The Leadership Conference Statement on Inauguration Day and the Work Ahead
WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement:
Civil Rights Coalition Applauds Garland-led DOJ for Commitment to Civil Rights Enforcement Under Clarke and Gupta, Calls for Continued Vigorous Enforcement of Laws
WASHINGTON — Jesselyn McCurdy, executive vice president for government affairs at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement in response to the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division’s report on its enforcement work over the past four years:
Civil Rights Coalition Commends President Biden for Historic Use of Clemency
WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after President Biden announced that he commuted the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses serving disproportionately long sentences:
This Is What Justice Looks Like: Civil Rights Coalition Praises Biden Education Civil Rights Record, Calls for Continued Action
WASHINGTON — Liz King, senior director for education equity at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published its Four Year Retrospective:
Civil and Human Rights Coalition Urges Senators to Reject the Laken Riley Act
WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement ahead of the Senate’s expected upcoming vote on the Laken Riley Act:
MEMO: Civil Rights Are at Stake with Pam Bondi’s Nomination
WASHINGTON — On January 15, the Senate Judiciary Committee began its consideration of the nomination of Pam Bondi to serve as attorney general of the United States.
Civil Rights Coalition Calls on Senators to Oppose Pam Bondi’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 Pam Bondi to serve as attorney general of the United States.
400+ Civil Rights Groups Reject Anti-Trans Legislation, Demand Congress Vote NO on H.R. 28
WASHINGTON — The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, along with 405 national and local civil rights, education, and gender justice organizations, wrote to members of Congress urging them to reject H.R. 28. The so-called Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 is the latest in a spate of harmful bills at the national and local levels that are an attack on transgender, nonbinary, and intersex students. The letter urges members to reject this bill because it would harm women and girls and undermine civil rights for all students.