by Press | Jun 30, 2026 | Press Releases
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down President Trump’s order denying birthright citizenship to children born on U.S. soil, affirming that the Fourteenth Amendment means what it has always meant. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law,...
by Press | Nov 21, 2025 | Press Releases
Contact: press@lawyerscommittee.org The State of Texas filed a request for the U.S. Supreme Court to issue a stay that would pause an important federal court ruling that blocked the state’s racially gerrymandered congressional map from going into effect....
by Press | Jun 27, 2025 | Press Releases
Washington—On Friday the Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, limited universal injunctions issued by federal courts. The following is a statement from Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: “Even though...
by Press | Mar 20, 2025 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C.— In response to the illegal firing of two sitting Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioners by President Trump, Shatorah Roberson, senior policy counsel at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released the following...
by Press | Jan 16, 2025 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON—The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed an amici brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of a diverse group of civil rights and nonprofit organizations defending the constitutionality of the FCC’s Universal Service Fund, a $4 billion...
