Senate Must Continue to Build Equal Justice Judiciary During 118th Congress
WASHINGTON — Lena Zwarensteyn, senior director of the fair courts program at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after the Senate Judiciary Committee’s executive business meeting to consider a number of President Biden’s judicial nominees:
Leadership Conference Statement on the 50th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement ahead of the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade:
INTERESTED PERSONS MEMO: Voting Disinformation in 2022 — Progress Made, but Challenges Remain
Over the last three years, there has been an enormous amount of false information that has spread on social media platforms about elections and voting. The spread has been led by high-profile users who have regularly posted disinformation on the Big Lie and the nation’s election processes. The false information has worked its way into some mainstream media outlets and has been the impetus for many states to enact restrictive voting legislation.
New DOJ Guidelines to End Crack/Powder Disparity Are a Step in the Right Direction
WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after U.S. Attorney General Garland announced new policies on crack and powder cocaine charges, pleas, and sentencing:
Civil and Human Rights Groups Urge United States to Support Global Death Penalty Moratorium
WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after nearly 50 civil and human rights groups urged the United States to vote in favor of, or to abstain from voting on, a UN resolution calling for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty: