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,...

Scalia’s Absence Haunts Supreme Court’s New Term

by Press | Oct 3, 2016 | Newsclips

Lawyers’ Committee Applauds U.S. Department of Education for Proposed Regulations to Expand Compliance with the IDEA

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...

Lawyers’ Committee applauds President Obama’s nomination of Judge Abdul K. Kallon to serve on the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

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...

The Choice for School Vouchers: Fix It or Forget It

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...