by Press | Nov 20, 2024 | Press Releases
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...
by Press | Nov 20, 2024 | Press Releases
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,...
by Press | Oct 30, 2024 | Press Releases
A recording of a press conference on this matter can be found here. Washington, DC—Immigrant rights and voting rights organizations are disappointed and alarmed the United States Supreme Court has allowed Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin to wrongfully...
by Press | Oct 25, 2024 | Press Releases
Alexandria, Va. — Today, the Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights (VACIR), the League of Women Voters of Virginia (LWVVA), and African Communities Together (ACT) successfully defended new citizens who were unfairly targeted in Virginia’s illegal and last-minute...
by Press | Oct 24, 2024 | Press Releases
DURHAM, N.C. (Oct. 24, 2024)— The North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP and two voters are urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to stop a dangerous attempt to purge a quarter of a million registered voters from North Carolina’s...
by Press | Oct 23, 2024 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. — Today, the Georgia Supreme Court rejected an attempt to force an emergency appeal of a court ruling that struck down several State Election Board rules, including a rule that would have required the hand counting of ballots in the upcoming November...