New Resource: Affirmative Action – Expert Answers to the Most Pressing Questions on Supreme Court Decisions in SFFA v Harvard/UNC
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The Fight for Affirmative Action
The recent decision undermines affirmative action as we know it, but the fight for opportunity for all in higher education does not stop. We all have a role to play in improving access to higher education moving forward, from elected officials and corporate leaders to academic institutions and government institutions. The Court has changed the law. Now, we must change the system. Join us as we fight harder than ever so that every student who wants to go to college has a fair shot to do so.
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January 6th Insurrection
On January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol Police officers risked their lives to protect our democracy. They faced a violent, mass attack on the Capitol driven by intentional misinformation aimed at overturning the legitimate results of an election in which record numbers of Black voters made their voices heard. The violent attack was designed to threaten and intimidate those involved in conducting and protecting the election certification process. It was not just an attack on people or property, but an attack on democracy itself.
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Blog, Press Releases & Newsclips
Civil Rights Champion Sparkle Sooknanan Confirmed as Federal Judge
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following statement in reaction to the United States Senate’s vote to confirm Sparkle Sooknanan as a federal judge for the...
Lawyers’ Committee Releases Statement Condemning Reported Deal to Abandon Nominations of Federal Appeals Court Judges
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued this statement in response to reports that the Senate will not conduct a vote on four federal circuit court judge nominees leaving positions...
Lawyers’ Committee Urges Senators to Confirm Federal Judge Nominee Sparkle Sooknanan
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law urges Senators to approve the nomination of Sparkle Sooknanan to the United States District Court of the District of Columbia. Statement from Alex Ault, policy counsel at the...
Lawyers’ Committee Releases Statement Condemning Dismantle DEI Act
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, the Dismantle DEI Act is scheduled for markup in the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. The Act, which was introduced by incoming Vice-President Senator J.D. Vance and Congressman Michael Cloud, aims to ban diversity,...
Lawyers’ Committee Releases Statement Denouncing HR 9495
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law released the following statement from its President and Executive Director, Damon T. Hewitt, on H.R. 9495 in Congress. The proposed bill, the Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American...
We Will Not Back Down — Our Fight for Justice is More Urgent Than Ever
Yesterday’s election results confirmed a critical truth: our democracy and hard-fought rights are under attack. With Donald Trump poised to assume the presidency again, many of us are rightfully concerned about an agenda that threatens to roll back progress,...
