By Kevin Vo Over the past few years, white supremacists have increased in numbers in the United States. In fact, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, the amount of active white nationalist
By Kevin Vo On June 28, 2019, the Khalid Jabara and Heather Heyer NO HATE Act was introduced by Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), and its House
On June 5th, Chairman Thompson introduced H.R. 3106, the Domestic Terrorism Documentation and Analysis of Threats in America Act, or Domestic Terrorism DATA Act. This legislation that would provide transparency
By John Edwards Stonewall Inn, NYC June 28, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, commonly referred to as the birth of the LGBT+ rights movement in the United
On April 25, 2019, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law’s Stop Hate Project hosted a Congressional Briefing titled “Hate Crimes and the Rise of White Nationalism 2.0” to
Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director of the National Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law testified before the House Judiciary Committee at the April 9, 2019 hearing titled “Hate
In response to hate crimes and hate incidents, the Lawyers’ Committee and the IACP (International Association of Chiefs of Police) partnered to launch the Enhancing the Response to Hate Crimes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 22, 2019 Washington, DC – According to government data, hate crimes on college campuses have increased 25% from 2015 – 2016. Hate groups have taken to recruiting members on college campuses
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 12, 2019 Washington, D.C. – Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law sent a letter to Roosevelt Union Free School District responding to a recent incident in which
By: Rebecca Amadi After a friend was sexual assaulted, Liam Neeson admitted that he spent a week looking for any Black man to provoke him into a fight
