Lawyers’ Committee Defends Anti-Discrimination Rules that Expand Broadband Access to Low Income Families Before Federal Appeals Court

by Press | Sep 26, 2024 | Press Releases

St. LOUIS, MO — Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the FCC argued Wednesday before the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in defense of new rules prohibiting discrimination by broadband providers. The rules, issued by the Federal Communications Commission,...

Lawyers’ Committee Responds to Supreme Court Rejection of Case Challenging Government Ability to Communicate with Social Media Companies about Mis- and Disinformation

by Press | Jun 26, 2024 | Publications

WASHINGTON—On Wednesday, in Vivek H. Murthy, Surgeon General, et al., v. Missouri, et al., the Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the federal government’s ability to communicate with social media companies to tackle misinformation on their platforms....

Civil Society Organizations Urge Markup Delay for Privacy Bill, Restoration of Civil Rights Protections

by Press | Jun 25, 2024 | Press Releases

More than 50 groups send letter to House Energy and Commerce leadership calling for postponement unless civil rights issues fixed WASHINGTON —The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and the...

Lawyers’ Committee Opposes New Draft of American Privacy Rights Act, Urges Representatives to Vote No

by Press | Jun 24, 2024 | Press Releases

Current draft bill strips out civil rights protections and weakens privacy. WASHINGTON—- The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law released the following statement in response to the most recent draft of the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA). The...

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Files Brief Arguing that the Dissemination of Harmful Election Disinformation Does Not Constitute Protected Political Speech

by Press | Feb 12, 2024 | Press Releases

WASHINGTON— On Monday, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed an amicus brief in United States v. Mackey, a caseconcerning the conviction of Douglass Mackey for his 2016 efforts to carry out a voter...