by Press | Apr 29, 2026 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON — The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law decried the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in Louisiana v. Callais to severely weaken Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The case involves a challenge to a redistricted election map in...
by Press | Sep 4, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON — Late Wednesday, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and partner organizations filed an amicus brief in the US Supreme Court case Louisiana v. Callais in support of fair representation for Black voters in...
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...
