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 after the Senate confirmed Judge Mustafa Kasubhai to the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon:
WASHINGTON — The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, joined by 141 national organizations, wrote to senators today underscoring the urgency of protecting all people at an extraordinarily dangerous time by confirming all remaining lifetime judicial nominees before the end of the Biden administration.
WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz to serve as attorney general of the United States:
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:
Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement on the 2024 Election:
WASHINGTON — Leslie Proll, senior director of the voting rights program at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s stay of a lower court decision protecting voters in Virginia:
WASHINGTON — A review of social media posts stemming from Hurricanes Helene and Milton makes clear that social media platforms have failed to address digital voting disinformation and must do so now in the run-up to the election and on Election Day itself, according to The Leadership Conference’s Center for Civil Rights and Technology (the Center). Social media platforms continue to be rife with misinformation, disinformation, and fake AI images presented as news. These posts, in turn, have been supercharged by large accounts with big followings and, unfortunately, appear to be connected to threats of violence against FEMA workers in North Carolina.
WASHINGTON – Liz King, senior director of the education equity program at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement after the Biden-Harris administration’s student loan debt relief announcement for certain borrowers: