...fficers brutally beat Rodney King, an African-American suspect, but were acquitted of char...
...wful detainment and questioning of suspects, search and seizure of property, bringing of c...
Many Americans trust local and state law enforcement to protect them.ย However, when po...
Many Americans trust local and state law enforcement to protect them.ย ...
...n a pattern of violating people's rights and obtain a court order to monitor and reform th...
Many Americans trust local and state law enfor...
...the authority to recommend reforms and then monitor the department's progress.
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...ted illegally in 2016. In a New York Times op-ed, Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The L...
...ections.โ [Editorial: Missouri voters, get your photo IDs ready, July 24]
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...obach begins work on Trump election panel in search of mythical voter fraud, July 19]
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...r Voter Suppression Commission โ a clear effort to marginalize voters across the country...
Last week, Vice President Mike Pence and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach hel...
Last week, Vice President Mike Pence and Kansa...
...he inaugural meeting of their Voter Suppression Commission โ a clear effort to marginali...
...strong opposition to section 141 of the House-passed Customs Border Security Act of 2001 (...
...tly has 93 cosponsors.
Thank you for your consideration of our views. Please feel ...
...l immunity from civil lawsuits stemming from searches of individuals entering the country,...
...good faith." We are unaware of any precedent for this sweeping protection. Customs officer...
...erence on Civil Rights, the nation's largest and most diverse civil and human rights coali...
...: LCCRJuly 18, 2002
The Honorable Max Baucus
Chair
Senate Finance ...
...your consideration of our views. Please feel free to contact Julie Fernandes of the Leader...
...ient: LCCRJuly 18, 2002
The Honorable Max Baucus
Chair
Senate Fina...
...ding treatment of detainees," raises serious questions as to whether he will follow the la...
...es, Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, and other high-level civilian officials, the Department of ...
...re simply not entitled to come before him in search of relief.
The Fourth Circuit ...
... J. Haynes, II, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. We believe that Mr. H...
Recipient: Senators Arlen Specter and Patrick LeahyDear Chairman Specter and Ra...
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...an Specter and Ranking Member Leahy:
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...ding treatment of detainees," raises serious questions as to whether he will follow the la...
...t tried a case.โ In his answers to written questions from senators, Schwartz also reveal...
... are an encouraging sign that even the rubber-stamp Senate Republicans have reached a brea...
...ion, to require the state driverโs license exam to be taken only in English, and to urge...
...couraging, but the Senate must step up its efforts to scrutinize and reject these unqualif...
...nominees โ Matthew Petersen, Brett Talley, and Jeffrey Mateer โ are an encouraging sig...
WASHINGTON โย While the recent withdrawals o...
...as written that LGBT rights and reproductive freedom are premised on a โlieโ that resu...
WASHINGTON โย While the recent withdrawals of some ...
...t tried a case.โ In his answers to written questions from senators, Schwartz also reveal...
...ceded: โI have not tried a case.โ In his answers to written questions from senators, S...
... this important legislation. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact June Z...
...Act (NDAA). The fundamental shift in decision-making authority away from commanders to pro...
...lrights.org or (202) 263-2852. Thank you for your consideration of this critical issue.
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...ed sexual contact should not have to live in fear of coming forward. Our military service ...
... http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR800/RR870z2/RAND_RR870z2.pdf...
...tinues to believe it is critically important for Congress to support removing from the mil...
...behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition charged by its ...
...Protect Our Defenders review of case records obtained from DOD under a Freedom of Informat...
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Dear Sen...
...ew of case records obtained from DOD under a Freedom of Information Act request “fou...
...w the PDF of this letter here.
Dear Senator:
On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civ...
... this important legislation. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact June Z...
...ated to reduce rates of recidivism. Removing questions about criminal history from applica...
... including provisions replacing bail with pre-trial risk assessments, increasing the amoun...
...ry Committee.
While we regret that lawmakers removed several positive reforms in the final...
...you to vote “Yes.”
Thank you for your consideration of this critical legislati...
...tucky, we are writing to express our support for the bipartisan criminal justice package, ...
...behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition charged by its ...
Recipient: Kentucky House of RepresentativesView a PDF of this letter, including en...
...tion. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Sakira Cook at cook@civilrigh...
...uding endnotes, here
Vote “Yes” On Senate Bill 120
Dear Representative, ...
...ated to reduce rates of recidivism. Removing questions about criminal history from applica...
...cal, bipartisan legislation. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Sakira...
... face a myriad of barriers to successfully re-entering society and rebuilding their lives....
...y excluded by section (a)(3)). The bill also removes language from current law that preven...
...ois House of Representatives.
Thank you for your consideration of this critical, bipartis...
...are available to those without a record. For example, a study conducted in New York City d...
...l Aid, we are writing to express our support for House Bill (H.B. 2373). This bipartisan l...
...behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition of more than 20...
Illinois House of Representatives
April 25, 2017
Vote โYesโ On House...
...tion. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Sakira Cook at cook@civilrigh...
...epresentatives
April 25, 2017
Vote โYesโ On House Bill 2373
Dear Representative,
On b...
...cal, bipartisan legislation. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Sakira...