Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Responds to DOJ’s Attack on Racial Diversity in Harvard Case

by Press | Aug 30, 2018 | Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Statement of Interest supporting Plaintiff students suing...

Government accuses Harvard of ‘outright racial balancing’

by Press | Aug 30, 2018 | Newsclips

15 cents short? Mother raises lunch money for other students

by Press | Aug 21, 2018 | Newsclips

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Responds to Groundbreaking Decision to Eradicate Criminal History Question From Standardized Form Used by More Than 700+ Colleges Across US

by Press | Aug 9, 2018 | Press Releases

Decision to Strike Criminal History Question Opens Door for Tens of Thousands of Students Seeking Access to Higher Education Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) announced an important victory in its work to remove the criminal...

Civil Rights Groups File Brief in Support of Race Conscious Admissions at Harvard

by Press | Jul 30, 2018 | Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The national Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Boston-based Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice, Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ), and pro bono counsel, Arnold & Porter, today filed an amicus curiae,...