The Leadership Conference Statement on New Judicial Nominations
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 the president announced his intent to nominate Emil Bove to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and five individuals to Florida federal district courts:
Civil Rights Coalition Denounces DOJ Dismissal of Consent Decrees and Police Investigations
WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it is not moving forward with securing court-approved settlements with Minneapolis and Louisville, and closing its investigations into Phoenix, Ariz.; Trenton, N.J.; Memphis, Tenn.; Mount Vernon, N.Y.; Oklahoma City, Okla.; and the Louisiana State Police:
The Leadership Conference Statement on the Shooting Outside Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement on the shooting outside of the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.:
The Leadership Conference’s Center for Civil Rights and Technology Denounces Trump’s Rollback of Digital Equity Act
WASHINGTON — Alejandra Montoya-Boyer, senior director of The Leadership Conference’s Center for Civil Rights and Technology, issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s announcement that he intends to end $2.75 billion in Digital Equity Act grant funding:
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Demands Meta Restore Content Moderation and Fact Checking
WASHINGTON — The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights today demanded that Meta restore content moderation and professional fact checking on its platforms in the United States. This call accompanied a petition that garnered more than 16,000 signatures from concerned individuals across the country regarding unchecked extremism on Meta platforms.
Trump’s First Judicial Nominee Signals Dangerous Direction for Federal Judiciary
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 announced his intent to nominate Whitney Hermandorfer to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit:
The Leadership Conference’s Statement on Court Ruling Halting Trump’s Anti-Voter Executive Order
WASHINGTON — Leslie Proll, senior director of the voting rights program at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruling halting the Trump Administration’s executive order on elections: