by Press | Oct 2, 2019 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Civil rights leaders urged the Supreme Court to preserve a critical civil rights statute that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color and ethnicity when making and enforcing contracts. The law applies to all private and public actors and...
by Press | Sep 30, 2019 | Newsclips
Hidden in the fine print of many “take it or leave it” employment contracts is a clause that steals the right of employees to have their day in court. It’s called forced arbitration.
by Press | Aug 22, 2019 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed a comment opposing the Trump Administration’s proposed rule to limit civil rights protections in health care under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. The proposed rule, which was issued...
by Press | Aug 13, 2019 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) change in position on an Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) case...
by Press | Jul 18, 2019 | Newsclips
In a stunning act of xenophobia and outright racism, President Trump told four Congresswomen of color to “go back” to the countries they came from, disregarding the fact that all four are American citizens.
