by Press | Feb 11, 2025 | Press Releases
Lawsuit Alleges Meta Disproportionately Steers Ads for For-Profit Colleges and Universities to Black Facebook and Instagram Users in Violation of the D.C. Human Rights Act WASHINGTON, DC – Today a nonprofit advocacy organization, represented by a team of civil rights...
by Press | Feb 7, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Earlier this week, a judge granted Metropolitan AME Church the rights to the Proud Boys trademark, a key step in enforcing a $2.8 million judgment against the extremist group. The underlying judgment was won in a lawsuit filed by the Lawyers’...
by Press | Feb 4, 2025 | Press Releases
Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released the following statement in response to the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of Pamela Bondi to the role of U.S. Attorney General: “We have grave...
by Press | Jan 29, 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 following reports that President Donald Trump removed two commissioners from the five-member bipartisan,...
by Press | Jan 21, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON — Following his inauguration, President Donald Trump issued an executive order pardoning and commuting the sentences of nearly 1600 people charged for their involvement in the January 6 insurrection. Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the...
