by Ian Weiner | Mar 5, 2021 | Blog, Press Releases
Facebook is engaging in online segregation and redlining by using certain protected characteristics – such as race, age and gender – to determine who receives ads for economic opportunities, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law argues in an amicus...
by Ian Weiner | Mar 4, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – Nearly a year after nationwide protests occurred calling for an end to police brutality against Black and Brown communities and demanding greater accountability in every sector of law enforcement, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act has...
by Ian Weiner | Mar 4, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.1, the ‘For the People Act,’ in what is an important first step towards expanding access to the ballot box. Numerous provisions in the bill, such as requiring states to allow same-day voter...
by Ian Weiner | Feb 27, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – The US House of Representatives passed the American Rescue Plan, H.R.1319, today, a key step towards delivering to Black Americans and other communities of color who have been hit hardest by the pandemic the federal assistance they’ve long...
by Ian Weiner | Feb 26, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) - Civil rights groups criticized the latest attack on Yale University’s important race-conscious admissions policy today after Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) filed another lawsuit against the school. SFFA’s filing comes less than three weeks...