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Cops Can Draw Blood From Inert Suspects, Justices Say
Drawing blood from an unconscious drunk driving suspect does not amount to a warrantless search, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday, in a decision that put some criminal defense advocates on edge. Blood alcohol levels dissipate rapidly, and police...
The Supreme Court’s Rejection of the Malicious Citizenship Question should have been Obvious
It is difficult to overstate the importance of the Supreme Court's decision stopping the Department of Commerce from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census. At its most basic level, the decision upholds the primacy of the Supreme Court as the ultimate...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law statement in response to Supreme Court’s 2020 Census Ruling
Washington, D.C. – In response to the Supreme Court of the United States Decision in Department of Commerce v. New York, which was issued today, Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law to Testify Before House Judiciary Committee About the Continuing Challenges to the Voting Rights Act Since Shelby County v. Holder
Hearing Marks 6 Year Anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Shelby Ruling Washington, D.C. – Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, will testify before the House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil...
Conservatives are nudging the Supreme Court to dismantle affordable housing policies
WHEN IT COMES to conservatives and the U.S. Supreme Court, abortion and labor rights are often considered among their prime targets. Brett Kavanaugh’s ascension to the court last fall, though, opened the road for a host of other challenges for which conservatives...
How Do We Combat Hate in the Digital Age?
I recently met a man who says he would have proudly served as a Nazi guard at Auschwitz. “You could have killed - you could have killed children?” I asked him. “That potential rests inside every human being given the right or the wrong pressures and circumstances,”...
Supreme Court sides with Mississippi death row inmate in jury discrimination case
The Supreme Court held on Friday that a black Mississippi death row inmate should get a new trial, saying that the prosecutor who tried him six times for murder engaged in unconstitutional racial discrimination when striking African-American jurors from the...
Clarence Thomas calls for abandoning ‘demonstrably erroneous’ precedent, touching off Roe v. Wade speculation
In a concurring opinion in a Supreme Court case announced Monday, Justice Clarence Thomas issued a lengthy call for his colleagues to overturn "demonstrably erroneous decisions" even if they have been upheld for decades -- prompting legal observers...
Family Act Key for Blacks, Coalition Says
A national family and medical paid leave program must be passed by Congress to ensure all American workers can care for their families without worrying about jeopardizing their income, according to officials at The Leadership Conference for Civil and Human Rights, a...
Paid Family Leave is Essential for People of Color
By Melissa Denizard Last Wednesday, sitting alongside some of the leading advocates for the Paid Family Leave Act, Carolyn “Cat” Davis spoke about her experience as a black working mother during some of her 12-year time span of being a Walmart Associate. Davis...
On The Front Lines Against Voter Suppression: Kristen Clarke
The head of The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Attorney Kristin Clarke breaks down the many ways Republicans in State and Federal Governments and on the Supreme Court are attacking the hard-fought right to vote.
Tennessee Passes Law Designed to Intimidate Black Voters
Successful voter registration drives among Blacks have motivated Tennessee lawmaker to pass bill with onerous fines for simple registration mistakes, which will cause voters to think twice about registering. We speak to Ezra Rosenberg of the Voting Rights Project at...
Election Protection Hotline 866-OUR-VOTE to Serve as Resource for Voters in Nevada
Washington, DC (June 10, 2019) – On Tuesday, June 11, 2019, Nevada voters will head out to the polls to vote during tomorrow’s local municipal elections in Boulder City, Henderson, Las Vegas, and North Las Vegas, Nevada. Election Protection (EP) – the nation’s largest...
Election Protection Hotline 866-OUR-VOTE to Serve as Resource for Voters in Virginia
Washington, D.C. (June 10, 2019) – On Tuesday, June 11, 2019, Virginia voters will head to the polls to vote in tomorrow’s statewide primary in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Election Protection (EP) – the nation’s largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition led by...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Files Brief Supporting Environmental Justice for Historic African American Community in Virginia
Union Hill, VA – On Friday, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed an amicus curiae brief or “friend of the court” in the case Friends of Buckingham, et al. v. State Air Pollution Control Board, et al., a case pending in the United States Court of...