Press Release

WASHINGTON — The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, along with 405 national and local civil rights, education, and gender justice organizations, wrote to members of Congress urging them to reject H.R. 28. The so-called Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 is the latest in a spate of harmful bills at the national and local levels that are an attack on transgender, nonbinary, and intersex students. The letter urges members to reject this bill because it would harm women and girls and undermine civil rights for all students.

WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement in response to Meta’s announcement on changes to their content moderation policies:

WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on the passing of President Jimmy Carter:

WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after President Biden announced the commutations of the sentences of the majority of those on federal death row.

Our federal courts are more reflective of our country thanks to the remarkable and historic progress made during the Biden administration.

WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement in response to the threat of a federal government shutdown:

WASHINGTON — Liz King, senior director for education equity at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published its FY 2024 annual report indicating the highest number of complaints on record:

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 Senate’s expected votes on two district court nominees: