by Ian Weiner | Nov 20, 2020 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and co-counsel filed an opposition motion to dismiss last night in Black Lives Matter D.C. v. Trump, after several defendants filed motions to dismiss the case. The case seeks to hold...
by Ian Weiner | Nov 19, 2020 | Press Releases
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – More than 228,800 callers accessed the 866-OUR-VOTE Election Protection hotline between Jan. 1 and Election Day. The Election Protection hotline provided front-line support for voters across the country throughout the 2020 election cycle. The top...
by Ian Weiner | Nov 19, 2020 | Press Releases
Federal and state courts have historically failed to reflect the racial, ethnic and gender diversity of the United States, with a significantly higher proportion of white and male judges on the federal bench than the reflected population, a new brief released by...
by Ian Weiner | Nov 18, 2020 | Press Releases
(Hartford, Conn.) – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and multiple of its grantees and contractors failed to provide relocating families with the mobility counseling they were entitled to, imposed relocation deadlines that were highly...
by Ian Weiner | Nov 17, 2020 | Press Releases
In 2014, Students for Fair Admissions attacked the diversity initiatives at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill when it filed a lawsuit against, seeking to eradicate a race-conscious admissions policy that viewed race in a holistic manner, and ensured...
