by Damon Hewitt | Jun 19, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON D.C. – Damon T. Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released the following statement in honor of Juneteenth. “In a time where our civil rights and our communities are under vicious assault,...
by Press | Jun 19, 2023 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON- The following is a statement from Damon Hewitt, president, and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: “Today we join the nation in commemorating Juneteenth, marking the day in 1865 when enslaved Africans...