Damon Hewitt

Damon Hewitt is the president and executive director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, an organization dedicated to advancing the civil rights of minority communities in the United States. He has been a prominent advocate for voting rights and racial justice, often speaking out against policies that he views as discriminatory. Hewitt was in the news recently for criticizing the Supreme Court's decision to allow Texas to implement a congressional map that he described as racially gerrymandered, arguing that it undermines the voting rights of people of color in Texas.