Victory for Texas Voters: Restrictive Voter ID Law Rejected by Federal Court

by Press | Aug 30, 2012 | Press Releases

    Law Could Have Hurt Hundreds of Thousands of Minority Voters Without ID Contact: Erik Opsal Brennan Center for Justice 646.292.8356 erik.opsal@nyu.edu Stacie Royster Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law 202.662.8317 sroyster@lawyerscommittee.org...

Got ID? Helping Americans Get Voter Identification

by Devon Sullivan | Apr 30, 2012 | Publications

Voting Rights Orgs Release Memo Citing Concerns with Using Mail Deliverability in Voter List Maintenance; Provide Recommendations for Keeping Eligible Voters Registered

by Press | Mar 20, 2024 | Press Releases

DURHAM, NC (March 20, 2024) — Voting rights advocates released a memorandum this week addressing the challenges and implications surrounding the use of mail returned as undeliverable in voter list maintenance. The memo is intended to guide advocates...

Lawyers’ Committee President Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Committee on Voter Suppression and Need for Reform

by Press | Mar 11, 2024 | Press Releases

WASHINGTON— Damon T. Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, will testify on March 12 before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee as part of their hearing entitled: “The Right Side of History: Protecting Voting...

Lawyers’ Committee For Civil Rights Under Law Gets Relief for Black Voters Facing Voter Intimidation in Texas

by Press | Nov 8, 2022 | Press Releases

Black voters in Beaumont were intimidated by white poll workers, who asked them to loudly recite their address after already being checked in. BEAUMONT, TX– The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed emergency voting rights litigation on...