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Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Condemns Supreme Court’s Harmful Ruling in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in 303 Creative v. Elenis, granting businesses that offer to produce custom artistic works and are engaged in expressive conduct a seemingly unprecedented license to discriminate under the First...
Lawyers’ Committee Condemns Supreme Court Decision Dismantling Student Debt Relief
WASHINGTON– Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Biden v. Nebraska that overturns the Biden-Harris Administration’s student debt relief program that stood to benefit millions of borrowers. While the Supreme Court simultaneously dismissed a...
Supreme Court Sets Back Progress by Invalidating Harvard’s and UNC’s Specific Affirmative Action Programs
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court undermined equal opportunity in higher education by holding that the affirmative action plans of Harvard College and the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill violate the Equal Protection Clause. In Students...
Civil Rights Community Vows to Advance Racial Equity Despite Supreme Court Rulings Invalidating Harvard and UNC’s Specific Affirmative Action Plans
WASHINGTON–Today, the U.S. Supreme Court undermined equal opportunity in higher education by holding that the affirmative action plans of Harvard College and the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill violate the Equal Protection Clause. In Students for...
Lawyers’ Committee Expresses Disappointment with EPA Decision to Close Louisiana Civil Rights Investigations
WASHINGTON– The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) closed its investigations into two Louisiana state agencies regarding pollution from a petrochemical plant and potential violations of the Civil Rights Act. The investigations were initiated in response...
Supreme Court Upholds State Courts’ Authority to Safeguard Voting Rights, Rejects Fringe Legal Theory
WASHINGTON–In a significant victory for voting rights, the Supreme Court upheld the long-established authority of state courts to protect against voting barriers that violate state constitutions. In an opinion issued in the case of Moore v. Harper the...
Lawyers’ Committee Reflects on Ten Years Since Shelby County v. Holder, Demands Further Protections for Black Voters
WASHINGTON– Today, Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement marking the 10th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Shelby County v. Holder - a ruling...
Lawyers’ Committee Applauds Historic Senate Confirmations of Julie Rikelman, Nusrat Choudhury, and Natasha Merle to Federal Bench
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate confirmed the appointment of Natasha Merle for the Eastern District of New York yesterday, following their recent earlier important confirmations of Julie Rikelman to serve the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Recognizes 60 Years of Advocacy and Action: Honoring Five Lawyers’ Committee Luminaries
John Brittain, William Robinson, and Kristen Clarke were honored during the anniversary celebration. Lloyd Cutler and Ernest N. Morial also were lauded posthumously for their transformative contributions to the fight for racial justice. WASHINGTON–Today, the...
Celebrating Juneteenth and Our 60th Anniversary: The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Continues the Fight for Racial Justice
WASHINGTON- The following is a statement from Damon Hewitt, president, and executive director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: "Today we join the nation in commemorating Juneteenth, marking the day in 1865 when enslaved Africans in Texas...
Lawyers’ Committee Files Amicus Brief for Dismissal of Complaint Challenging Noncitizen Voting Rights in D.C.
WASHINGTON - The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs jointly filed an amicus brief supporting the District of Columbia’s motion to dismiss a complaint challenging the expansion of...
Lawyers’ Committee Praises Senate Confirmation of Dale Ho to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
WASHINGTON – Today, the Senate confirmed Dale Ho to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. As Director of the Voting Rights Project at the American Civil Liberties Union for nearly a decade, Mr. Ho led extensive voting...
Supreme Court Decision in Allen v. Milligan is a Win for Democracy
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Allen v. Milligan, blocking the state of Alabama’s congressional map that diluted the votes of Black voters in violation of the Voting Rights Act. Damon Hewitt, President and Executive...
Lawyers’ Committee Statement on the Passage of a Budget Agreement Which Avoids National Default but Restricts Services to Those in Need
WASHINGTON –The Senate gave final approval to a bill late Thursday to suspend the national debt limit and avoid default on the nation’s debt obligations. The legislation, previously passed by the House of Representatives after being negotiated byPresident...
Lawyers’ Committee Mourns Three Years Since the Murder of George Floyd
WASHINGTON – Today, Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement marking three years since the murder of George Floyd: “As we mourn the senseless murder of George Floyd, we reflect...