by Press | Apr 26, 2024 | Press Releases
LOUISIANA––The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Southeast Louisiana Legal Services, and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, have successfully won summary judgment in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on behalf of current...
by Press | Jun 28, 2023 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON– The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) closed its investigations into two Louisiana state agencies regarding pollution from a petrochemical plant and potential violations of the Civil Rights Act. The investigations were initiated in response...
by Press | May 4, 2023 | Press Releases
LOUISIANA – The Streamlined Voluntary Conversion (SVC) of the Acre Road public housing community in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana is unlawful due to inconsistencies under the Administrative Procedure Act and the Fair Housing Act, the Lawyers’ Committee for...
by Press | Jan 20, 2022 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C.– Black residents of St. John the Baptist Parish have been subjected to disproportionate air pollution produced by various manufacturing facilities, including the Denka neoprene production plant, according to a complaint submitted to the U.S....
by Press | Jul 24, 2020 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) — As Louisiana residents grapple with uncertainty caused by COVID-19, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in partnership with Duane Morris LLP, Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus, Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center, and Jane Place...
