by Press | Sep 18, 2024 | Press Releases
(NEW YORK)—The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law announced the winners of its annual Higginbotham Leadership Awards. This year marks the organization’s 61st year fighting for racial justice since its founding in 1963 at a meeting convened by...
by Press | Jul 20, 2024 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON— Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a member of Congress from Texas and a leading voice for racial justice and civil rights, passed away on Friday. During her three decades of service in the House, she championed the rights of the nation’s most marginalized...
by Press | Jul 5, 2024 | Press Releases
NEW ORLEANS— This weekend will mark the launch of a new, intergenerational voting rights campaign at EssenceFest 2024 called Ojo Asé: Black Women Answering the Call. Recognizing the ongoing central role that Black women play in defending our democracy, the campaign is...
by Press | Jun 29, 2024 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON—June 29th marks one year since the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in SFFA v. Harvard/ UNC-Chapel Hill undermining the use of race in college admissions. The Lawyers’ Committee litigated both cases from the beginning and argued the UNC case before the...
by Press | May 24, 2024 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON–On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, reversing a federal court’s finding that ruled South Carolina’s redistricting of Congressional District 1...
