U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Preclearance Provisions of the Voting Rights Act, But Strikes Down Formula That Determines Where They Should Apply
Congress left to determine which states are most likely to disenfranchise voters FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Candice Francis / Communications Director, LCCR / 415.543.9697 x216 / cfrancis@lccr.com SAN FRANCISCO – Today, …
U.S. Supreme Court Reaffirms the Value of Diversity in Higher Education
Court sends the case back to appeals court for closer scrutiny FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Candice Francis / Communications Director, LCCR / 415.543.9697 x216 / cfrancis@lccr.com SAN FRANCISCO – Today, in …
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Caltrans Equal Opportunity Program
Access to federal contracts at stake for women and minority owned businesses For Immediate Release Media Contact: Candice Francis / Communications Director, LCCR / 415.543.9697 x216 / cfrancis@lccr.com (San Francisco, …
A Trifecta of Cases Before the U.S. Supreme Court to Shape Racial Justice Policy for Years to Come
Rulings will portend future of civil rights and equal opportunity FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Candice Francis / Communications Director, LCCR / 415.543.9697 x216 / cfrancis@lccr.com The U.S. Supreme Court today granted …
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules that Arizona Immigration Law Violates First Amendment Rights
Communication between day laborers and those who hire them is protected FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Candice Francis / Communications Director, LCCR / 415.543.9697 x216 / cfrancis@lccr.com (San Francisco, CA) – The …
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Presents Oral Argument in 9th Circuit in support of Caltrans Equal Opportunity Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Candice Francis / Communications Director, LCCR / 415.543.9697 x216 / cfrancis@lccr.com (San Francisco, CA) – The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments today in the …
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Local Law Enforcement Officials Urge Governor Brown: Sign the TRUST Act into Law and Make California the “anti-Arizona” State!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Candice Francis / Communications Director, LCCR / 415.543.9697 x216 / cfrancis@lccr.com (San Francisco, CA) San Francisco Police Chief Gregory Suhr joined law enforcement officials across the state, …
LAWSUIT KEEPS SANTA ROSA'S DOYLE PARK SCHOOL OPEN
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Candice Francis / Communications Director, LCCR / 415.543.9697 x216 / cfrancis@lccr.com Doyle Park Elementary School, where Latino children make up two-thirds of the student body, will remain …