by Press | Jun 11, 2019 | Newsclips
The head of The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Attorney Kristin Clarke breaks down the many ways Republicans in State and Federal Governments and on the Supreme Court are attacking the hard-fought right to vote.
by Press | Jun 11, 2019 | Newsclips
Successful voter registration drives among Blacks have motivated Tennessee lawmaker to pass bill with onerous fines for simple registration mistakes, which will cause voters to think twice about registering. We speak to Ezra Rosenberg of the Voting Rights Project at...
by Press | Jun 6, 2019 | Newsclips
Thousands of Pennsylvanians have their votes rejected every year — in violation of their constitutional rights — because the commonwealth’s tight deadlines for absentee ballots are far more restrictive than those of other states, advocates argued Wednesday before a...
by Press | Jun 5, 2019 | Press Releases
Pre-Suit NVRA Violation Notice Letter issued by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law on Behalf of Georgia Voting Rights Organizations to Laurens County Election Officials WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, voting rights advocates sent a letter formally notifying...
by Press | Jun 5, 2019 | Press Releases
Philadelphia, PA – A state court heard its first arguments today in a constitutional challenge to Pennsylvania’s absentee voting deadline. The hearing before the Commonwealth Court, which convenedwas sitting in Philadelphia, centered around the defendants’...
