by Stanley Augustin | Nov 23, 2021 | Press Releases
(Austin, Texas) —Two prominent national civil rights legal groups on Tuesday denounced Texas politicians’ efforts to force schools to begin pulling books from their classrooms and libraries shelves under the guise of state law. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights...
by Stanley Augustin | Nov 24, 2020 | Newsclips
Dear President-Elect Biden: As co-chairs and participating organizations of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights’ Employment Task Force, we write to share our views concerning the qualifications for the next U.S. Secretary of Labor. Ensuring the...
by Stanley Augustin | Jun 4, 2020 | Press Releases
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Protesters who were attacked by federal troops in front of the White House Monday night as they were demonstrating nonviolently against police brutality sued President Donald Trump, Attorney General William Barr, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper,...
by Stanley Augustin | May 27, 2020 | Press Releases
(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Kentucky and Covington & Burling filed a federal lawsuit today over Kentucky’s failure to take appropriate action to ensure...
