Civil Rights Enforcement News

Press Release 04.1.25

Civil Rights Organizations Demand Department of Justice and Civil Rights Division Uphold and Protect Civil Rights for All

WASHINGTON — The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and 68 other organizations today wrote to the acting assistant attorney general of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division to sound the alarm about the department’s efforts to undermine the nation’s federal civil rights laws and to demand that the DOJ and Civil Rights Division advance — rather than corrode — civil rights protections under law.

Press Release 03.14.25

Trump’s Speech Further Compromises Independence of the DOJ

WASHINGTON — Lena Zwarensteyn, senior director of the fair courts program and an advisor at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement after President Trump’s speech at the U.S. Department of Justice:

Press Release 03.13.25

Senate Must Reject Anti-Civil Rights Nominee to Lead Civil Rights Division

WASHINGTON — Lena Zwarensteyn, senior director of the fair courts program and an advisor at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement after the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the nomination of Harmeet Dhillon to serve as assistant attorney general for civil rights at the Department of Justice:

Press Release 02.24.25

The Leadership Conference Urges Senate to Reject Harmeet Dhillon’s Nomination

WASHINGTON — The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights coalition, submitted a statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee today on the nomination of Harmeet Dhillon to serve as assistant attorney general for civil rights at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).

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