by Press | Jan 26, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – President Joseph R. Biden is expected to sign executive orders Tuesday on what the White House is calling his racial equity agenda. Executive actions will address housing, voting and police...
by Press | Jul 24, 2020 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) — As Louisiana residents grapple with uncertainty caused by COVID-19, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in partnership with Duane Morris LLP, Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus, Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center, and Jane Place...
by Press | Mar 23, 2020 | Press Releases
The Court’s Decision Weakens 19th-Century Civil Rights Law, Imposing a Burdensome Pleading Standard on Victims of Discrimination WASHINGTON – Today the United States Supreme Court instructed a lower court to reconsider its ruling in a discrimination case involving...
by Press | Dec 20, 2019 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON – African Communities Together and UndocuBlack Network, along with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and Lawyers for Civil Rights, applaud the provision in the National Defense Authorization Act that allows eligible Liberians to gain...
by Press | Dec 18, 2019 | Press Releases
Chapel Hill, NC– Following the filings from the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the UNC Board of Governors responded with false claims that the institution had two options, to either settle with the pro-confederate group or return the statue to campus....