by Press | Aug 29, 2025 | Press Releases
To recognize the 20-year mark of Hurricane Katrina, Damon T. Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement: “It has been 20 years since this catastrophic hurricane forever changed New...
by Press | Aug 26, 2025 | Press Releases
The lawsuit alleges that maps recently passed by the Texas legislature are illegal and intentionally discriminate against majority minority districts to dilute their political power. WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Texas NAACP, represented by the Lawyers’...
by Press | Aug 6, 2025 | Press Releases
To mark the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement: “Sixty years ago today, the Voting Rights Act of 1965...
by Press | Jul 3, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. House passed the budget reconciliation bill following narrow passage in the Senate. In response, Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following...
by Press | Jun 27, 2025 | Press Releases
Washington—On Friday the Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, limited universal injunctions issued by federal courts. The following is a statement from Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: “Even though...
