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On The Eve Of MLK Day, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Condemns The President’s Racist Remarks
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement Friday following President Trump’s racist comments denigrating Haiti and African countries. His remarks come just...
Justice Department Staffing Up For Its Ill-Conceived Affirmative Action Investigation
In Emails Released Through Joint FOIA Request Made By Lawyers’ Committee And American Oversight, Head Of Civil Rights Division Solicits Staff For Investigation WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division at the U.S....
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Applauds The Addition Of Senators Booker And Harris To The Senate Judiciary Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released the following statement Tuesday following the appointments of Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Senator Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) to the...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Urges Supreme Court To Reject Ohio’s Voter Purge Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in an important voting rights case which carries significant implications for voters nationwide. In Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute, Justices will consider whether Ohio’s widespread voter...
Following Death of Erica Garner, National Civil Rights Groups Renew Call for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to Press Charges In The 2014 Death Of Eric Garner
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the National Action Network on Monday called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to present an indictment against New York City Police Department Officer Daniel Pantaleo for the 2014 death of Eric...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Blasts U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Over Suspension Of Critical Fair Housing Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement Friday regarding the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) decision to postpone the...
Obama-era reforms are actually improving law enforcement. So why is Trump ending them?
Trump’s record of backing away from criminal justice reform is already disturbingly clear.
The Trump Administration Just Derailed a Key Obama Rule on Housing Segregation
The Trump administration is rolling back the deadline for a key rule on fair housing made into law under President Barack Obama—a change with potentially broad consequences for racial segregation.
Trump Closes Voter Fraud Panel That Bickered More Than It Revealed
"I think you’re going to see a lot of different issues pop up that will give judges and the public pause,” Jon Greenbaum, the chief counsel at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Condemns President’s Call To DHS To Review Unfounded Claims of Voter Fraud
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Trump on Wednesday issued an Executive Order dissolving the ill-conceived Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. The President’s action was the result of the transparency forced on the Commission by litigation brought by...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Responds To The Disbanding Of The Sham Voter Commission
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released the following statement Wednesday after President Trump shut down the flawed Presidential Commission on Election Integrity, a...
Nine Civil Rights Organizations Led By Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law File Amicus Brief In Support Of Lawsuits Challenging Trump Administration’s Move To End DACA Program
WASHINGTON, D.C – A coalition of civil rights and social justice organizations led by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law recently filed an amicus brief in support of two consolidated lawsuits, including a lawsuit brought by attorneys general from 16...
Federal Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction Against U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in Lawsuit Brought by Coalition of Civil Rights Organizations
Washington, D.C. – In an important decision for low-income renters nationwide, U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell on Saturday rejected the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) move to suspend a rule designed to provide greater housing...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Condemns DOJ’s Decision to Revoke Critical Legal Guidance Documents
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement reacting to news of the U.S. Department of Justice’s decision to revoke 25 critical legal guidance documents,...
On Tuesday, Civil Rights Groups To Present Argument In Lawsuit Against U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Over Suspension Of Rule Assisting Low-Income Families
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday morning, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, a broad coalition of civil rights organizations will present oral argument in a case challenging the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) suspension of...