by Press | Jun 17, 2021 | Press Releases
(WASHINGTON) – Prominent civil rights group leaders and the family of George Floyd demand that Congress address police accountability and police violence in the wake of the continued brutalization and killing of Black people. The following is a joint statement from...
by Press | Jun 15, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – President Joe Biden announced the nomination of Myrna Pérez to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which hears cases from New York, Connecticut, and Vermont on Tuesday. Pérez is the director of the Voting Rights and...
by Press | Jun 15, 2021 | Press Releases
(WASHINGTON) – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is proud to announce today that it has received a generous donation of $1 million from the New York City-based law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP (Cravath). The donation will aid in the...
by Press | Jun 14, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) — The U.S. Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Monday. Since 2013, Judge Jackson has served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, where she has written...
by Press | Jun 11, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) — U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland delivered remarks Friday, laying out the role the U.S. Department of Justice will play in defending voting rights across the nation. The following is a statement from Damon Hewitt, president and executive...
