WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Kathryn Youker, Director, Economic Justice Project and Olivia N. Sedwick, Counsel Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, have issued a public comment to the U.S. Department of Commerce. The comment was written on Feb. 2, 2024, and posted on Feb. 4, 2024. The comment, on Docket No. DOC-2023-0003, was sent to Brandee Anderson, Senior Advisor for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility. Here are excerpts: * * * The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), a returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Ethiopia 1966-1968) and co-chair of the Congressional Peace Corps Caucus, introduced the Peace Corps and AmeriCorps Student Loan Forgiveness Act (H.R.7457). The reintroduction coincides with the 63rd anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's founding of the Peace Corps. "Today, we celebrate the anniversary of   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following statement on Feb. 29, 2024: * * * On Thursday, members of the Senate reintroduced the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. The bill would restore the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) and prevent restrictive and discriminatory voting laws from taking effect. Ten years ago, in the disastrous Shelby County v. Holder decision, the Supreme Court gutted the VRA and paved the way for widespread voter   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law ("the Lawyers' Committee") and The Global Black Economic Forum ("GBEF") announced a partnership to protect voting rights and encourage civic engagement in the Black community. The collaboration will focus on recruiting, training, and mobilizing GBEF's core audience as non-partisan Election Protection Field Volunteers during the 2024 presid  more