Civil Rights Groups Call for Senate Committee to Advance Debo Adegbile Nomination to Civil Rights Post
WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, February 5th, the leaders of civil rights, disability rights, women’s rights, and law enforcement organizations hosted a press call urging the Senate Judiciary Committee to forward the nomination of Debo Adegbile for Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice to the full Senate.
Click here to listen to the call.
The following day at 10:00 AM EST, the Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote on this nomination. The mark-up will be livestreamed here.
Adegbile is one of the nation’s leading civil rights attorneys. In addition to a lengthy resume in corporate law, the U.S. Senate, and at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, he has argued two of the most important civil rights cases of the 21st century when he twice defended the Voting Rights Act in the Supreme Court.
WHO:
- Wade Henderson, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
- Chief John Dixon, president of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives and chief of police for Petersburg, VA
- Mark Perriello, president and CEO of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)
- Juan Cartagena, president and general counsel of LatinoJustice PRLDEF
- Fatima Goss-Graves, vice president for education and employment of the National Women’s Law Center
WHAT: Civil rights leaders press call in advance of the Senate committee vote on the nomination of Debo Adegbile to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the Department of Justice
WHEN: Wednesday, Feburary 5th at 10:00 AM EST