by Press | Jun 8, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – Leaders of several legacy civil rights organizations met virtually with U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today to discuss their policy priorities and concerns related to voting rights and police reform—two of the most critical civil rights...
by Press | Jun 2, 2021 | Press Releases
(WASHINGTON) – The executive committee of the Washington, D.C.-based Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law announced on Wednesday that it has selected veteran civil rights attorney and policy expert Damon Hewitt as the organization’s next president and...
by Press | May 25, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – In a historic vote that shattered another glass ceiling and swept in a new era of civil rights priorities at the highest levels of the federal government, the U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday afternoon to confirm Kristen Clarke as the assistant...
by Press | May 13, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines Thursday on the nomination of Kristen Clarke to be the assistant attorney general for civil rights. The following is a statement from Damon Hewitt, acting president and executive...
by Press | May 7, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, DC) – A federal grand jury on Friday indicted Derek Chauvin and three other former Minneapolis officers for civil rights violations related to their role in the murder of George Floyd. Following a year of nationwide protest against racial injustice...
