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Two Defendants in Patriot Front Case Agree to Legal Settlement for Anti-Immigrant Incidents at Market in North Dakota
Washington, DC — The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law today announced that two alleged leaders of Patriot Front settled a civil lawsuit alleging members twice vandalized an immigrant marketplace in Fargo, North Dakota. The case...
Slashing Department of Education Staff is a Loss for America’s Students and Civil Rights
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Damon Hewitt, the president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued this statement in response to the news that the Department of Education will cut its staff by nearly fifty percent: ...
Civil Rights Groups Sue Trump Administration to Challenge Anti-DEI Executive Orders on Behalf of Nonprofit Serving Diverse Group of Women in the Skilled Trades
Washington, DC — Chicago-based nonprofit Chicago Women in Trades (CWIT) filed a new lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders that severely restrict and chill Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives. Approximately 70 percent of CWIT’s...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Urges Senators to Oppose Nomination of Linda McMahon for Secretary of Education
WASHINGTON—Ernest Bihm, program manager for the Educational Opportunities Project at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law released the following statement urging senators to oppose the nomination of President Donald Trump’s Secretary of...
New Lawsuit Challenges Big Tech Firm Meta for Discrimination in Advertising Higher Education Opportunities
Lawsuit Alleges Meta Disproportionately Steers Ads for For-Profit Colleges and Universities to Black Facebook and Instagram Users in Violation of the D.C. Human Rights Act WASHINGTON, DC – Today a nonprofit advocacy organization, represented by a team of civil rights...
Lawyers’ Committee Statement on the Metropolitan AME Church Being Granted the Proud Boy Trademark
WASHINGTON, D.C.---Earlier this week, a judge granted Metropolitan AME Church the rights to the Proud Boys trademark, a key step in enforcing a $2.8 million judgment against the extremist group. The underlying judgment was won in a lawsuit filed by the Lawyers’...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Issues Statement on Confirmation of Pamela Bondi
Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released the following statement in response to the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of Pamela Bondi to the role of U.S. Attorney General: “We have grave concerns about how...
Lawyers’ Committee Condemns Removal of EEOC Commissioners and General Counsel
WASHINGTON D.C. – Damon T. Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released the following statement following reports that President Donald Trump removed two commissioners from the five-member bipartisan,...
Lawyers’ Committee Urges Senators to Oppose the Nomination of Pamela Bondi for Attorney General
WASHINGTON, DC– Alex Ault, policy counsel at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law released the following statement in anticipation of the Senate Judiciary Committee convening January 29th to vote whether to advance President Donald Trump's attorney...
Trump’s Actions on Executive Orders Harm Civil Rights
President Donald Trump’s initial executive orders and actions demonstrate a profound hostility to civil rights and many of the programs and policies that protect the rights of millions of Americans everyday. Within his first few days in office, President Trump issued...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Condemns the Pardon of January 6 Insurrection Defendants
WASHINGTON — Following his inauguration, President Donald Trump issued an executive order pardoning and commuting the sentences of nearly 1600 people charged for their involvement in the January 6 insurrection. Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Issues Statement Observing Martin Luther King Jr. Day
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement: “This morning, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Americans woke up...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Applauds President Biden’s Historic Clemency Actions
WASHINGTON, DC — On Sunday, the Biden-Harris Administration announced a new round of pardons and commutations granting clemency to five activists, including a posthumous pardon for civil rights leader Marcus Garvey and commuting the sentences of two others. Damon...
Civil Rights Groups Congratulate Outgoing DOJ Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke for Her Accomplishments Leading the Civil Rights Division
WASHINGTON—The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, which Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke once led, as well as several other legacy civil rights organizations, congratulate Ms. Clarke on her successful tenure leading the Civil Rights Division at...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Commends President Biden’s Commutations for People Subjected to Unfair Federal Drug Sentences
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, following the announcement that President Biden commuted the sentences of people impacted by crack and powder cocaine sentencing disparities, Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law,...