,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fdf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #be1 #bjah ,ms4 ,warren 7for herself   
and ,mr4 ,markey7 submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary    
,,resolution  ,recognizing the ,lawyers'
 ,committee for ,civil ,rights and      
,economic ,justice on its #ejth         
anniversary4  ,whereas the ,senate      
recognizes the invaluable contributions 
to the advancement of civil rights made 
by the ,lawyers' ,committee for ,civil  
,rights and ,economic ,justice on the   
occasion of its #ejth anniversary2      
,whereas the ,boston1                   
,massachusetts-based ,lawyers'          
,committee for ,civil ,rights and       
,economic ,justice was the first of #h  
affiliated local committees of the      
national ,lawyers' ,committee for ,civil
 ,rights ,under ,law 7referred to in    
this resolution as the ,lawyers'        
,committee7 and was followed by local   

affiliates in the cities of ,chicago1   
,illinois1 ,denver1 ,colorado1 ,jackson1
 ,mississippi1 ,los ,angeles1           
,california1 ,philadelphia1             
,pennsylvania1 ,san ,francisco1         
,california1 and ,washington1 ,district 
of ,columbia2 ,whereas the ,lawyers'    
,committee was founded in #aifc at the  
request of ,president ,john ,f4 ,kennedy
 to enlist the leadership and resources 
of private bars in combating racial     
discrimination and the resulting        
inequality of opportunity2 ,whereas     
,senator ,robert ,f4 ,kennedy1          
assassinated #ej years ago as of ,june  
#bjah1 was also critical and central to 
the launch of the ,lawyers' ,committee2 
,whereas the ,lawyers' ,committee and   
its local affiliates organize pro bono  
services from private law firms to fight
 for numerous causes1 including voting  
rights1 criminal justice1 economic      
justice1 environmental justice1         
educational opportunities1 fair housing 
and community development1 and other    

civil rights matters2 ,whereas the      
,lawyers' ,committee and its local      
affiliates form the largest pro bono    
civil rights network in the world1      
working with over #aej national1        
regional1 statewide1 and local          
grassroots organizations and over #aej  
law firms2 ,whereas over the past #e    
decades1 the ,lawyers' ,committee and   
its local affiliates have been on the   
front lines of the struggle for equal   
justice in the ,united ,states and      
around the world1 with notable          
contributions including--  7#a7         
advancing the cause of the civil rights 
movement by pursuing cases involving    
voting rights1 racial segregation1      
education1 economic justice1 fair       
housing1 criminal justice1 hate crimes1 
and more2  7#b7 contributing to the     
enactment of the ,voting ,rights ,act of
 #aife 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #ajcja et seq47   
and the authorization of its subsequent 
extensions2  7#c7 leading ,election     
,protection1 the ,nation's oldest and   

largest nonpartisan voter protection    
program to ensure greater access to the 
ballot box for all people of the ,united
 ,states2  7#d7 contributing to the     
enactment and enforcement of the ,fair  
,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfja et   
seq472  7#e7 working to combat the      
scourge of hate crimes and racially     
motivated violence impacting            
communities2  7#f7 joining the movement 
to end apartheid in the ,republic of    
,south ,africa by fighting against human
 rights abuses and representing         
political dissidents in the courts for  
more than #cj years and through the open
 elections in #aiid2  7#g7 working to   
develop and enact the ,civil ,rights    
,act of #aiia 7,public ,law #ajb-aff2   
#aje ,stat4 #ajga71 which advanced the  
rights of workers in employment         
discrimination claims2 and  7#h7 joining
 relief efforts during the humanitarian 
crisis caused by ,hurricane ,katrina in 
#bjje by helping survivors navigate     
legal matters1 including government     

disaster assistance and insurance       
claims2 and  ,whereas the ,lawyers'     
,committee for ,civil ,rights ,under    
,law1 in collaboration with its #h local
 affiliates across the country1         
continues to spearhead the struggle     
against hatred and oppression and pursue
 equal justice for all through the rule 
of law1 particularly disenfranchised    
communities that are disproportionately 
comprised of the economically           
disadvantaged and people of color3 ,now1
 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--  
7#a7 commemorates the #ejth anniversary 
of the founding of the ,boston1         
,massachusetts-based ,lawyers'          
,committee for ,civil ,rights and       
,economic ,justice2 and  7#b7 expresses 
gratitude to the ,lawyers' ,committee   
for ,civil ,rights ,under ,law and all  
of its #h local affiliates for their    
work to advance civil rights and their  
dedication to the pursuit of equal      
justice under the law4