by Press | Jun 30, 2026 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC –Today, in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Barbara to block President Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship, Damon T. Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for...
by Press | Jun 26, 2026 | Press Releases
The conversation featured President and Executive Director Damon Hewitt and Rep. Jamie Raskin. MS NOW political analyst and The 19th’s Editor in Chief Errin Haines served as moderator. WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under...
by Press | May 18, 2026 | Press Releases
Lawyers’ Committee, NAACP, Common Cause, State Voices, NALEO; AL, GA, PA, and LA state partners unveil plans to protect voters of color’s access to the ballot Washington, D.C. – Today, ahead of Tuesday primaries in Alabama, Georgia, and Pennsylvania...
by Press | May 18, 2026 | Press Releases
The U.S. Supreme Court today announced that it has vacated and remanded voting discrimination cases from Mississippi and North Dakota to be considered in light of the horrendous Callais decision. In both cases, the Supreme Court was asked to examine the...
by Press | Apr 29, 2026 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON — The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law decried the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in Louisiana v. Callais to severely weaken Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The case involves a challenge to a redistricted election map in...
