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Problems at the Polls? Maryland voters can call 866-OUR-VOTE for nonpartisan Election Protection assistance
Election Protection to Provide Non-Partisan Voting Assistance to Voters During the Maryland Primary Elections - Including Those Impacted By Failure to Appear on Voting Rolls Toll-Free Hotline (866-OUR-VOTE) Available Now; Live Assistance on Primary Election Day...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Issues Statement on 5th Anniversary of Shelby v. Holder
On June 25, 2013, the Supreme Court struck down the formula used in Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act as unconstitutional. Washington, D.C. – Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee)...
866-OUR-VOTE Non-partisan Election Protection Hotline Live to Assist NY Voters for Federal Primary Elections
Toll-Free Hotline (866-OUR-VOTE) Available Now; Live Assistance on Primary Election Day WASHINGTON, D.C. – Election Protection, the nation’s largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition led by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, will provide live...
Election Protection non-partisan hotlines live Primary Day to assist Oklahoma voters
Toll-free hotline (866-OUR-VOTE) Available Now; Live Assistance on Primary Day WASHINGTON, D.C. – Election Protection, the nation’s largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition led by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, will provide live assistance...
Common Cause Colorado to Provide Non-Partisan Election Protection Voting Assistance to Voters During the Colorado Primary Elections
866-OUR-VOTE Election Protection Hotline Live on Primary Day to Assist Voters WASHINGTON, D.C. – Election Protection, the nation’s largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition led by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Lawand working in partnership with...
Election Protection hotlines (866-OUR-VOTE) live during Tuesday runoff to assist South Carolina voters
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Election Protection, the nation’s largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition led by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, will provide live assistance for voters in South Carolina during the June 26 Runoff Elections. Election...
For Mississippi Runoff Voters: Election Protection Hotlines 866-OUR-VOTE Live During Tuesday Election
Election Protection to Provide Non-Partisan Election Protection Assistance Hotlines to Help Voters Available In Multiple Languages Toll-free hotline (866-OUR-VOTE) Available Now; Live Assistance on Primary Day WASHINGTON, D.C. – Election Protection, the nation’s...
Black Dolls Found in Nooses at San Francisco Construction Site, Workers Say
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.”
Navajo commission aims to raise awareness of hate crimes
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.
Lawyers’ Committee For Civil Rights Under Law Blasts OMB’s Proposal to Combine the Departments of Labor and Education
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released the following statement following the release of the Office of Management and Budget’s plan that outlines a major overhaul of the...
Remembering RFK, and the Lawyers’ Committee he inspired
Bobby Kennedy initiated the chain of events that led to the establishment of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. On June 21, 1963, 244 lawyers filled the East Room of the White House to hear President Kennedy speak about the need for civil rights legislation and listen to Attorney General Bobby Kennedy urge lawyers to use their specialized knowledge and called for the establishment of “lawyers’ committees” around the country to pursue the extension of civil rights. As we celebrate our 55th year, we continue to heed his call.
Supreme Court Decides Not to Decide on Gerrymandering
The Supreme Court has decided not to decide in two cases of gerrymandering this week – Wisconsin and Maryland. On our show today we’ll turn to Ezra Rosenberg, co-director of the Voting Rights Project at the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. His organization filed a Friends of the Court brief in the cases.
Black Leaders Blast Trump Administration For Detaining Children Of Immigrants And Demand End To Policy
Kristen Clarke, President/ Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee, noted: “There is no defending the migrant family separation policy, one of the most callous and cruel policies that we have seen emerge from this administration.”
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Issues Statement on the Police-Involved Shooting of Antwon Rose in East Pittsburgh
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement following the police-involved shooting death of Antwon Rose II in East Pittsburgh, PA: “Yet again, the crisis of...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law led a coalition of 28 civil rights groups to denounce NFL’s national anthem rule
“In no uncertain terms, the NFL is standing on the wrong side of history with its repressive and racially-charged anthem rule. Just like generations of nonviolent civil rights activists before them, these players may be shuttered into a locker room but they will not be silenced,” said Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.