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Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law > Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law > FORMED AT THE REQUEST OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES Co-Chairmen HARRISON TWEED 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza New York 5, N. Y. BERNARD G. SEGAL Packard Building Philadelphia 2, Pa. REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE LAWYERS' COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW Harrison Tweed Bernard G. Segal Co-Chairmen February 11, 1964 I. THE MEETING OF LAWYERS AT THE WHITE HOUSE ON JUNE 21, 1963 As you all know, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law was organized by lawyers from all parts of the country following a conference of lawyers called by President Kennedy at the White House on June 21, 1963. The Conference in the East Room of the White House on that day was a unique event. Out of the 260 lawyers invited 244 attended. They were thoroughly representative of the Bar of the country-geographically, organizationally and racially. President Kennedy, Vice President Johnson and Attorney General Kennedy spoke at length cf the seriousness of the racial unrest and the need for solution of the civil rights problem in a spirit of understanding and in accordance with the law of the land. Each of them emphasized the significant role that lawyers can play in assuring legal rights to all citizens. They pointed out that lawyers are specially qualified to take the lead in this critical situation, because of their understanding of the rights in issue and their skill and experience in bringing people with different points of view into a workable accord. The pre­ sentations were impressive and inspiring, although sobering. President Kennedy, with the support of the Vice President and the Attorney General, requested that a Lawyers' Committee be established to secure the help of the nation's lawyers in resolving our critical racial problems. The lawyers present.were not asked to support the legislation pending in the Congress. The selection of objectives and procedures was left to the discretion of the Committee. It was recognized that the Committee would cooperate closely with the American Bar Association and with state and local Bar Associations. At the White House meeting, President Kennedy requestec Harrison Tweed of New York and Bernard G. Segal of Philadelphia to act as Co-Chairmen in the further conduct of the meeting and in organizing the Committee, fixing its objectives and working towards their achievement. Since then, the fundamental philosophy of the Commit­ tee has been set forth in a report on "Policy and Program" pre­ pared by a subcommittee under the Chairmanship of Judge Samuel 1 I. Rosenman. That report states: "We believe that in the solution of the present problems in the field of racial civil rights, lawyers are especially equipped by education, pro­ fessional training, experience and skills to play a leading role; and are under a special responsibility boldly to assume and carry out that role. (1) The members of the subcommittee were Bruce Bromley, William R. Ming, and William P. Rogers. -2- "More than any other single group, lawyers must always stand ready to fight lawlessness and de­ fiance of court decisions. It is their duty to en­ courage and, if need be, to compel all of our citi­ zens to obey the law and the public officials to en­ force it. All our human and property rights depend upon a system of laws which are to be obeyed. Other­ wise there can be only chaos and anarchy. The logic, skill and dispassion of members of the. legal profes­ sion must be enlisted to solve and prevent the danger­ ous emotional outbreaks which racial conflicts present. "Because of their experience in negotiation, lawyers can help keep open the local avenues of com­ munication in disputes between races, and make smoother and easier the road to racial peace." II. THE ORGANIZATION OF THE COMMITTEE The first step was to notify all those present at the White House of their eligibility for membership on the Commit­ tee, designated the "Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law" and to seek their acceptance. Most of them accepted. Since then others have joined so that the Committee now has approxi­ mately 250 members. The Committee has not made any broad -3- solicitations for membership, believing it desirable to have the Committee consist primarily of those who take the initia­ tive in volunteering for membership. The Committee is bi-racial and geographically diver­ sified. It includes the President and eight past Presidents of the American Bar Association and four members of its Board of Governors; the President and past President of the National Bar Association; the Presidents or past Presidents of more than twenty-five State Bar Associations;itwo former Attorneys General of the United States; the Attorneys General of several states; the Deans of fifteen Law Schools; the President, past President and President-Elect of the American College of Trial