by Press | Jan 20, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement: “This morning, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Americans woke up...
by Press | Jan 17, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, following the announcement that President Biden commuted the sentences of people impacted by crack and powder cocaine sentencing disparities, Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law,...
by Press | Jun 15, 2021 | Press Releases
(WASHINGTON) – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is proud to announce today that it has received a generous donation of $1 million from the New York City-based law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP (Cravath). The donation will aid in the...
by Press | Apr 17, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – This past week, Daunte Wright was shot and killed in Minneapolis, and in Chicago police released the footage of the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo. These events also come on the heels of the Derek Chauvin trial, and recently...
by Press | Jan 26, 2021 | Blog, Press Releases
To ensure affordable housing units can be built and expand opportunities to promote a thriving, inclusive community in the Gowanus neighborhood of New York City, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed an amicus brief today on behalf of three...
