1.0Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Lawhttps://lawyerscommittee.orgStanley Augustinhttps://lawyerscommittee.org/author/saugustin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://lawyerscommittee.org/lawyers-committee-civil-rights-law-responds-nomination-dr-ben-carson-secretary-housing-urban-development/">Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Responds to Nomination of Dr. Ben Carson as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://lawyerscommittee.org/lawyers-committee-civil-rights-law-responds-nomination-dr-ben-carson-secretary-housing-urban-development/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Responds to Nomination of Dr. Ben Carson as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development” — Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>WASHINGTON, D.C. — Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law President and Executive Director Kristen Clarke issued the following statement in response to the nomination of Dr. Benjamin Carson as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: “The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is tasked with promoting fair housing and creating affordable and […]