SECURING JUSTICE FOR ALL
Election Protection Program
The national, nonpartisan Election Protection coalition works year-round to ensure that all voters have an equal opportunity to vote and have that vote count. Made up of more than 100 local, state and national partners, Election Protection uses a wide range of tools and activities to protect, advance and defend the right to vote.
2020 Virtual Annual Awards Celebration
As we close out an extremely challenging but gratifying year of advancing racial justice, I wanted to make sure that our virtual Annual Awards Event is on your calendar. This special event will feature tributes to board members, clients and partners for their invaluable role in advancing our mission to secure equal justice under law. Program Journal
Democracy Matters
Since the November 3rd election, there have been over 4 dozen lawsuits filed in the courts challenging the election outcome. We are standing up to safeguard the rights of Black voters and have intervened in 17 of these suits. We have achieved success in all. Over 150 million Americans participated in this election and their voices matter.
Election Protection
The national, nonpartisan Election Protection coalition works year-round to ensure that all voters have an equal opportunity to vote and have that vote count. Made up of more than 100 local, state and national partners, Election Protection uses a wide range of tools and activities to protect, advance and defend the right to vote. Election Protection provides Americans from coast to coast with comprehensive information and assistance at all stages of voting – from registration, to absentee and early voting, to casting a vote at the polls, to overcoming obstacles to their participation. Election Protection helps voters make sure their vote is counted through a number of resources, including: A suite of voter helplines, Voter Protection field programs across the country, and digital outreach tools. Throughout the election cycle we’re working tirelessly to protect the vote.
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NOTE TO REPORTERS: Hawai‘i Police Union Sues to Hide Misconduct Information from the Public
The public interest in Hawai‘i is overwhelmingly served by Act 47’s provision requiring that its police departments disclose to the Legislature the names of police officers who have been suspended or discharged but whose grievance processes are not yet final, argues a...
Lumina Foundation’s Racial Justice and Equity Fund Awards $325,000 Grant to the National Lawyers’ Committee
(Washington, D.C.) - Indianapolis-based Lumina Foundation awarded a $325,000 grant today to the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. A natural pairing, Lumina Foundation is committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available to...
Education and Civil Rights Groups Send Letter to Biden Education Transition Team, Urging Them to Protect English Learners by Postponing Proficiency Testing
(Washington, D.C.) - To ensure that students who are learning the English language are not forced into schools for the sole purpose of testing their proficiency, and that parents be provided an option in their native language, and to withdraw from testing if they do...
After Trump Incites Violent Attack on U.S. Capitol, Twitter Permanently Bans His Account
(WASHINGTON, DC) – After the unprecedent attacks on the Capitol this past Wednesday by a violent pro-Trump mob, Twitter announced today that it has permanently banned President Donald Trump from the social media platform. The following is a statement from David Brody,...
Google Responds to Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law’s Demand to Ban App Used to Plan Attack on Capitol
(Washington, D.C.) — In November, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and partners warned Google of the risk that Parler, an app falsely touting itself as the ‘free-speech’ version of Twitter, posed. Today, in the wake of an attempted coup planned in...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Condemns Domestic Terrorist Attack on United States Capitol
(Washington, D.C.) - Armed insurrectionists attacked and overtook the U.S. Capitol Building to forcibly challenge President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’s Electoral College victory. The violence threatened the lives of the entire U.S....
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