Voting rights groups sue over Ohio primary election’s ‘new’ April 28 date, seeking in-person voting

by Press | Mar 31, 2020 | Newsclips

North Carolina expands online voter registration amid coronavirus

by Press | Mar 30, 2020 | Newsclips

CARES Act Must Prioritize Nation’s Most Vulnerable Communities

by Press | Mar 27, 2020 | Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC (March 27, 2020) In response to consideration of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) by the U.S. House of Representatives today, following Senate passage, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the...

Letter to Congress on Protecting Student Loan Borrowers

by Press | Mar 20, 2020 | Letters from Others

Washington, DC (March 20, 2020) : The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law joined a sign-on letter to Congress urging equitable protections and relief for student loan borrowers in Covid-19-related stimulus packages to ensure borrowers from marginalized...

How Illinois Can (and Should) Prevent COVID-19 From Disenfranchising Voters

by Press | Mar 16, 2020 | Press Releases

CHICAGO and WASHINGTON, DC (March 16, 2020) Yesterday, Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights in conjunction with the national Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law sent a letter to the Illinois State Board of Elections and the Illinois Attorney General’s...