by Ian Weiner | Jul 13, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) —The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will hold a hearing on Tuesday on the nomination of Catherine Lhamon to serve as the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education. If...
by Ian Weiner | Jun 23, 2021 | Press Releases
(CHICAGO) – To increase access, retention and graduation rates for students of color at flagship universities in the Great Lakes region, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, with support from the Joyce Foundation, has launched the REASON...
by Ian Weiner | Jun 16, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) — The U.S. Department of Education announced Wednesday that it will extend Title IX protections to transgender students, stating that discrimination against gay and transgender students is prohibited under the law. A year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court...
by Ian Weiner | Jun 14, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) — The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, and the Washington, D.C. office of the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) announced the 2021 First Generation Civil Rights...
by Ian Weiner | May 27, 2021 | Press Releases
David Hinojosa, director of the Educational Opportunities Project at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released the following statement regarding efforts to suppress discussions on race, sex diversity and inclusion in education today: “The Lawyers’...