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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...
The American Rescue Plan Means Communities of Color Are One Step Closer to Receiving the Assistance They Desperately Need and Deserve
(Washington, D.C.) - The US House of Representatives passed the American Rescue Plan, H.R.1319, today, a key step towards delivering to Black Americans and other communities of color who have been hit hardest by the pandemic the federal assistance they’ve long needed,...
Blog: Separate and Unequal – America’s Intersectional Crisis Care Problem
Sarah McSweeney was like any neighbor in Oregon City, Oregon, trying to make it through the pandemic in 2020. She was bright, full of dreams, enjoyed visiting the mall and having her hair done, and loved listening to Kenny Chesney. Mostly, she loved to laugh and make...
Civil Rights Groups Stand United in Critiquing Revival of Lawsuit Over Race-Conscious Admissions at Yale
(Washington, D.C.) - Civil rights groups criticized the latest attack on Yale University’s important race-conscious admissions policy today after Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) filed another lawsuit against the school. SFFA’s filing comes less than three weeks...
National Lawyers’ Committee to Receive $1 Million from Dominion Energy in the Fight for Racial Justice
(RICHMOND, Va.) – Dominion Energy (NYSE: D), together with the company’s charitable foundation, will contribute $1 million to the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, a national civil rights organization with the mission to secure equal justice for all...
Passage of the Equality Act in the House of Representatives Brings the Nation One Step Closer to Rooting Out Systemic Discrimination
(Washington, D.C.) - The House of Representatives passed the Equality Act, H.R.5, today, landmark legislation that would explicitly clarify LGBTQ+ people are covered under federal civil rights laws and strengthen public accommodation laws. The following is a statement...
Blog: Biden Should Redirect Federal Funding for Police in Schools to Mental Health Professionals
Placing police in schools makes it more likely for students to be suspended, referred to law enforcement, and arrested—and students who are Black, Brown, Indigenous, LGBTQ+ and those with disabilities experience these harms most acutely. Federal funding, which...