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...
by Press | Mar 12, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Damon Hewitt, the president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued this statement in response to the news that the Department of Education will cut its staff by nearly fifty percent: ...
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...
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 Arnice Brooks | Jan 24, 2025 | Press Releases
President Donald Trump’s initial executive orders and actions demonstrate a profound hostility to civil rights and many of the programs and policies that protect the rights of millions of Americans everyday. Within his first few days in office, President Trump issued...
