PRESS RELEASES Press inquiry contact: Zindy Marquez(312) 202-3657zmarquez@clccrul.org Most recent announcement: Featured Mar 17, 2026 Volunteers and Rapid Response Teams Responded to Calls on Election Day to Protect Voter Access and Voter Safety Mar 17, 2026 Mar 17, 2026 Press Release Archives: CLCCRUL 3/17/26 CLCCRUL 3/17/26 Volunteers and Rapid Response Teams Responded to Calls on Election Day to Protect Voter Access and Voter Safety Read More CLCCRUL 3/12/26 CLCCRUL 3/12/26 Legal Volunteers & Rapid Response Teams Mobilize and Coordinate Efforts to Protect Democracy Ahead of the Illinois Primary Election on March 17 Read More CLCCRUL 2/18/26 CLCCRUL 2/18/26 HOPE Fair Housing Center and Caroline Bermudez Sue Chicago Housing Authority After Two-Year Investigation Uncovers Neglect of Scattered Site Properties Read More CLCCRUL 2/12/26 CLCCRUL 2/12/26 Senator Graciela Guzmán Introduces Illinois Voting Rights Act of 2026 with Support of a Statewide Voting Rights Coalition Read More CLCCRUL 2/5/26 CLCCRUL 2/5/26 As Federal Overreach Threatens Elections, Legal Volunteers Mobilize to Protect Voter Access Ahead of the Illinois Primary Election on March 17 Read More CLCCRUL 1/13/26 CLCCRUL 1/13/26 Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Announces Venu Gupta as Permanent Executive Director Read More CLCCRUL 1/12/26 CLCCRUL 1/12/26 Voting Rights Groups, Illinois Voters File Motion to Protect Privacy Against DOJ Overreach Read More CLCCRUL 12/30/25 CLCCRUL 12/30/25 ACT Now Illinois Files Federal Lawsuit to Protect Full-Service Community Schools Serving 19,000 Students Read More CLCCRUL 12/9/25 CLCCRUL 12/9/25 PEER Illinois Launches New Funding Tool to Highlight Evidence-Based Funding Gaps Across Illinois School Districts Read More CLCCRUL 10/21/25 CLCCRUL 10/21/25 Nonpartisan Voting Rights Organizations File Lawsuit in Indiana Challenging Unlawful Citizenship Check Laws Read More CLCCRUL 10/10/25 CLCCRUL 10/10/25 Lawyers’ Committee Sues Trump Administration Over Anti-DEI Executive Orders on Behalf of Anti-Human Trafficking Organization Read More CLCCRUL 6/10/25 CLCCRUL 6/10/25 Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Announces Departure of Executive Director David Shapiro and Launches Executive Search Read More CLCCRUL 5/30/25 CLCCRUL 5/30/25 Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Supports the RACE Act Read More CLCCRUL 4/9/25 CLCCRUL 4/9/25 HOPE, NCR, Four Black Women File Lawsuit After Investigation Reveals Source of Income Discrimination by Fulton Grace Realty Read More CLCCRUL 4/3/25 CLCCRUL 4/3/25 Nonpartisan Voting Rights Organizations Warn Indiana State Election Officials that Discriminatory Citizenship Check Law Violates Federal Law Read More CLCCRUL 3/13/25 CLCCRUL 3/13/25 New Report Highlights Harmful Effects of Crime-Free Housing Ordinances, Urges Illinois to Strengthen Tenant Protections Read More CLCCRUL 2/26/25 CLCCRUL 2/26/25 Civil Rights Groups Sue Trump Administration to Challenge Anti-DEI Executive Orders Read More CLCCRUL 1/23/25 CLCCRUL 1/23/25 Court Rules TIF Investment Committee is a Public Body and Violated the Open Meetings Act Read More CLCCRUL 1/17/25 CLCCRUL 1/17/25 Chicago Lawyers’ Committee Files Federal Fair Housing Complaint Against the Housing Authority of Cook County on Behalf of Open Communities Read More CLCCRUL 1/17/25 CLCCRUL 1/17/25 Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Challenging Richton Park's “Crime-Free” Housing Ordinance Read More Older Posts
