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African Americans struggle with disproportionate COVID death toll
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Responds to CDC’s Preliminary Release of COVID-19 Race Data
Condemns Reopening Economy As “Reckless” Washington, DC (April 24, 2020) Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued a new demand letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), calling for increased transparency and immediate...
Texas Trial Judges Can’t Fight Governor’s COVID-19 Bail Order
Texas Supreme Court Orders District Court to Make Quick Ruling in Lawsuit Challenging Governor’s Executive Order Limiting Jail Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HOUSTON (April 23, 2020) – Following a district court’s decision to halt enforcement of Governor Greg Abbott’s Executive Order, GA-13—an order prohibiting the release of certain individuals from jail on personal bond—the Texas Supreme Court today...
Election Protection 866-OUR-VOTE Hotline Available to Help MD-7 Voters
Election Protection Coalition Ready to Address Barriers to Voting and COVID-19-Related Challenges Washington, DC -- On Tuesday, April 28th, legal volunteers staffing the non-partisan Election Protection 866-OUR-VOTE...
Election Protection 866-OUR-VOTE Hotline Available to Help Ohio Primary Voters
Election Protection Coalition Ready to Address Barriers to Voting and COVID-19-Related Challenges Washington, DC -- On Tuesday, April 28th, legal volunteers staffing the non-partisan Election Protection 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) hotline will...
Vote-By-Mail, Critical In Pandemic, Poses Risks For Voters Of Color
The GOP fight against voting by mail
COVID-19 Update
$450B relief package held up over testing; White House may suspend immigration – 6 COVID-19 updates
The White House appears to have silenced the surgeon general for his remarks on racial disparities in the coronavirus outbreak, as data shows black communities are hardest hit
STAT Morning Roundup – Covid-19 and racial disparities: Still waiting for a federal response
Black doctors blast ‘woefully anemic’ data on minority coronavirus cases
How Vote-By-Mail Became Another Partisan Fight
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Responds to Supreme Court Ruling in Ramos v. Louisiana
Washington, DC - The U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Ramos v. Louisiana, finding that the Sixth Amendment's guarantee of a unanimous verdict applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment's due process...