National Lawyers’ Committee Board Co-Chairs Scheindlin, Sager and West on Kristen Clarke’s Nomination as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights

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...

KRISTEN CLARKE, PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LAWYERS’ COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW, STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT TRUMP’S STATE OF THE UNION

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...

STATEMENT FROM KRISTEN CLARKE, PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LAWYERS’ COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW ON FCC PROPOSED FINE FOR ILLEGAL SPOOFED ROBOCALLS

by Press | Feb 3, 2020 | Press Releases

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently announced a proposed fine of nearly $13 million against a robocaller that targeted communities in six different states, including California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, and Virginia. The Lawyers’ Committee for...

STATEMENT FROM KRISTEN CLARKE, PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LAWYERS’ COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW ON PRESIDENT TRUMP’S TRAVEL BAN POLICY

by Press | Feb 1, 2020 | Press Releases

Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following statement after President Trump’s issued a new proclamation imposing travel restrictions on certain people traveling from 6...

Kristen Clarke on the Rachel Maddow Show

by Press | Aug 11, 2019 | Newsclips

Kristen Clarke joined the Rachel Maddow show to discuss our precedent-setting victory against the Daily Stormer and white supremacy.