CLCCRUL 3/17/26 CLCCRUL 3/17/26 Volunteers and Rapid Response Teams Responded to Calls on Election Day to Protect Voter Access and Voter Safety Read More
CLCCRUL 3/12/26 CLCCRUL 3/12/26 Legal Volunteers & Rapid Response Teams Mobilize and Coordinate Efforts to Protect Democracy Ahead of the Illinois Primary Election on March 17 Read More
CLCCRUL 2/18/26 CLCCRUL 2/18/26 HOPE Fair Housing Center and Caroline Bermudez Sue Chicago Housing Authority After Two-Year Investigation Uncovers Neglect of Scattered Site Properties Read More
CLCCRUL 2/12/26 CLCCRUL 2/12/26 Senator Graciela Guzmán Introduces Illinois Voting Rights Act of 2026 with Support of a Statewide Voting Rights Coalition Read More
CLCCRUL 2/5/26 CLCCRUL 2/5/26 As Federal Overreach Threatens Elections, Legal Volunteers Mobilize to Protect Voter Access Ahead of the Illinois Primary Election on March 17 Read More
CLCCRUL 1/13/26 CLCCRUL 1/13/26 Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Announces Venu Gupta as Permanent Executive Director Read More
CLCCRUL 1/12/26 CLCCRUL 1/12/26 Voting Rights Groups, Illinois Voters File Motion to Protect Privacy Against DOJ Overreach Read More
CLCCRUL 12/30/25 CLCCRUL 12/30/25 ACT Now Illinois Files Federal Lawsuit to Protect Full-Service Community Schools Serving 19,000 Students Read More
CLCCRUL 12/9/25 CLCCRUL 12/9/25 PEER Illinois Launches New Funding Tool to Highlight Evidence-Based Funding Gaps Across Illinois School Districts Read More
CLCCRUL 10/21/25 CLCCRUL 10/21/25 Nonpartisan Voting Rights Organizations File Lawsuit in Indiana Challenging Unlawful Citizenship Check Laws Read More
CLCCRUL 10/10/25 CLCCRUL 10/10/25 Lawyers’ Committee Sues Trump Administration Over Anti-DEI Executive Orders on Behalf of Anti-Human Trafficking Organization Read More
CLCCRUL 6/10/25 CLCCRUL 6/10/25 Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Announces Departure of Executive Director David Shapiro and Launches Executive Search Read More
CLCCRUL 5/30/25 CLCCRUL 5/30/25 Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Supports the RACE Act Read More
CLCCRUL 4/9/25 CLCCRUL 4/9/25 HOPE, NCR, Four Black Women File Lawsuit After Investigation Reveals Source of Income Discrimination by Fulton Grace Realty Read More
CLCCRUL 4/3/25 CLCCRUL 4/3/25 Nonpartisan Voting Rights Organizations Warn Indiana State Election Officials that Discriminatory Citizenship Check Law Violates Federal Law Read More
CLCCRUL 3/13/25 CLCCRUL 3/13/25 New Report Highlights Harmful Effects of Crime-Free Housing Ordinances, Urges Illinois to Strengthen Tenant Protections Read More
CLCCRUL 2/26/25 CLCCRUL 2/26/25 Civil Rights Groups Sue Trump Administration to Challenge Anti-DEI Executive Orders Read More
CLCCRUL 1/23/25 CLCCRUL 1/23/25 Court Rules TIF Investment Committee is a Public Body and Violated the Open Meetings Act Read More
CLCCRUL 1/17/25 CLCCRUL 1/17/25 Chicago Lawyers’ Committee Files Federal Fair Housing Complaint Against the Housing Authority of Cook County on Behalf of Open Communities Read More
CLCCRUL 1/17/25 CLCCRUL 1/17/25 Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Challenging Richton Park's “Crime-Free” Housing Ordinance Read More