Press Release

WASHINGTON — The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), joined by 53 other national organizations, urged House Energy and Commerce Committee leadership to postpone the upcoming markup of the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) and restore key civil rights protections and algorithmic auditing provisions. Without reversal, the groups urge against APRA moving forward.

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 11th anniversary of the Shelby County v. Holder decision:

WASHINGTON — The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Media/Telecommunications Task Force released the following statement in reaction to the latest discussion draft of the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA):

WASHINGTON — Lena Zwarensteyn, senior director of the fair courts program at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on several judicial nominees, including the nomination of Karla Campbell to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit:

WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement on the commemoration of Juneteenth:

WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement on the Biden administration’s announcement to protect long-time undocumented communities and help keep families together:

WASHINGTON — The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, along with 142 civil rights, education, economic justice, and labor organizations, issued their broadest shared defense of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility amid broad attacks on the gains of the civil rights movement that have helped increase equal opportunity and fairness.

WASHINGTON — The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, along with 13 advocacy organizations, called on top social media and tech corporations — Google, Instagram, Meta, Reddit, Snap Inc., TikTok, Twitch, YouTube, and X — to follow five effective steps to protect U.S. voters and elections against online voting disinformation.