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This Week in Civil Rights - May 28, 2009

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund May 28, 2009

President Obama Names Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court

On Tuesday, President Obama nominated Judge Sonia Sotomayor to replace the retiring Justice David Souter on the U.S. Supreme Court.

A new TV ad from the Coalition for Constitutional Values explains why Sotomayor – who has experience in nearly every aspect of the law, having served as a big-city prosecutor and a corporate litigator, a federal trial judge, and an appellate judge – is a terrific nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court.

> View the Ad

> Read More About the Nomination

New Foreclosure Protection for Renters

An estimated 40 percent of households facing eviction due to foreclosure are renters - who are often evicted with little or no notice after their landlords were unable to pay their mortgages. But renters now have some protection against eviction under the foreclosure prevention bill signed by President Obama last week.

> Read More

State Department to Provide Equal Benefits to Same-Sex Foreign Service Workers

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced that the State Department will guarantee equal benefits and protections to same-sex partners of American foreign service workers. Many benefits provided to married couples have been long denied to same-sex partners.

> Read More

Take Action

Support a Fast and Fair Confirmation Process for Judge Sonia Sotomayor

Call your senators and urge their support for an orderly and fair confirmation process of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Support Dawn Johnsen for Office of Legal Counsel

Call your senators and urge their support of Dawn Johnsen as head of the Office of Legal Counsel to ensure our government's legal advisors are held to the highest level of integrity.

> View more Action Alerts from LCCR


Civil Rights Jobs at LCCR/EF

LCCR/EF is looking for a Media Relations Manager to work out of our office in Washington, D.C.

You can also find job opportunities from other civil rights organizations in our Career Center.


LCCR Member Spotlight

The American-Arab Anti Discrimination Committee (ADC) is a civil rights organization committed to defending the rights of people of Arab descent and promoting their rich cultural heritage. 

> ADC National Convention - June 12-14 in Washington, D.C.

>  View all LCCR coalition members


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