, said that race-based discrimination and harassment have increased in recent years. Ms. Clarke said nearly identical instances of harassment, including nooses and racial slurs, have been reported recently nationwide. “It aligns with a significant increase in hate crimes and racially motivated hate activity across the country.”

Where pot is now legal, no-longer-criminals seek forgiveness

Jun 22, 2018 |

Kristen Clarke, president of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, has been looking at how jurisdictions nationwide are addressing marijuana convictions in the post-legalization world. San Francisco, she said, stands out for clearing thousands of marijuana convictions without requiring individuals to specifically ask. “They are wiping convictions off of people’s records in one fell swoop, and my hope is that more officials will follow San Francisco.”

Navajo commission aims to raise awareness of hate crimes

Jun 21, 2018 |

The Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission held training sessions this week aimed at raising awareness of hate crimes against Native Americans, with attorneys and federal authorities outlining the legal standards for them and how to report them. Arusha Gordon, an attorney with the Washington-based Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, urged those gathered at the Albuquerque Indian Center to document and report to law enforcement attacks, along with instances of threatening hate speech.

Would merging U.S. education and labor agencies help or hurt?

Jun 21, 2018 |

Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, said in a statement: In seeking to merge these two critical agencies, with distinct missions and important mandates, the administration sends a strong signal that students and laborers are simply not a real priority. While Secretary Betsy DeVos continues to diminish protections for our nation’s public schools students, her support of this merger proposal lays bare the depths of her hostility for the agency’s mission and work

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