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Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Stands with Survivors of Sexual Harassment and Assault
Secretary of Education Moves To Gut Core Protections Under Title IX That Protect the Civil Rights of All Students WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following statements Friday after Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos...
Trump’s Voter Fraud Commission Forced to Produce Agenda Ahead of Meeting Next Week; Commissioners Using Private Email to Conduct Official Business
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to litigation brought by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity on Wednesday released its agenda for next week’s public meeting in Manchester, New Hampshire. The...
New York Sued Over Voter Roll Purges
New York is wrongly purging voter rolls to remove the names of supposedly inactive voters, according to a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday on behalf of a government watchdog group.
The legal challenge against state elections officials argues the state’s purging policy violates federal law governing how states can scrub names from their list of registered voters. “New York’s outdated policies disenfranchise tens of thousands of eligible voters in clear violation of the National Voter Registration Act,” said Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, one of the groups that filed the lawsuit on behalf of the good government group Common Cause-New York.
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law’s Statement Ahead of the Senate’s Confirmation Hearing on the Nomination of Eric Dreiband to Lead DOJ Civil Rights Division
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement in anticipation of the confirmation hearing on the nomination of Eric Dreiband to serve as Assistant...
Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Removal of Voters from New York Poll Books
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee), together with LatinoJustice PRLDEF and the law firm of Dechert LLP, filed suit in federal court in New York on Wednesday on behalf of Common Cause New York to restore the voting...
A Message from the President & Executive Director on Hurricane Harvey Fair Housing Resources
The thoughts of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Board and staff are with the people of Texas and Louisiana affected by the devastating impact of Hurricane Harvey. We extend our heartfelt condolences to the people of the region and wish everyone the...
Lawyers’ Committee Statement: Federal Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Alleging that Alabama’s All-White Courts Violate the Voting Rights Act; Case to Proceed
MONTGOMERY, AL – Today, a federal district court judge denied the State of Alabama’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that the method of electing judges to Alabama’s appeals courts violates the Voting Rights Act of 1965. All 19 of Alabama’s appellate judges are...
Lawyers’ Committee Statement on Illionis Attorney General Lawsuit Agasint the City of Chicago
The Lawsuit Seeks to Push Momentum Towards a Meaningful Court-Supervised Consent Decree Washington, D.C. - Today, Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and Bonnie Allen, executive director of the Chicago...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law’s Statement on Chicago Police Officer Convicted of Excessive Force
Washington, D.C. - Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement Tuesday after a federal jury in Chicago convicted a city police officer of violating civil rights by using...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Slams OMB’s Decision to Reopen Employer Pay Data Collection Requirements
Decision to Delay Collection of Pay Data is an Insult to Workers WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement Tuesday after the Office of Management and Budget...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Takes Action Leading to Shut Down of Stormfront.com
Latest Action is Part of Organization's Ongoing Effort to Combat Hate Across the Country WASHINGTON, D.C. – After more than 20 years of propagating hate across the planet, Stormfront.org was brought down this weekend after Web.com stopped providing domain...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and Partners Secure Major Settlement in Fair Housing Lawsuit Against the Village of Mastic Beach, New York
Settlement Provides Justice to Victims of Racially Discriminatory Code Enforcement WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law announced a major settlement in the case of Long Island Housing Services, Inc. v. Village of Mastic Beach (EDNY)....
Lawyers’ Committee Announces Settlement of Major Voting Rights Lawsuit in North Carolina
Lawsuit Challenged Discriminatory Voting System That Denied African-American Voters a Fair Opportunity to Elect Candidates of Choice in Jones County for More than Two Decades Washington, D.C. – Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’...
Justice Network Amicus Document
LCCRUL Amicus Brief_FINAL_8.22.2017
Civil Rights Advocates Condemn The Use Of Private Probation Company In Arkansas
Civil Rights Advocates Condemn The Use Of Private Probation Company That Perpetuates Cycle Of Incarceration And Discrimination Harming Racial Minorities WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) and Venable LLP this week...