Press & Media

Washington, DC — In response to the recommendations presented to Congress by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Department of Justice (DOJ) on behalf of the Biden-Harris administration, civil rights and drug policy reform leaders, advocates, and experts including The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and Drug Policy Alliance issued the following response, attributable to Maritza Perez, Director of the Office of National Affairs at the Drug Policy Alliance:

WASHINGTON – Gaylynn Burroughs, senior policy counsel at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the below statement on the Supreme Court’s failure to block Texas’ extreme 6-week abortion ban, SB8:

WASHINGTON — Rob Randhava, senior policy counsel for The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on Attorney General Merrick Garland’s call on the legal community to volunteer to help confront the ongoing housing and evictions crisis:

WASHINGTON – Rob Randhava, senior policy counsel for The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s eviction moratorium, set to expire October 3, 2021:

WASHINGTON — Jesselyn McCurdy, interim executive vice president of government affairs of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives’ vote today passing H.R. 4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act:

WASHINGTON — Jesselyn McCurdy, interim executive vice president and managing director of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement regarding the urgent situation for those seeking to flee Afghanistan:

WASHINGTON – The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights along with 200 civil rights organizations today called on the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

WASHINGTON — Wade Henderson, interim president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement on the House introduction of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act — critically important legislation to restore the essential portion of the Voting Rights Act that blocks discriminatory voting policies: