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WASHINGTON – Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after President Biden announced he would veto a resolution of disapproval to override Washington, D.C.’s policing reform bill:
WASHINGTON — Jesselyn McCurdy, executive vice president for government affairs at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on the Senate HELP Committee’s vote on the nomination of Kalpana Kotagal to serve as a commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC):
WASHINGTON — The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, joined by 229 national, state, and local civil and human rights and education organizations, called on Congress to support H.Res. 219, the Bill of Rights for Students and Parents. The resolution serves as an inclusive path forward in stark contrast to the discriminatory, harmful language of H.R. 5, which will only serve to keep vulnerable students less safe
WASHINGTON — Lena Zwarensteyn, senior director of the fair courts program at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement on the Senate’s confirmation of Jessica Clarke to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York:
WASHINGTON — Jesselyn McCurdy, executive vice president of government affairs at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement in response to the Biden administration’s budget:
WASHINGTON - Jesselyn McCurdy, executive vice president of Government Affairs of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after the Senate votes to override a D.C. law for the first time in 30 years:
WASHINGTON – The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and The Leadership Conference Education Fund announced today that Eunic Epstein-Ortiz has joined the organizations as the new executive vice president of communications.
WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of the The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on the withdrawal of Gigi Sohn’s nomination for FCC commissioner: