Lawyers’ Committee Condemns EEOC Acting Chair’s Political Attack on Law Firms as Anti-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Crusade

by Press | Mar 18, 2025 | Press Releases

Washington, D.C.— Today, in response to the Acting Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Andrea Lucas, sending letters to 20 law firms requesting comprehensive and detailed information about their “DEI-related employment...

Civil Rights Groups Sue Trump Administration to Challenge Anti-DEI Executive Orders on Behalf of Nonprofit Serving Diverse Group of Women in the Skilled Trades

by Press | Feb 26, 2025 | Press Releases

Washington, DC — Chicago-based nonprofit Chicago Women in Trades (CWIT) filed a new lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders that severely restrict and chill Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives. Approximately 70 percent of CWIT’s...

Lawyers’ Committee Releases Statement Condemning Dismantle DEI Act

by Press | Nov 20, 2024 | Press Releases

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, the Dismantle DEI Act is scheduled for markup in the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. The Act, which was introduced by incoming Vice-President Senator J.D. Vance and Congressman Michael Cloud, aims to ban diversity,...

Lawyers’ Committee Continues Fight for Racial Equity as Lawsuit Stalls Fearless Fund Grant Program

by Press | Jun 3, 2024 | Press Releases

WASHINGTON—On Monday, in American Alliance for Equal Rights vs. Fearless Fund Management LLC, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit overturned a district court’s decision and ordered a further pause to the Fearless Fund awarding any grants in the Fearless...

Civil, Legal and Latino Advocates Applaud Smithsonian Museum for Standing Firm to Protect Program that Increases Opportunity

by Press | Mar 27, 2024 | Press Releases

WASHINGTON-– A United States District Court for the District of Columbia is likely to approve a proposed settlement in the case American Alliance for Equal Rights v. Jorge Zamanillo, a lawsuit filed by Edward Blum challenging an internship program offered by the...