WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law posted the following news release on March 27, 2024: A United States District Court for the District of Columbia is likely to approve a proposed settlement in the case American Alliance for Equal Rights v. Jorge Zamanillo, a lawsuit filed by Edward Blum challenging an internship program offered by the Smithsonian Museum of the American Latino which aims to increase the entry of Latinos into museum careers. Civil rights   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: A United States District Court for the District of Columbia is likely to approve a proposed settlement in the case American Alliance for Equal Rights v. Jorge Zamanillo, a lawsuit filed by Edward Blum challenging an internship program offered by the Smithsonian Museum of the American Latino which aims to increase the entry of Latinos into museum careers. National Latino and civil rights organizat  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following statement on March 28, 2024: * * * The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released its final guidance on Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Thursday, titled Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of Artificial Intelligence. The guidance requires federal agencies to implement minimum risk management practices to reduce the risk that AI technologies pose to our civil right  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 26 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following on March 25, 2024: Today, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the UCLA Voting Rights Project (UCLA VRP), the ACLU of New Mexico, the law firm DLA Piper, and the Navajo Nation Department of Justice announced a voting rights victory in the successful resolution of their lawsuit brought on behalf of the Navajo Nation, the Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission, and individual N  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on March 23, 2024: * * * Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development released the following statement after the House and Senate passed the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 to fund Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Financial Services and General Government, State, Foreign Operations, Legislative Branch   more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 27 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott today launched the Texas Space Commission and announced the inaugural members of the Texas Space Commission Board of Directors and the Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium (TARSEC) Executive Committee at NASA's Johnson Space Center. The Texas Space Commission will cement Texas' position as a national leader in the space industry and will secure its fut  more