The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

Here are a few interesting civil rights related items:

• Leadership Conference President Wade Henderson on the civil rights implications of financial reform and the Arizona anti-immigrant law - NPR's Tell Me More
• Editorial: Congress should have passed a bill granting voting rights to the residents of Washington, D.C. - Los Angeles Times
• New report explains how the new health care reform law benefits seniors (PDF) - AARP

Here are a few interesting civil rights related items: 

• Senate fails to pass an amendment to a jobs bill that would have funded programs to help struggling workers - Think Progress' Wonk Room
• New data shows that the pace of foreclosuress slowed in February - ABC Action News
• The Supreme Court will decide a case about the rules that govern federal court appeal of a death sentences handed down in state court - Blog of Rights

Here are a few interesting civil rights related items: 

• Editorial: The Obama administration must pass a fair comprehensive immigration reform bill this year - The New York Times
• The Justice Department launches program to provide legal help to low-income people - National Public Radio
• Opinion: It's time to address the dropout crisis - The White House Blog