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WASHINGTON – More than two-thirds of Americans say that hate incidents have intensified during the past two years, according to a new report released today by the Communities Against Hate initiative (CAH).

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, January 30 at 2:00 p.m. ET, leading civil rights organizations and census experts will host a telephone press briefing to discuss the pending citizenship question lawsuits.

WASHINGTON – Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference Education Fund, released the following statement after U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman ruled in the New York cases to remove the citizenship question from the 2020 Census form:

WASHINGTON – Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference Education Fund, released the following statement regarding documents made available during litigation that indicate the Trump administration was discussing potential ways to share census information with other agencies, in violation of federal law:

Changes to polling locations highlight need to make a plan to vote on election day

COLUMBUS–During a telephonic town hall meeting Tuesday, voting rights experts from All Voting is Local, the Council on American Islamic Relations and Community Refugee and Immigration Services educated new citizens about the electoral process — part of broader advocacy to empower Ohio voters who speak Arabic, Chinese, Nepalese, Somali and Spanish.

WASHINGTON – The Leadership Conference Education Fund, The Campaign Legal Center, and Access Democracy launched a voter education campaign this week focused on Georgia’s voters with pending registrations.

TALLAHASSEE–All Voting is Local, Latino Justice PRLDEF, Common Cause y ACLU Florida lanzaron hoy una campaña en español para educar a los votantes en siete condados de la Florida sobre su derecho a recibir asistencia lingüística en las urnas.

TALLAHASSEE–All Voting is Local, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, Common Cause Florida and ACLU of Florida launched today a Spanish-language campaign to educate voters in seven Florida counties on their right to receive language assistance at the polls.

All Voting is Local Ohio and the Council on American Islamic Relations-Columbus Chapter will host a telephone town hall for voters who may be casting a ballot for the first time, those who may need language assistance, or those unfamiliar with the voting process.