by Nick Diaz | May 26, 2021
Fighting For Your Rights Give today to support election protection, combat hate, and preserve hard won freedoms for all.Kristen Clarke’s confirmation as Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice sends this message...
by Press | May 13, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines Thursday on the nomination of Kristen Clarke to be the assistant attorney general for civil rights. The following is a statement from Damon Hewitt, acting president and executive...
by Nick Diaz | Mar 12, 2021
The Census Case On July 21, 2020, former President Trump issued an executive memorandum stating that undocumented immigrants would not be treated as persons under the Constitution, and would be excluded from the decennial Census count used to apportion congressional...
by Nick Diaz | Mar 5, 2021
The Coalition for Equity and Excellence in Maryland Higher Education Inc., et. al. v. Maryland Higher Education Commission, et. al. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and pro bono counsel Kirkland & Ellis LLP represent a group of current and former...
by Nick Diaz | Jan 25, 2021
Hate Crimes and the Rise of White Nationalism On April 9, 2019, Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary. The hearing,...
