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Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Files Intervention on Behalf of Students to Defend Diversity and Promote Inclusive Access at UT-Austin
WASHINGTON, D.C – Today, the national Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) and pro bono counsel, Hunton Andrews Kurth, LLP, and Bernabei & Kabat, PLLC, filed a petition in State District Court of Travis County, Texas to intervene in a...
As Trial for the Murder of 2nd Lt. Richard Collins III Begins, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Calls for Action
In May 2017, 2nd Lt. Richard Collins III was murdered in an alleged hate crime at a bus stop outside of the University of Maryland's campus by an individual with ties to an extremist group, Alt-Reich. The defendant’s evidence of racial animus will be a critical focal...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Applauds Passage of H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act, in the House of Representatives
WASHINGTON, DC- Following passage of H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act, by the U.S. House of Representatives today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issues the following statement: “We applaud passage of the Voting Rights Advancement Act...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Applauds Speak Pelosi’s Decision to Hold Internet Companies Accountable
WASHINGTON, DC- In response to reports that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is seeking to remove provisions from the “new NAFTA” that would make it harder to hold Internet companies accountable for unlawful acts, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law...
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Files Amicus Brief In U.S. Supreme Court Underscoring Racial Impact of Louisiana’s Abortion Restriction on Black Women
Lawyers’ Committee Argues that Ruling Especially Hinders Access for Black Low-Income Women in Louisiana Washington, D.C. – On December 2, 2019, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and a dozen other...
NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION WINS IN COURT DECISION TO UPHOLD REMOVAL OF CONFEDERATE MONUMENT IN NORTH CAROLINA
Monument was Removed from Courthouse Circle in Chatham County CHATHAM, NORTH CAROLINA – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is celebrating a North Carolina court’s decision to dismiss the United Daughters of the Confederacy’s (UDC) lawsuit to stop...
Does Russiagate Concern Weaken an Ambitious Voting Rights Platform?
The Leadership Council on Civil and Human Rights released a sweeping policy platform challenging political candidates to address voter disenfranchisement, but a nod to Russiagate raises questions about an otherwise strong proposal.
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Supports the Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law applauds the Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act, proposed today by Senator Maria Cantwell, Senator Amy Klobuchar, Senator Brian Schatz, and Senator Ed Markey. This comprehensive data privacy bill prioritizes the...
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Urges the Senate to Restore Critical Funding for HBCUs and MSIs
Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law joined the Leadership Conference for Civil and Human Rights and other civil right and racial justice groups to urge the Senate to pass the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education...
Jim Crow-era voter registration law challenged
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A new federal lawsuit challenges a Jim Crow-era law in Mississippi that requires naturalized U.S. citizens to show proof of citizenship before registering to vote.
Civil Rights Groups Sue Mississippi Secretary of State to Stop Proof of Citizenship Requirement for Naturalized Citizens
Lawsuit filed by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and its partners on Behalf of the Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, together with the Mississippi Center for...
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Condemns the Confirmation of Steven Menashi
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law condemns the confirmation of Steven Menashi to a lifetime seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights...
Redistricting activists brace for wall of inaction as battle moves to states
Comcast’s Supreme Court battle with Byron Allen may make racial discrimination harder to fight
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Strongly Opposes the Nomination of Steven Menashi
Today, the Board of Directors of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law sent a letter to Senate leadership opposing the nomination of Steven Menashi to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit seat formerly held by the Honorable Thurgood...