by Press | Jun 12, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON D.C. – Damon T. Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released the following statement after Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) was forcibly removed and arrested during today’s Department of Homeland...
by Press | Jun 11, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, a coalition of national Latino and civil rights leaders held a virtual press conference to condemn the recent immigration raids in Los Angeles and the federal government’s decision to deploy military force in local communities, despite...
by Press | Apr 4, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law has filed a brief on behalf of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) opposing the federal government’s request to unseal and publicly release FBI files on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr....
by Press | Apr 4, 2025 | Press Releases
Civil Rights Advocacy and Pro Bono Legal Assistance Lawyers’ Committee Relies on at Risk WASHINGTON, DC— The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed an amicus brief in Perkins Coie v. DOJ asking a federal court to block the Trump administration’s executive...
by Damon Hewitt | Mar 22, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, in response to a Presidential Memorandum weaponizing the powers of the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security against lawyers who oppose the Trump administration’s actions, Damon T. Hewitt, president and executive director of the...
