Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, Southern Poverty Law Center File Brief in Support of Grant Program for Black-Owned Businesses

by Press | Dec 21, 2023 | Press Releases

Underlying lawsuit from Stephen Miller-backed America First Legal targets ‘Hello Alice’ for work combating racial funding disparities via grant awards to Black-owned small businesses Washington, DC–Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights...

The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Opposes the EEOC’s Rescission of its Policy Position Against Mandatory Arbitration Agreements

by Nick Diaz | Dec 18, 2019 | Press Releases

Yesterday, the EEOC voted 2-1 to rescind its 1997 policy position that forced arbitration of employment discrimination disputes contravenes the fundamental principles of our civil rights laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.  The EEOC’s...

The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Files Amicus Brief In U.S. Supreme Court Underscoring Racial Impact of Louisiana’s Abortion Restriction on Black Women

by Nick Diaz | Dec 4, 2019 | Press Releases

Lawyers’ Committee Argues that Ruling Especially Hinders Access for Black Low-Income Women in Louisiana Washington, D.C. – On December 2, 2019, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and a dozen other...

Civil Rights Groups File Amicus Brief Before Supreme Court Challenging Department of Homeland Security’s Rescission Of DACA

by Nick Diaz | Oct 11, 2019 | Press Releases

WASHINGTON  – A coalition of civil rights and social justice organizations led by the national Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and including the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, filed an amicus...

Civil rights groups slam Comcast for trying to weaken a key protection against racial discrimination

by Nick Diaz | Oct 2, 2019 | Newsclips

A coalition of civil rights organizations this week accused Comcast of undermining Reconstruction-era protections against racial discrimination, weighing in on a lawsuit against the company that is now before the U.S. Supreme Court. Comedian and media mogul Byron...