Press Release

WASHINGTON – The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and All Voting is Local, with its joint And Still I Vote campaign, will hold a Facebook Live event on Tuesday, September 22 at 5:30 p.m. ET in celebration of National Voter Registration Day. With voting registration numbers down and the election only 43 days away, speakers will urge individuals to exercise their right to vote by checking their registration, registering to vote, and encouraging others to take part in democracy.

WASHINGTON – Today, Saturday, September 19, at 3 pm ET, principals of four major civil and legal rights advocacy organizations held a press call outlining the threats to our democracy if Donald Trump and the Republican Senate attempt to force confirmation of a successor to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

WASHINGTON – Today, Saturday, September 19, at 3 pm ET, principals of four major civil and legal rights advocacy organizations will hold a press call to outline the threats to our democracy if Donald Trump and the Republican Senate attempt to force confirmation of a successor to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

WASHINGTON – Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman ever to serve on the nation’s highest court:

WASHINGTON—Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following statement on the Trump administration’s recent attempt to ban diversity trainings, censor the teaching of American history, and scare those who dare to engage in honest conversations:

WASHINGTON – Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement regarding the House delaying a vote on HR 3884: The Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement Act (MORE Act):

WASHINGTON — The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 2574, the Equity and Inclusion Enforcement Act:

WASHINGTON – Lena Zwarensteyn, Fair Courts campaign director at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on the confirmations of David Dugan and Stephen McGlynn to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois: