by Press | Sep 26, 2024 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C., September 25, 2024 — The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is proud to announce that its President and Executive Director, Damon Hewitt, accepted the Privacy Champion Award on behalf of the Lawyers’ Committee at...
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,...
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....
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...
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...