by Press | Dec 17, 2024 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – On Wednesday, House AI task force co-chairs Reps. Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.) and Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) released the Bipartisan House Task Force report on Artificial Intelligence. The report makes clear that Congress has a role and responsibility to...
by Press | Apr 17, 2024 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON—In testimony today before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Innovation, Data and Commerce Subcommittee, David Brody, managing attorney of the Digital Justice Initiative at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, underscored...
by Press | Mar 10, 2023 | Press Releases
Damon Hewitt was the sole minority witness to testify to the challenges Black voters faced in the 2022 elections before the House Subcommittee on Elections on Friday. WASHINGTON– Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee...
by Press | Jan 30, 2023 | Press Releases
The leaders of the nation’s Black-led legacy civil rights organizations today requested a meeting with President Biden and Vice President to discuss a forceful and substantive federal response to the ongoing crisis of police violence. “As the principals of eight...
