by Press | Dec 3, 2024 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following statement in reaction to the United States Senate’s vote to confirm Sparkle Sooknanan as a federal judge for...
by Press | Nov 25, 2024 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued this statement in response to reports that the Senate will not conduct a vote on four federal circuit court judge nominees leaving positions...
by Press | Nov 20, 2024 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law urges Senators to approve the nomination of Sparkle Sooknanan to the United States District Court of the District of Columbia. Statement from Alex Ault, policy counsel at the...
by Press | Feb 10, 2023 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC– The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to advance five of President Biden’s judicial nominees to be considered by the full Senate. The nominees are Julie Rikelman for the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, Nancy Abudu for the...
by Press | Apr 27, 2022 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – The Senate Judiciary Committee began hearings Wednesday to confirm five of President Biden’s nominees, all women of color, to the federal bench. President Biden is following through on his commitment to nominate attorneys and jurists from...
