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Defendants Admit to Sending Robocalls in Voter Intimidation Lawsuit
(New York) – Defendants in a voter intimidation lawsuit admitted to creating and sending robocalls to 85,000 people that inspired fear about voting by mail during a hearing this morning, but attempted to argue their actions were not illegal. When asked by the judge...
Unauthorized Immigrants Must Be Included in Census Totals, California District Court Rules
(San Francisco) - A three-judge federal panel in California has ruled that the Census bureau’s plan to give the White House a count of the nation’s unauthorized immigrants is unconstitutional, and cannot be used when reapportioning seats for the U.S. House of...
Civil Rights Group seeks Temporary Restraining Order to Stop Voter Intimidation Robocalls, Invokes Anti-Klan Act
(NEW YORK) - Two U.S. citizens who made robocalls to purposefully disenfranchise Black voters must be immediately barred from making more robocalls prior to the election, a request for a temporary restraining order motion filed today argues. The two citizens engaged...
Rushed Judicial Confirmation Poses Severe Threat to Civil Rights, Damages Legitimacy of the Supreme Court
(Washington, D.C.) - The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-0 along party lines this morning to advance the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the full Senate, as Democrats boycotted. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has indicated Barrett’s nomination...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Activates Network of 23,000 Legal Volunteers to Safeguard Voting Rights For 2020 General Election
(Washington, D.C.) - The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law has activated a growing network of over 23,000 legal volunteers to safeguard voting rights and counter threats to ballot access during the 2020 election season. This network, up from 5,000 legal...
Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit Against Department of Housing and Urban Development After New Rule Guts Fair Housing Protections
(Hartford, Conn.) - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) new disparate impact rule violates the Administrative Procedure Act, and would make it virtually impossible for victims of discrimination to prevail when they challenge policies that...
D.C. Police Union Attempts to Block Body-Worn Camera Footage in Effort to Skirt Public Accountability
(Washington, D.C.) — The public deserves to know the names of officers involved in violence against civilians and to watch camera footage from those events, argues the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in an amicus brief filed Monday in the D.C. Superior...
Victory! Mississippi Voters Will Have the Ability to Correct Minor Absentee Ballot Issues, Curbside Voting Expanded
(Jackson, Miss.) - A new ‘notice and cure process’ to give voters a chance to correct minor issues with their absentee ballots and expanded curbside voting were implemented today by Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson for the Nov. 2020 election. A lawsuit...
U.S. Supreme Court Narrowly Avoids Interfering in Penn. State Elections Issue
(Washington, D.C.) – The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it would not halt a ruling from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court extending the state’s ballot receipt deadline. The following is a statement from Kristen Clarke, president and executive director at the...
Election Protection Hotline Available to Help Early Voters in Utah- 866-OUR-VOTE
(Washington, D.C.) – On Tuesday, Oct. 20, legal volunteers staffing the non-partisan Election Protection 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) hotline will be available to answer calls from Utah residents who experience problems at the polls during early voting. Starting on...
In First-Of-Its-Kind Lawsuit to Stop Voter Intimidation Robocalls, Civil Rights Group Invokes Ku Klux Klan Act
(NEW YORK) - Two US citizens who made robocalls to purposefully disenfranchise Black voters must be ordered to stop, and monetary damages must be given to those who were affected by the robocalls, a lawsuit filed today against the citizens argues. The lawsuit claims...
Election Protection Hotline Available to Help Early Voting in California – 866-OUR-VOTE
(Washington, D.C.) – On Monday, Oct. 19, legal volunteers staffing the non-partisan Election Protection 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) hotline will be available to answer calls from California residents who need assistance registering to vote, checking their voter...
Alabama Voters Who Are Registering to Vote Before Election Day Can Access Nonpartisan Election Protection Hotline – 866-OUR-VOTE
(Washington, D.C.) – On Monday, Oct. 19, legal volunteers staffing the non-partisan Election Protection 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) hotline will be available to answer calls from Alabama residents who need assistance registering to vote or checking their voter...
Legal Challenge Results in Transparency and Protections for People Protesting in Graham, N.C.
(Graham, N.C. )– A settlement agreement was reached with officials in the City of Graham in a lawsuit challenging officials’ repeated issuance of emergency declarations that limited the ability of people to move freely in Graham. The settlement agreement requires city...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Responds to Supreme Court’s Order Blocking Census Count
(Washington, D.C.) – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, counsel for plaintiffs in National Urban League, et al. vs. Ross, issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court's Order blocking the 2020 Census count. Kristen Clarke, president and...