by Press | Oct 24, 2023 | Press Releases
COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Today, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee), the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ), ACLU of Georgia, and Schulte, Roth & Zabel LLP (SRZ), filed a...
by Press | Aug 1, 2023 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Former President Donald Trump was indicted Tuesday on four counts tied to his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. This indictment has undeniable parallels to a federal civil rights lawsuit the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law...
by Press | Jun 16, 2023 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs jointly filed an amicus brief supporting the District of Columbia’s motion to dismiss a complaint challenging the...
by Press | Jun 8, 2023 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Allen v. Milligan, blocking the state of Alabama’s congressional map that diluted the votes of Black voters in violation of the Voting Rights Act. Damon Hewitt, President and Executive...
by Press | Mar 10, 2023 | Press Releases
Damon Hewitt was the sole minority witness to testify to the challenges Black voters faced in the 2022 elections before the House Subcommittee on Elections on Friday. WASHINGTON– Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee...
