Voting Rights Orgs Release Memo Citing Concerns with Using Mail Deliverability in Voter List Maintenance; Provide Recommendations for Keeping Eligible Voters Registered

by Press | Mar 20, 2024 | Press Releases

DURHAM, NC (March 20, 2024) — Voting rights advocates released a memorandum this week addressing the challenges and implications surrounding the use of mail returned as undeliverable in voter list maintenance. The memo is intended to guide advocates...

Lawyers’ Committee President Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Committee on Voter Suppression and Need for Reform

by Press | Mar 11, 2024 | Press Releases

WASHINGTON— Damon T. Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, will testify on March 12 before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee as part of their hearing entitled: “The Right Side of History: Protecting Voting...

Lawyers’ Committee For Civil Rights Under Law Gets Relief for Black Voters Facing Voter Intimidation in Texas

by Press | Nov 8, 2022 | Press Releases

Black voters in Beaumont were intimidated by white poll workers, who asked them to loudly recite their address after already being checked in. BEAUMONT, TX– The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed emergency voting rights litigation on...

Election Protection Coalition Leaders Marked Election Day 2022, Outlined Voters’ Access and Reported Intimidation

by Press | Nov 8, 2022 | Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Today, Election Protection coalition leaders outlined trends and reports of issues voters are experiencing around the country as they cast their ballots at the polls on the last day of the midterm elections.  Calls to the 866-OUR-VOTE...

Voting and Immigrants’ Rights Groups Settle Lawsuit After Mississippi Legislature Repeals Unconstitutional Provision and Provides Additional Voter Registration Safeguard for Naturalized Citizens

by Press | Sep 4, 2022 | Press Releases

Groups to Monitor Implementation of New Safeguard   (Washington, D.C.) – As a result of legislation passed in the recent legislative session, the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the Mississippi Center for Justice (MCJ) recently asked a federal...