WASHINGTON – Kristine Lucius, executive vice president for policy and government affairs at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on the Senate’s vote to confirm Joseph Bianco to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit:
WASHINGTON – On May 15, at 6:30 p.m. ET, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights will host its annual Hubert H. Humphrey Civil and Human Rights Award Dinner. The civil rights coalition will bestow its highest honor, the Humphrey award, upon the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, and will present the Chairperson’s award to Chad Griffin, the outgoing president of the Human Rights Campaign, during the dinner.
WASHINGTON – Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a final rule to allow health workers to cite religious or moral objections to deny care to patients:
WASHINGTON – In an opinion piece in The Hill, Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and Congressman John Sarbanes (MD-3), called on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to allow a floor vote on the democracy reform package, the For the People Act. Sarbanes, chair of the Democracy Reform Task Force, helped lead efforts to pass the bill in the House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON – Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on the House Judiciary Committee’s approval of the Equality Act:
WASHINGTON – Kristine Lucius, executive vice president for policy and government affairs at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on the Senate’s vote to confirm Andrew Brasher to be a U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama:
WASHINGTON – Leigh Chapman, voting rights program director at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, will testify today before the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties on “Protecting the Right to Vote: Best and Worst Practices.” Chapman’s testimony emphasizes the serious threat poll closures pose to achieving equal access to the ballot and discusses other efforts to stifle the voices of our most vulnerable communities.
WASHINGTON – Kristine Lucius, executive vice president for policy and government affairs at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on the Senate’s vote to confirm J. Campbell Barker to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas:
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