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...
by Press | Apr 26, 2024 | Press Releases
LOUISIANA––The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Southeast Louisiana Legal Services, and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, have successfully won summary judgment in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on behalf of current...
by Press | Sep 25, 2023 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON– The Supreme Court must reinforce the balance of power that Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council (Chevron) provides to ensure that federal agencies uphold Congress’ vision for a robust federal civil rights framework developed to protect...
by Press | May 4, 2023 | Press Releases
LOUISIANA – The Streamlined Voluntary Conversion (SVC) of the Acre Road public housing community in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana is unlawful due to inconsistencies under the Administrative Procedure Act and the Fair Housing Act, the Lawyers’ Committee for...
by Press | Feb 4, 2022 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) — In honor of his work to foster the development of inclusive communities, expand access to opportunity, and fight displacement, Thomas Silverstein, associate director of the Fair Housing & Community Development Project at the Lawyers’ Committee...
