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WASHINGTON — Lena Zwarensteyn, senior director of the fair courts program and an advisor at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement ahead of the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of several bills related to the federal judiciary:

WASHINGTON — Meeta Anand, senior director of the census and data equity program at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, joined by The Leadership Conference Census Task Force Co-Chairs Terry Ao Minnis of Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC and Arturo Vargas of NALEO Educational Fund, issued the following statement on the recent decision by the Department of Commerce to terminate Census Advisory Committees:

WASHINGTON — Liz King, senior director for education equity at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after the confirmation of Linda McMahon to lead the Department of Education:

On February 26, the Senate Judiciary Committee began its consideration of the nomination of Harmeet Dhillon to serve as assistant attorney general for civil rights at the Department of Justice (DOJ).

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 Harmeet Dhillon to serve as assistant attorney general for civil rights at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).

WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement after the late-night military purges by the Trump administration:

WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement after the Senate confirmed the nomination of Kash Patel to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI):

WASHINGTON — The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, along with 85 national and local civil rights and education groups, wrote to members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee urging them to reject Linda McMahon’s nomination to serve as Secretary of Education.