by Press | Nov 18, 2020 | Press Releases
(Hartford, Conn.) – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and multiple of its grantees and contractors failed to provide relocating families with the mobility counseling they were entitled to, imposed relocation deadlines that were highly...
by Press | Nov 17, 2020 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) — Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (SC) reported pressuring of election officials in Georgia, Nevada and Arizona raises grave concerns about possible violations of ethical rules and federal election law. The following is a statement from Kristen Clarke,...
by Press | Nov 12, 2020 | Press Releases
(Cambridge, Mass.) – The U.S. Circuit Court for the First Circuit in Massachusetts ruled in a 2-0 decision today in SFFA v. Harvard that Harvard University’s race-conscious admissions policy must be upheld. The court found that Harvard’s policy is consistent...
by Press | Nov 9, 2020 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – Attorney General Barr issued a memo today to U.S. Attorneys calling for investigations into alleged vote fraud prior to the certification of election results. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following statement in...
by Press | Nov 9, 2020 | Press Releases
(Charlotte, N.C.) – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law presented opening statements today in SFFA v. UNC, a federal lawsuit challenging the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s limited consideration of race in admissions to promote...
