Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

lawsuit against U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and the Department of Education

Biden Administration Sued Again Over Student Debt Relief Disproportionately Shouldered By Communities Of Color

Photos: USGOV\Twitter Washington, D.C. – A group of student, consumer advocacy, and civil rights organizations Friday filed a lawsuit against U.S. Education Secretary Miguel ...

On Saturday, a white supremacist committed a senseless act of violence in Buffalo, N.Y., shooting and killing 10 people

Buffalo Shooting: We Must Stand Against Rising Tide Of Racism

Photos: Twitter WASHINGTON, DC–On Saturday, a white supremacist committed a senseless act of violence in Buffalo, N.Y., shooting and killing 10 people in what ...

U.S. Senate Condemned For Failure To Pass Bill Codifying Abortion

Photos: Lawyer’s Committee\C-SPAN WASHINGTON, DC–Wednesday, in response to the failed Senate vote to advance the Women’s Health Protection Action, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil ...

The Lawyers’ Committee has filed dozens of cases under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act

Voting Rights: Gutting Section 2 Would Allow Unchecked Racial Discrimination

Photos: Twitter (Washington, D.C.) ­- A federal appeals court should reverse a district judge’s ruling that held Black voters and other impacted community members ...

judge-made doctrine of qualified immunity erodes civil rights protections for people of color.

Lawyers’ Committee’s Testifies To Congress In Support Of Abolishing Qualified Immunity For Police

Photos: Lawyers’ Committee\Twitter\YouTube\Voice (Washington, D.C.) – Arthur Ago, Director of the Criminal Justice Project at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law testified ...

Biden signed into law the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, legislation which finally declares lynching a federal hate crime.

Federal Lynch Law Legislation Finally Becomes Law In 2022

Photos: Wikimedia Commons\Twitter Tuesday, President Joseph Biden signed into law the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, legislation which finally declares lynching a federal hate crime. ...

For decades the USDA discriminated against Black farmers by denying them loans

Black Farmers Who Endured Decades Of Discrimination By USDA Receive Favorable Court Ruling

Photos: Twitter\YouTube\Lawyers’ Committee (Washington, D.C.) — Black farmers can now defend the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) debt relief program after the U.S. ...

judge ketanji brown jackson confirmation hearing

Lawyers’ Committee Recommends Confirming Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson To Be First Black Woman On Supreme Court

Photos: Lawyers’ Committee\YouTube\Screenshot (Washington, D.C.) — The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law released a report on Monday evaluating Supreme Court nominee Judge ...

the 2020 census significantly undercounted the country’s Black, Latino, and Indigenous communities.

2020 Census Undercounted Black, Latino and Indigenous People Limiting Our Power

Photos: YouTube Washington, DC) – The Census Bureau announced Thursday that the 2020 census significantly undercounted the country’s Black, Latino, and Indigenous communities. Non-white ...

On Tuesday, longtime leader of the Proud Boys, Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, was indicted on conspiracy for the Jan. 6 Capitol attack

Proud Boys Leader Charged With Conspiracy For Role In Jan. 6 Attack

Photo: Lawyer’s Committee Washington, DC) – On Tuesday, longtime leader of the Proud Boys, Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, was indicted on conspiracy for the Jan. ...