New DOJ Guidelines to End Crack/Powder Disparity Are a Step in the Right Direction
WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after U.S. Attorney General Garland announced new policies on crack and powder cocaine charges, pleas, and sentencing:
Civil and Human Rights Groups Urge United States to Support Global Death Penalty Moratorium
WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after nearly 50 civil and human rights groups urged the United States to vote in favor of, or to abstain from voting on, a UN resolution calling for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty:
Civil Rights Community Celebrates Brittney Griner’s Return Home
WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement on the release of Brittney Griner from a Russian prison:
Perez, Scott, and Hodge Bring Important and Underrepresented Experiences to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
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 confirmed Judge Mia Perez, Judge Kai Scott, and Kelley Hodge to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.