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The Lawyers’ Committee and Georgia Civic Engagement Partners Condemn Georgia Senate Bill 363 as a Voter Suppression Tactic Aimed at Minority Voters
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Georgia Coalition for the Peoples’ Agenda, Georgia State Conference of the NAACP, New Georgia Project, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Atlanta and Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials...
Civil Rights Groups Press OMB For Answers On EEO-1 Form
Two civil rights groups sued the Office of Management and Budget on Wednesday, asking a D.C. federal court to make the agency release documents related to its decision to block an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission initiative aimed at finding gender- and race-based pay gaps.
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Condemns Attorney General’s Call for the Death Penalty in Drug Cases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement Wednesday after Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo instructing federal prosecutors to pursue the death...
Groups sue over decision to end Obama-era pay data collection rule
Civil rights groups are suing the Trump administration for documents detailing its decision to halt an Obama-era rule that would have required businesses to track how much they pay employees of different races and genders.
Lawyers’ Committee & NWLC Sue the OMB for Failure to Disclose Documents Related to its Decision to Suspend Employer Pay Data Collection
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the National Women’s Law Center (“NWLC”) filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) under the Freedom of Information Act. The lawsuit seeks the disclosure of...
Seven Civil Rights Organizations Led by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law File Amicus Brief In the Ninth Circuit In Support Of Nationwide Injunction Preserving DACA Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A coalition of seven civil rights and social justice organizations led by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed an amicus brief in Regents of the University of California v. DHS before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, urging the...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Condemns Senate Vote To Weaken Important Banking Regulations
Senate strips core transparency requirements during Sunshine Week WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement Thursday after the Senate voted late Wednesday to...
The Results Are In: Mandate School Discipline Reform to Protect the Rights of Students of Color
“The undeniable truth is that the everyday education experiences for too many students of color violate the principle of equity at the heart of the American promise.” former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan J.J Powell, a preschool student, was labeled...
States That Have Decriminalized Marijuana Should Expunge Prior Pot Convictions, Activists Say
A group of legal activists is calling on district attorneys in eight states that have legalized or decriminalized marijuana to take the next logical step: expunge the records of people charged with misdemeanors related to marijuana possession.
Lawyers’ Committee letter in support of Community Relations Service
Lawyers' Committee letter in support of Community Relations Service
Coalition letter in support of the Community Relations Service
Election Protection Coalition Activates Its National Network For The 2018 Midterm Election Cycle
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the midterm election season now underway, the Election Protection Coalition is activating its national network of lawyers and volunteers to ensure that eligible voters are able to cast ballots during the critical 2018 elections. With the...
“Unprecedented & Shocking”: Armed Secret Service Agents Should Not Be Allowed at Polling Sites
“The idea of having federal law enforcement agents patrolling, roaming inside polling places, harkens back to tactics that we saw during the Jim Crow era.”