by Press | Apr 15, 2026 | Press Releases
In response to the Justice Department’s effort to vacate the convictions of several former members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers extremist groups convicted of seditious conspiracy for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The following is a...
by Press | Mar 31, 2026 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON — Today, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Damon Hewitt issued the following statement in response to the Smith v. Trump ruling. The court found that President Donald Trump is not immune from civil...
by Press | Dec 19, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On December 19, the D.C. District Court heard arguments in Lee, et al. v. Trump, et al., which has consolidated remaining January 6-related cases against President Trump. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law represents a...
by Press | Jan 21, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON — Following his inauguration, President Donald Trump issued an executive order pardoning and commuting the sentences of nearly 1600 people charged for their involvement in the January 6 insurrection. Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the...
by Press | Jan 6, 2025 | Press Releases
On January 6, 2026, it will be five years since insurrectionists stormed the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 Presidential election. Since that day, many have wondered what true accountability could look like for...
