Nielson’s Confirmation Will Harm Our Most Vulnerable Communities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Shin Inouye, [email protected], 202.869.0398
WASHINGTON – Kristine Lucius, executive vice president for policy and government affairs at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on the Senate’s vote to confirm Howard Nielson to the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah:
“By confirming Howard Nielson, the Senate has pushed through another extreme lifetime nominee who will not be fair-minded or impartial. Nielson’s reprehensible arguments against LGBTQ equality – including asking to vacate a judgment because the judge was gay – are particularly alarming. In addition, he has litigated against common-sense public safety laws, demonstrated hostility to women’s health care, and argued against educational equity and opportunity. While serving in the Ashcroft Justice Department, he authored a memo that attempted to justify the use of torture and succeeded in politicizing the hiring process at the department. His record demonstrates clear bias, and his confirmation is an affront to the civil and human rights community.”
Read The Leadership Conference’s letter in opposition to the confirmation of Howard Nielson.
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is a coalition charged by its diverse membership of more than 200 national organizations to promote and protect the rights of all persons in the United States. The Leadership Conference works toward an America as good as its ideals. For more information on The Leadership Conference and its member organizations, visit www.civilrights.org.