Lawyers’ Committee Applauds Supreme Court Ruling in NetChoice Cases

by Press | Jul 1, 2024 | Press Releases

WASHINGTON—On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Moody v. NetChoice and NetChoice v. Paxton. The Court vacated the lower court decisions and sent the cases back to the courts for reconsideration. The Court held the lower courts did not use the...

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Statement About the U.S. Supreme Court’s Ruling in Case about Criminalizing Homelessness

by Press | Jun 28, 2024 | Press Releases

The Lawyers’ Committee submitted the amicus brief in the case here. The following statement is from Thomas Silverstein, Acting Director of the Fair Housing & Community Development Project. “The Court’s conclusion that sleeping outside when there...

Lawyers’ Committee Responds to Supreme Court Rejection of Case Challenging Government Ability to Communicate with Social Media Companies about Mis- and Disinformation

by Press | Jun 26, 2024 | Publications

WASHINGTON—On Wednesday, in Vivek H. Murthy, Surgeon General, et al., v. Missouri, et al., the Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the federal government’s ability to communicate with social media companies to tackle misinformation on their platforms....

Supreme Court Allows Racial Gerrymandering in South Carolina, Lawyers’ Committee Decries Ruling

by Press | May 24, 2024 | Press Releases

WASHINGTON–On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, reversing a federal court’s finding that ruled South Carolina’s redistricting of Congressional District 1...

Lawyers’ Committee Director Testifies in Congressional Hearing on SCOTUS’s Impact on Race and Admissions

by Press | Sep 28, 2023 | Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Today, David Hinojosa, Director of the Educational Opportunities Project at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, testified before the U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee’s Subcommittee on Higher Education and...