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,...
by Press | Feb 23, 2016 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C., February 23, 2016 – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law’s (Lawyers’ Committee) President and Executive Director Kristen Clarke issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed rule to promote equity in Part...
by Press | Feb 11, 2016 | Press Releases
The Lawyers’ Committee applauds President Obama’s nomination today of the Honorable Judge Abdul K. Kallon to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Judge Kallon’s nomination would fill a federal judicial seat that has been vacant since...
by Press | Nov 19, 2015 | Blog
Before law school, I was a teacher in the Mississippi Delta in a school district that was later taken over by the state. For two years, I bore witness to the damage that a struggling school system can inflict on children’s lives. The private school a few miles down...