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Lawyers’ Committee Files Court Brief to Defend Legal Profession and Judicial Branch
Civil Rights Advocacy and Pro Bono Legal Assistance Lawyers’ Committee Relies on at Risk WASHINGTON, DC— The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed an amicus brief in Perkins Coie v. DOJ asking a federal court to block the Trump administration’s executive...
Statement from Lawyers’ Committee Senior Counsel Sabrina Talukder on Temporary Restraining Order in Anti-DEI Executive Orders Case
Statement from Sabrina Talukder, senior counsel with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law’s Economic Justice Project and plaintiff’s attorney regarding the temporary restraining order in a case about the anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion executive...
Trump Executive Order Would Disenfranchise Millions of Black Voters
Robert Weiner, the Voting Rights Project Director at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s latest executive order that seeks to disenfranchise eligible voters: “The...
Lawyers’ Committee Denounces President Trump’s Unprecedented Assault on the Legal System and Rule of Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, in response to a Presidential Memorandum weaponizing the powers of the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security against lawyers who oppose the Trump administration’s actions, Damon T. Hewitt, president and executive director of the...
Nearly Two Dozen Leading Civil Rights Groups Condemn Trump Administration Memo Threatening Lawyers and Law Firms That Bring Suits Against the Federal Government
March 22, 2025 - Yesterday, the White House sent a memo to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem directing the Department of Justice to pursue sanctions against lawyers and law firms that pursue what the Trump...
Lawyers’ Committee Condemns the Trump Administration’s Executive Order Purporting to Abolish the Department of Education
Washington, D.C.–On Thursday, President Trump directed Education Secretary Linda McMahon to initiate steps to begin dismantling the Department of Education. However, the president does not wield the legislative authority to do so. The Trump Administration has...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Announces New Leadership Appointments to Strengthen Core Advocacy and Operations
Washington, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is proud to announce the appointment of three key leaders to advance the organization’s mission of protecting civil rights and racial justice. Monica Woods has joined as the Chief...
Lawyers’ Committee Statement on the Recent Firing of FTC Commissioners
Washington, D.C.— In response to the illegal firing of two sitting Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioners by President Trump, Shatorah Roberson, senior policy counsel at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released the following...
Lawyers’ Committee Condemns EEOC Acting Chair’s Political Attack on Law Firms as Anti-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Crusade
Washington, D.C.— Today, in response to the Acting Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Andrea Lucas, sending letters to 20 law firms requesting comprehensive and detailed information about their “DEI-related employment...
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’...