by Press | Oct 17, 2025 | Press Releases
NEW YORK — The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law hosted its 25th annual Higginbotham Leadership Awards Gala on Oct.16 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York. Marking the organization’s 62nd year of fighting for the protection and expansion of civil rights,...
by Press | Jan 18, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON—The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, which Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke once led, as well as several other legacy civil rights organizations, congratulate Ms. Clarke on her successful tenure leading the Civil Rights Division at...
by Press | May 25, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – In a historic vote that shattered another glass ceiling and swept in a new era of civil rights priorities at the highest levels of the federal government, the U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday afternoon to confirm Kristen Clarke as the assistant...
by Press | Jan 7, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – President-elect Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Kristen Clarke (bio), the president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law to be the nation’s...
by Press | Feb 5, 2020 | Press Releases
President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address touted a “Great American Comeback” for some, but falls short on most pressing racial justice concerns for Black Americans WASHINGTON, DC – President Donald Trump delivered the third State of the Union address amidst...
