WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following statement on Jan. 15, 2024: * * * Today, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released the following statement: "Dr. King's legacy is one of resilience and unwavering courage in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles. He showed us that a sense of moral clarity and resistance to racism in a  more