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Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Files Lawsuit Challenging Georgia’s Unlawful Racial Gerrymander
Federal Suit Claims State Redrew Lines for GA House of Reps with a Racially Discriminatory Purpose WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed suit against the State of Georgia and its Secretary of State to remedy an unlawful...
AP: Lawsuit: 2015 redistricting violated black voters’ rights
“Lawmakers firmly placed their thumb on the scale by redrawing district boundaries in ways that would preserve their incumbency and freeze the status quo in place,” said Kristen Clarke
Lawsuit: GA House districts ‘gerrymandered’ to remove minority voters
“guarantee the election of white incumbents,” Kristen Clarke, president of the Lawyers Committee, said Monday.
Clarke said: “Reduce the ability of African-American and other minority voters to elect candidates of their choice.”
Bill Custer, a partner at Bryan Cave law firm in Atlanta, who is helping bring the suit, said, “we need to, and are able to, prove that race was used as the predominant factor for drawing the district lines.”
Trumps’ Sanctuary City Executive Order Threatens to Dismantle Access to Fair Housing for Millions of Americans
Across the country, sanctuary cities have lawfully exercised their authority to limit the degree to which their local law enforcement agencies cooperate with the federal government to enforce immigration laws. There are good reasons for doing this. Limited city...
Suit claims Georgia voter registration violates federal law
“This case is all about making sure people who want to vote are able to vote,” Ezra Rosenberg, co-director of the Voting Rights Project of the Lawyers’ Committee, said.
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Files Lawsuit Challenging Georgia’s Voter Registration Scheme
State Denies 6th Congressional District Voters the Chance to Vote in the June 20th Runoff Election WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, filed a complaint in federal court in Georgia on behalf of five civil rights and voting...
Organizations Present Live Testimony on Impact of Trump’s Revised Travel Ban Executive Order in D.C. District Court
First Time Court Hears Live Testimony on Impact in Connection With Any of Pending Travel Ban Cases WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, in coordination with pro bono counsel, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (APKS),...
Cops Over Citizens: The Unraveling Of Obama-Era Policing Reform
“It’s shameful that the attorney general is taking this step less than two months into his tenure to undo some of the critical work that … [has been] put in place to help get these police department on a better path,” Clarke continued. “We all want safe communities but the reality is that these police departments have a history, a long history of trumping people’s constitutional rights.”
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Condemns Iowa Voter ID Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following statement following the Iowa Legislature passing a bill requiring identification at the polls, and reduction of early...
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Commemorates Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam
The Lawyers’ Committee mourns the loss of Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam, the first African-American woman named to New York State’s highest court, and the first Muslim woman to serve as a judge in the United States. She was a dedicated public servant who devoted her...
Unleashing The Police? No Federal Oversight, No Justice, Activists Warn
Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, applauded U. S. District Judge James Bredar’s approval of the consent decree for the Baltimore Police Department despite Attorney General Sessions’ directive.
And, she warned, “Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ efforts to unnecessarily obstruct and delay reform in Baltimore, make clear that he intends to stand as an obstacle to policing reform across the country.”
Sessions urged to purge Obama staff from Civil Rights Division
The Civil Rights Division “has the awesome responsibility of enforcing our nation’s civil rights laws, and ensuring equal treatment and equal justice under the law for all Americans,” the coalition of liberal groups including the American Civil Liberties Union, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy wrote this week. “For that reason, the Division’s career staff must not be politicized by the incoming Justice Department political appointees.”
Federal Judge Rules Texas Intentionally Discriminated When it Passed 2011 Voter ID Bill
Federal Judge Rules Texas Intentionally Discriminated When it Passed 2011 Voter ID Bill Corpus Christi, TX – A U.S. District Court judge ruled today that Texas passed its 2011 voter ID law with the intent to discriminate against minority voters. This is a victory for...
Federal Judge Strikes Down Texas Voter ID Law
Kristen Clarke, the president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, which represented some of the plaintiffs, said the ruling on Monday marked the fifth time that a court found that the law had a discriminatory purpose or effect.
“The court’s decision makes clear that Texas’s voter ID law stands as one of the most discriminatory voter suppression measures in the country, and should sound the death knell for burdensome voter ID requirements in Texas and across the country,” Ms. Clarke said.
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Applauds Court Approval of Implementation of Baltimore Police Department’s Consent Decree
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following statement following U.S. District Judge James Bredar’s approval of the consent decree for the Baltimore Police...