Senate Fails to Stop Nominees Who Won’t Affirm Brown v. Board
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Rafael Medina, [email protected], 202.869.0390
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 confirmation of James Cain, Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana and Greg Guidry to the U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana. The two have refused to state that Brown v. Board of Education was correctly decided:
“It should not be difficult for a nominee to a lifetime position on the federal bench to state that Brown v. Board was correctly decided. Yet the Senate has confirmed two more judicial nominees—James Cain, Jr. and Greg Guidry—who have refused to meet this moral floor. ‘Separate but equal’ was an abomination, and nominees who refuse to affirm this landmark decision should be rejected. Senators must demand higher standards for those who serve on our courts.”
Last month, our nation celebrated the 65th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s unanimous Brown v. Board of Education ruling that struck down the shameful doctrine of ‘separate but equal.’ Read The Leadership Conference’s letter calling on senators to oppose all judicial nominees, including Cain, Jr., and Guidry, who refuse to state unequivocally that Brown v. Board was correctly decided.
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.