The long and complicated road to understanding Jeff Sessions and matters of race

by Press | Dec 22, 2016 | Newsclips

Following Senate Recess, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Condemns Senate’s Continued Failure to Move on U.S. Supreme Court Vacancy and Dozens of Judicial Vacancies

by Press | Dec 11, 2016 | Press Releases

Following Senate Recess, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Condemns Senate’s Continued Failure to Move on U.S. Supreme Court Vacancy and Dozens of Judicial Vacancies WASHINGTON, D.C. — Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of...

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Responds to Supreme Court Argument in Key Redistricting Cases

by Press | Dec 5, 2016 | Press Releases

Washington, D.C.-The United States Supreme Court today heard oral arguments in two significant appeals concerning claims of racial gerrymandering. Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law said, “As the...

Virtual Town Hall on Nationwide Spike in Hate-Filled Incidents

by Press | Dec 2, 2016 | Press Releases

MEDIA ADVISORY December 2, 2016 Virtual Town Hall on Nationwide Spike in Hate-Filled Incidents December 6, 2016, 2:30 – 3 p.m. EST Dial In Number:  800‑894‑5910; Meeting ID:  Stop the Hate #StopTheHate WASHINGTON, D.C. and Montgomery, Ala. — The Lawyers’...

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Responds to Today’s Decision Not to Pursue Criminal Charges in Connection with Police Shooting of Keith Lamont Scott

by Press | Nov 30, 2016 | Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Following today’s decision that the Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Office will not pursue criminal charges in connection with the death of Keith Lamont Scott, an unarmed African American man killed by law enforcement in North Carolina,...