The James Byrd Jr. Center to Stop Hate Hate incidents across the United States are surging, devastating individuals and entire communities. Hundreds of organizations in communities across the country work to combat hate every day. To help combat this increase and...
“On February 13, 2017, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed a lawsuit on behalf of four black voters alleging the method of electing the Jones County Board of Commissioners violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). The suit maintains that...
On November 3rd, 2016 the Lawyers Committee and LatinoJustice PRLDEF, along with pro bono counsel Dechert LLP, filed suit on behalf of Common Cause New York and individual plaintiffs. Plaintiffs amended their complaint in December of 2016. The amended complaint, filed...
Widespread disenfranchisement and a steep decline in voter registration activity have led a coalition of civic organizations and voters to file a lawsuit against the state of North Carolina for violation of an important federal voting rights law. On December 15, 2015,...
On September 14, 2015, the Lawyers’ Committee, Project Vote, Campaign Legal Center, Voting Rights Institute of the Georgetown University School of Law, along with pro bono counsel Hughes Hubbard and Reed LLP and Atlanta-based firm of Caplan Cobb LLP, filed suit on...
