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Voting Rights Barriers & Discrimination in Twenty-First Century California: 2000-2013

March 15, 2014

The strength of our democracy is measured by the ability of citizens to vote. The right to vote should not be contingent on a citizen’s race, ethnicity, national origin, English-language proficiency, disability, …

Voting Rights Barriers & Discrimination in Twenty-First Century California: 2000-2013 - Report (2014)

Voting Rights Barriers & Discrimination in Twenty-First Century California (Infographic)

March 15, 2014

Voting rights barriers and discrimination still persist in California today. In the new report, Voting Rights Barriers and Discrimination in Twenty-First Century California: 2000-2013, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights …

Voting Rights Barriers & Discrimination in Twenty-First Century California - Infographic (2014)

Voting Rights Database

March 15, 2014

This database is modeled after the one created by Ellen Katz, et al., for Documenting Discrimination in Voting: Judicial Findings Under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act Since 1982, …

Making the Grade: Contracting with Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses

March 15, 2014

An East Bay Agency Report Card San Francisco Bay Area Government agencies in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area spend millions of dollars in public contracting on …

Making the Grade: Contracting with Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses Report Card (2014)

ACLU and LCCR Charge State with Illegally Denying the Right to Vote to Tens of Thousands of Voters

February 4, 2014

People of Color Are Disproportionately Affected by State’s Action FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Jess Jollett / San Diego ACLU / 619.203.0959 / jjollett@aclusandiego.org Candice Francis / Communications Director, LCCR / …

California Voters of Color, Language Minority Communities, and Persons with Disabilities Still Face Obstacles to Voting

February 4, 2014

National Commission on Voting Rights Hears from Voters at Public Hearing in San Francisco Media Contact: Candice Francis / Communications Director, LCCR / 415.543.9697 x216 / cfrancis@lccr.com WASHINGTON, D.C., February 4, 2014 – On …

Public Hearing: State of Voting Rights in California

January 30, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Candice Francis / Communications Director, LCCR / 415.543.9697 x216 / cfrancis@lccr.com San Francisco, CA – On Thursday, January 30th, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the …

Historic Settlement Reached in Class Action Lawsuit Challenging the Shackling of Immigrants in Court

January 23, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Candice Francis / Communications Director, LCCR / 415.543.9697 x216 / cfrancis@lccr.com SAN FRANCISCO – An historic settlement was reached Thursday in a class action lawsuit between immigration …

Review of California Legislative Victories

December 14, 2013

Court-Based Criminal Record Remedies Updates:AB 651: Realignment & Dismissal Remedies Authored by Assemblymember Bradford CoSponsors: ACLU East Bay Community Law Center A New Way of Life Reentry Project A New …