Lawyers; the General Counsel and members of the Board of Directors of the NAACP, and of its Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.; the President, the Council Chairman, and the past President of the American Law Institute; the President of the American Bar Foundation; members of the Executive Council of the Junior Bar Conference of the American Bar Association; the Presidents of Howard University and Yale University; officers of the American Judicature Society and the Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. (A list of the members of the Committee is attached to this report. ) -4- The Committee has been organized as a non-profit cor­ poration under the laws of the District of Columbia. The Com­ mittee's offices have now been established in Suite 900, Farragut Building, 900 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D. C. Harrison Tweed and Bernard G. Segal serve as Co- Chairmen of the Committee. Lloyd N. Cutler of Washington, D. C. is Secretary, and Cecil E. Burney of Corpus Christi, Texas, is Treasurer. Last month, the Committee was most fortunate in ob­ taining David Stahl as its Executive Director. Mr. Stahl was formerly City Solicitor of Pittsburgh, later Attorney General of Pennsylvania. He is now a Professor of Law at the University of Pittsburgh Law School. He has taken a leave of absence in order to assume his work with the Lawyers' Committee. The Committee has a Board of Directors of forty-three of whom ten, together with the officers, constitute the Execu­ tive Committee. The Board of Directors includes the President and seven past Presidents of' tha, American Bar Association, former Attorney General William P. Rogers, Judge Samuel I. Rosenman, the Deans of the Law Schools of Harvard, Yale, Pennsylvania, and Vanderbilt Universities, and the last past Deans of the Law Schools of the University of Mississippi and the University of Virginia, respectively, the President of the American Bar -5- Foundation, and other prominent lawyers. (A list of the offi­ cers, Executive Committee and Board of Directors is attached to this report.) The officers of the Committee meet regularly. The Executive Committee has been meeting at least once a month and the Board of Directors quarterly. The Committee cannot operate effectively without funds for salaries and office, traveling and other expenses. The Board of Directors felt the Committee should first seek funds from members of the Bar because not until they have shown their interest and confidence can laymen and foundations be expected to contribute. A limited solicitation of,funds from the larger law firms in several of the principal cities has been very suc­ cessful and it is being continued among smaller firms and more broadly throughout the country. We are confident that there­ after we will be able to obtain contributions from non-legal sources. To handle the Committee's fund-raising activities the Board of Directors recently established a Finance Committee under the Chairmanship of Davidson Sommers. A letter dated November 15, 1963, has been issued by the Internal Revenue Service stating that the Committee is ex­ empt from income tax and that contributions to it are deductible for income, estate and gift tax purposes. -6- III. THE STANDING COMMITTEES Following the proposals of the Rosenman Subcommittee, referred to at p. 2, the Board of Directors has established six Standing Committees to carry forward the principal activities of the Lawyers' Committee. These Committees, of course, are re­ sponsible to the Officers and the Board of Directors. The Com­ mittees and a brief description of their principal areas of ac­ tivity are as follows: 1. Committee on Cooperation with Bar Associations Cecil E. Burney, Chairman This Committee will seek to: (1) stimulate local and state Bar Associations to play an active role in their local­ ities in working on civil rights problems; (2) encourage such associations to establish bi-racial committees which will formu­ late programs seeking solutions of civil rights problems, in­ cluding, qf course, the elimination of any discrimination in their own organizations; and (3) help local and state Bar Asso­ ciations carry out their responsibility to see that all persons in civil rights controversies can obtain competent legal counsel and that lawyers are supported against any criticism or attack because of representation of unpopular clients or causes. -7- 2. Committee on Mediation and Conciliation Judge Samuel I. Rosenman, Chairman This Committee will seek to utilize the special skills of its members in negotiating appropriate solutions to civil rights controversies and to bring conflicting parties together in face to face discussions in which differences can be re­ solved in an atmosphere of understanding and cooperation. 3. Committee on Representation and Advice Judge Bruce Bromley, Chairman This Committee will seek to encourage local individual lawyers to help in civil rights trials and appeals in those states where assistance is needed and requested.
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