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Tuesday’s filed suit wasn’t the NAACP’s first against Myrtle Beach
“We’ve been here before, but mostly importantly, we’ve known this tactic has been used before,” said Dorian Spence, director of Special Litigation, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. “And we’ve defeated this tactic before.”
Lawsuit Filed against Myrtle Beach for Racially Discriminatory Practices during Black Bike Week
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Joins Legal Team In Case Accusing City and Police of Separate and Unequal Treatment of Black Bikers versus White Bikers The National NAACP, the Myrtle Beach Branch of the NAACP and three individuals filed a complaint and...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Condemns U.S. Department of Education Delay of Critical IDEA Regulations That Combat Disproportionate Discipline for Special Education Students
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday announced it will seek to delay the implementation of its own regulations combatting racial disproportionality of school discipline among special education students. These “significant disproportionality”...
Urgent action needed to end anti-LGBTQ violence
Policymakers and the public should treat the recent wave of hate-motivated violence toward trans women of color as the national crisis it is. It is an epidemic that strikes at the heart of the freedoms we share, and it is getting worse.
Settlement Announced in Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission v. San Juan County
SALT LAKE CITY, UT — The parties to the Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission v. San Juan County have reached a positive settlement agreement regarding plaintiffs’ claims that San Juan County did not provide effective language assistance to Navajo-speaking voters and...
Washington D.C. group wants Georgia barred from using 2015 boundaries in House District 105 race
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law announced Wednesday that it filed an injunction trying to bar the state from using the boundaries late Tuesday. The group, along with the Georgia NAACP, is suing the state in federal court over redistricting done for the Grayson-area legislative district.
Civil Rights Lawyers Claim ‘Extreme Racial Gerrymandering’
Civil rights lawyers have asked a federal judge to block what they call “extreme racial gerrymandering” by the Georgia House of Representatives in an attempt to hold on to a Republican majority in the 2018 elections.
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Files Motion Seeking Relief in the 2018 Midterm Election Cycle For Georgia Voters Impacted By Unlawful Gerrymandering
On Heels of Gerrymandering Battle in Pennsylvania, Latest Federal Suit Focuses on Extreme Racial Gerrymandering of Georgia State House Plan WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed a Motion for a Preliminary Injunction in its lawsuit...
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Agrees To Uphold Rule Ensuring Access To Housing In High Opportunity Areas Following Successful Lawsuit By Coalition of National Civil Rights Organizations
Judgment Entered For Plaintiffs in Open Communities Alliance v. Carson Ensures Greater Housing Opportunities For Low-Income Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently agreed to abandon its attempt to delay a federal...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Responds to Indictments Brought By Special Prosecutor Highlighting Efforts To Deceive And Intimidate African-American And Minority Voters
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, Special Counsel Robert Mueller issued an indictment alleging that Russian operatives conspired to defraud the United States by impairing, obstructing, and defeating the lawful functions of government for the purpose of interfering with...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Responds to Reports of Florida Shooter’s Ties to White Nationalist Group
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement Thursday responding to reports that Parkland, Florida shooter Nikolas Cruz was affiliated with a white nationalist...
Postawko v. Missouri Department of Corrections
Harassment guidance for employers awaits approval from White House
“We call on the Administration to promptly finalize and release a meaningful and robust Guidance to help eradicate workplace harassment,” Dariely Rodriguez, director of the Economic Opportunities Project at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, said in a statement.
Trump’s 87 picks to be federal judges are 92% white with just one black and one Hispanic nominee
Among Trump’s first 87 judicial nominees, only one is African American and one is Hispanic. Five are Asian Americans. Eighty are white.
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Takes Action Following Trump Administration’s Decision To Eliminate DOJ’s Critical “Peacemaker” Office Created by the Civil Rights Act of 1964
National Civil Rights Organization Responds to Cut Included in President Trump’s Budget with FOIA Request To DOJ and Other Agencies WASHINGTON, D.C. – One day after President Trump effectively called for the end of the Community Relations Service (CRS) office within...