The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is a coalition charged by its diverse membership of more than 200 national organizations to promote and protect the civil and human rights of all persons in the United States. Through advocacy and outreach to targeted constituencies, The Leadership Conference works toward the goal of a more open and just society – an America as good as its ideals.
The Leadership Conference is a 501(c)(4) organization that engages in legislative advocacy. It was founded in 1950 and has coordinated national lobbying efforts on behalf of every major civil rights law since 1957.
Releases by this organization
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Newswire article Wednesday, November 28, 2018 Senate Must Reject Farr to Protect Civil and Human Rights Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement after the Senate advanced the nomination of Thomas Farr to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina: “Advancing Farr’s nomination is a disgrace and... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, November 16, 2018 Senators Must Reject McConnell’s Attempt to Pack Court with Extreme Nominees Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell filed cloture to advance the nominations of Thomas Farr to the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of North Carolina and... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, November 09, 2018 Civil Rights Groups Demand Every Georgian Ballot be Counted The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following statement regarding the unresolved ballot crisis in Georgia: “This election presented Georgia voters with unnecessary and... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, November 07, 2018 Sessions Firing Shows Trump Demands Loyalty, Not Independence, from Attorney General Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after the firing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions: “Attorney General Sessions led an unprecedented attack on the Constitution and our civil rights. From abandoning important... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, October 31, 2018 Civil Rights Groups Launch Voter Education Campaign for Georgia Voters with Pending Registrations The Leadership Conference Education Fund, The Campaign Legal Center, and Access Democracy launched a voter education campaign this week focused on Georgia’s voters with pending registrations. The groups sent postcard mailers and a series of text messages outlining what these impacted voters need to... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, September 12, 2018 Federal Civil Rights Commission Finds Voting Rights Under Attack Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on the United States Commission on Civil Rights’ briefing report , An Assessment of Minority Voting Rights Access in the United States: “This report puts a federal imprimatur on... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, July 23, 2018 Civil Rights Leaders Discuss #WhatsAtStake for Voting Rights in SCOTUS Fight The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights hosted a telephone press briefing with other civil rights leaders today to outline and emphasize Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s threatening record to voting rights. The speakers underscored the dangerous implications of more... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, June 14, 2018 Senate Committee Advances Two Additional Judicial Extremists, Furthers Trump’s Court Packing Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement after the Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to bring to the Senate floor nominees Allen Winsor for the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Florida and... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, June 11, 2018 Supreme Court Undermines Right to Vote Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision in Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute: “Five Justices on the Supreme Court today undermined the fundamental right to vote by making it easier... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, May 15, 2018 Confirmation of Nalbandian Threatens Voting Rights Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of John Nalbandian to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit: “John Nalbandian is a partisan and ideological lawyer whose... Read more |