by Press | Aug 30, 2023 | Blog
In response to Saturday’s tragic, racially motivated mass shooting in Jacksonville, FL Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement: Damon Hewitt: “The horrific mass...
by Press | Aug 25, 2023 | Press Releases
March marks 60 years since the organization’s founding and historic civil rights demonstration featuring MLK’s legendary ‘I Have a Dream’ speech WASHINGTON– The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law will join what is...
by Press | Aug 14, 2023 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, August 14, 2023 – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, announced that Carlita Salazar has been named as the organization’s inaugural Vice President of Communications. This newly created leadership position will lead efforts...
by Press | Aug 9, 2023 | Press Releases
Nashville, TN (August 9, 2023) — The Tennessee State Conference of the NAACP, the African American Clergy Collective of Tennessee, the Equity Alliance, the Memphis A. Philip Randolph Institute, the League of Women Voters of Tennessee and several individual...
by Press | Aug 5, 2023 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON– Legendary defense attorney and Harvard Law School professor Charles Ogletree died on Friday at the age of 70 following a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Renowned and beloved throughout the legal community, especially in the civil rights...
