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 Thursday, January 04, 2018 Civil and Human Rights Coalition Applauds Long Overdue Demise of Sham Voter Commission Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on the announcement by the White House that the so-called Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity is being dissolved: "Good riddance. From the start, it was clear... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, November 21, 2017 Civil and Human Rights Coalition Condemns Trump Administration’s Immoral Decision to End Temporary Protected Status For Haitians Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after the Trump administration announced that it will end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian immigrants: “Eliminating Temporary Protected Status for Haitians is another... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, November 09, 2017 Civil and Human Rights Coalition Calls for Sham Voter Commission to Be Shut Down Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement following a lawsuit filed against the so-called Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity by one of its own commissioners: “It’s simply telling that a member of... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, October 12, 2017 Civil and Human Rights Coalition Condemns Trump’s Executive Order to Undermine Health Care Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on President Trump’s heath care Executive Order: “Now that President Trump and the Republican Congress failed to end the Affordable Care Act by legislation, the president is... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, September 19, 2017 Civil and Human Rights Coalition to Testify on Voting Rights Before the Senate Democratic Policy and Communications Committee Hearing Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, is scheduled to testify today before the Senate Democratic Policy and Communications Committee hearing titled, “Voting Rights Under Fire: Democratic Ideas to Protect and Strengthen Americans’ Constitutional... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, September 12, 2017 Civil and Human Rights Coalition Condemns Sham Pence-Kobach Commission With the Pence-Kobach voting commission gathering in New Hampshire for its second meeting on Tuesday , Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, wrote an op-ed in the Concord Monitor discrediting the sham commission’s claims of widespread voter fraud... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, September 08, 2017 Civil and Human Rights Coalition: Sessions Justice Department Shamefully Supports LGBTQ Discrimination Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following statement after the Sessions Justice Department filed a brief today with the Supreme Court in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. In its brief, the government argues... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, September 06, 2017 Civil and Human Rights Coalition: Senators Must Demand Answers from Dreiband, Judicial Nominees Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement ahead of today’s nominations hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Among the nominees being considered are Eric Dreiband to be Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, August 25, 2017 Civil and Human Rights Coalition Slams Trump’s Pardon of Sheriff Arpaio Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after President Donald Trump issued a pardon for Sheriff Joe Arpaio: "Instead of a dog whistle, President Trump picked up a bull horn and let out a hateful shout tonight when he... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, August 24, 2017 Civil and Human Rights Coalition Praises Federal Ruling in Texas Voter ID Case Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement on a federal judge’s ruling today that Texas’ voter ID law intentionally discriminates against the state’s voters of color: “Today’s ruling is an important victory for voting... Read more |