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WASHINGTON — The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights today joined with 133 other civil rights organizations representing millions of people to release an open letter titled “Our Rights Are at Stake. We Will Not Be Silenced.”
WASHINGTON — Jesselyn McCurdy, executive vice president for government affairs at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s executive order seeking to upend our elections and disenfranchise millions of voters:
WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement on the proposed plan to eliminate the Department of Education:
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The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Media/Telecommunications Task Force released the following statement in response to the firing of FTC Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter:
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 Trump administration's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798:
WASHINGTON — Lena Zwarensteyn, senior director of the fair courts program and an advisor at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement after President Trump’s speech at the U.S. Department of Justice:
WASHINGTON — Jesselyn McCurdy, executive vice president for government affairs at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement after the Senate passed S. 331, the Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) of Fentanyl Act: