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:
WASHINGTON – Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on the alleged forced hysterectomies against immigrant detainees held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities:
WASHINGTON – Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in Ramos v. Nielsen
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