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CDC Urged to Issue More Guidance on Demographic Data Collection to Ensure Equitable COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
(Washington, D.C.) – The lack of adequate recording and public dissemination of race and ethnicity data related to COVID-19 has contributed to disparate impact of COVID-19 on communities of color, a letter from the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law to the...
Georgia’s SB202 is a Culmination of Concerted Efforts to Suppress the Participation of Black Voters and Other Voters of Color
(ATLANTA) – The Republican-led Georgia State Legislature passed the anti-democratic SB202 to suppress and obstruct statewide voter turnout and further impede the possibility...
Georgia Passes Anti-Democratic Voter Suppression Bill, Showing Its Willingness to Return to Jim Crow
(ATLANTA) - Governor Brian Kemp signed into law a bill that the Georgia State Legislature passed today that would institute unnecessary and burdensome limitations on the right to vote, including voting by mail and early voting, that directly target and restrict access...
After 15-Year Battle, Four Maryland HBCU’s to Receive $577 Million in Additional Funding in Victory for Education Equality
(Annapolis, Maryland) - Four Maryland historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) are set to receive $577 million in additional funding in legislation passed by Maryland’s General Assembly designed to settle a 15-year legal battle between the state and the...
As Hate Crimes Rise in Asian Communities, America Must Value Humanity More Than Ever
(Washington, D.C.) - Cries for justice ring loudly today following targeted shootings that claimed the lives of eight people at three Atlanta-area businesses. Six Asian women and two other people are victims of the shootings, raising national concern that the attacks...
Senate Introduction of the For the People Act Puts the Spotlight on Voting Rights
(Washington, D.C.) – The For the People Act was introduced in the Senate today, another step forward for a bill that would expand voter access and enfranchise millions of Americans. The following is a statement from Damon Hewitt, acting president and executive...
Virginia Expands Access to Democracy by Restoring Voting Rights to Returning Citizens
(Washington, D.C.)- Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Tuesday used executive action to restore voting rights and other civil rights to formerly incarcerated people when they finish their prison terms. Gov. Northam’s actions will apply to more than 69,000 formerly...
Blog: The Fight to Preserve Drive-Through Voting in America’s 3rd Most Populated County is Not Over
Just three days before the November election, alarm bells rang out as partisan political candidates and advocates attempted to disenfranchise nearly 130,000 Texans in Harris County, home of the state’s largest city, who utilized the...
Blog: One Year After Breonna Taylor’s Death, Louisville Still Has a Long Way to Go
March 13, 2020 is a date that the city of Louisville, Kentucky will (and should) never forget. In a place once known as the Possibility City, cries for justice and police accountability continue to go unheard one year after the deadly police raid that took Breonna...
Redistricting Engagement Campaign Will Mobilize College Campuses and Community Leaders
(Washington, D.C.) - To train college students, professors and community partners as redistricting experts and give them the appropriate tools to advocate for fair redistricting and electoral boundaries, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law launched the...
On Bloody Sunday’s 56-Year Mark, President Biden Reminds That Democracy Needs Push for Voting Rights
(Washington, D.C.) - On the 56-year mark of Alabama’s brutal Bloody Sunday attack on Black communities, their allies, and democracy itself, President Joe Biden released recorded remarks this morning calling for Senate passage of the national Lawyers’...
Blog: Facebook Must Stop Segregating and Redlining its Users
Facebook is engaging in online segregation and redlining by using certain protected characteristics – such as race, age and gender – to determine who receives ads for economic opportunities, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law argues in an amicus...
Following the Will of the People, House Passes Justice in Policing Act
(Washington, D.C.) - Nearly a year after nationwide protests occurred calling for an end to police brutality against Black and Brown communities and demanding greater accountability in every sector of law enforcement, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act has...
H.R.1 Expands Access to the Ballot Box and Strengthens Our Democracy in the Process
(Washington, D.C.) - The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.1, the ‘For the People Act,’ in what is an important first step towards expanding access to the ballot box. Numerous provisions in the bill, such as requiring states to allow same-day voter registration...
Vernon Jordan Was a Champion for Civil Rights and Justice for All
(Washington, DC) – Vernon Jordan, civil rights leader and former president of the National Urban League passed away Monday evening. The following is a statement from Damon Hewitt, acting president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under...