by Press | Nov 1, 2019 | Press Releases
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law has been conducting a nationwide inquiry into law enforcement with known ties to white supremacist and other organizations with bigoted views. During its investigation, the Lawyers’ Committee presented evidence to...
by Press | Oct 23, 2019 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the families of Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. held a call with the members of the press to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the passage of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes...
by Press | Oct 16, 2019 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law has been conducting a nationwide inquiry into law enforcement with known ties to white supremacist and extremist organizations. Today, the organization released the results of its investigation into...
by Press | Oct 15, 2019 | Newsclips
A Connecticut police officer’s membership in the Proud Boys, a far-right group known for engaging in violent clashes at political rallies, didn’t violate department policies, the town’s police chief has concluded in response to a civil rights group’s...
by Press | Sep 27, 2019 | Newsclips
While many people consider “white supremacy” to be the superlative form of “racism,” the two closely-related terms have different meanings. Racism is a belief but white supremacy is the structural system founded on that idea. Racism hasn’t changed in 400...
