2002 Press Releases - The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

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2002 Press Releases

Civil Rights Leaders Call on President to Demonstrate Support for Civil Rights - 12/20/02

Civil Rights Leader Calls Bush Executive Order Outrageous and Discriminatory - 12/13/02

LCCR Urges Senator Lott to Apologize Through Actions, Not Words - 12/13/02

LCCR Calls Senator Trent Lott's Apology Insufficient - 12/11/02

U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Affirmative Action Cases - 12/02/02

Civil Rights Coalition Criticizes Senate Confirmation - 11/19/02

Civil Rights Coalition Criticizes Senate Vote on Judicial Nominations - 11/14/02

LCCR 'Disappointed' by Passage of Homeland Security Bill Without Adequate Civil Rights and Worker Protections - 11/14/02

Results of 2002 Election a 'Threat to Civil Rights' - 11/08/02

LCCR Mourns Loss of Senator Paul Wellstone, Champion of the Poor and Disadvantaged - 10/25/02

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Cautions that there is 'More to be Done' in Fixing Nation's Broken Electoral Systems - 10/17/02

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Statement on Election Reform - 10/10/02

LCCR Applauds Senate Governmental Affairs Committee for Supporting Justice for D.C. Residents - 10/09/02

Civil Rights Coalition to Meet Growing Threat to Rights by Expanding Staff and Budget - 10/02/02

Civil Rights Groups Urge Senate Judiciary Committee to Reject the Nomination of Dennis Shedd to the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals - 10/01/02

Statement of Nancy Zirkin, Deputy Director, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Opposing Michael McConnell to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit - 09/17/02

LCCR Applauds Senate Judiciary Panel for Rejecting Nomination of Priscilla Owen to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit - 09/05/02

Senate Continues Funding For Federal Technology Programs - 07/17/02

New Report Concludes Federal Programs Critical to Bringing A Nation Online - 07/11/02

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Participating at UN World Summit on the Information Society - 07/01/02

LCCR Celebrates Life of Civil Rights Giant Justin Dart Jr. - 06/25/02

Leadership Conference Announces Support for Justice for Mexican Guestworkers - 06/12/02

Leadership Conference Announces Support for Federal Litigation to End Racial and Ethnic Discrimination by Airlines - 06/04/02

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Applauds Sixth Circuit Decision Upholding University Affirmative Action - 05/22/02

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Urges Congress to Improve Fairness of Crack/Cocaine Sentencing Laws - 05/22/02

LCCR Criticizes House Passage of Welfare Bill - 05/16/02

Civil Rights Coalition Proud to Sponsor Digital Empowerment Campaign - 05/16/02

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Urges Congress to Strengthen Federal Hate Crimes Legislation - 04/12/02

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Calls on Senate to Enact Meaningful Racial Profiling Statute - 04/12/02

LCCR Calls Senate-Passed Election Reform Bill a "Mixed Bag," Urges Congress to Eliminate Troubling Provisions in Conference Committee - 04/12/02

Civil Rights Organizations Urge Lawmakers to Pass Real Election Reform at Supreme Court Event - 04/02/02

LCCR Expresses Dismay Over the Bush Administration's Recess Appointment of Gerald A. Reynolds to the Position of Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the Department of Education - 04/01/02

LCCR Applauds Senate Judiciary Committee's Rejection of Pickering Nomination - 03/14/02

Community Opposition To Pickering Confirmation Intensifies - 03/06/02

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Opposes Bush Administration Proposal for TANF Reauthorization - 03/05/02

LCCR Urges Senate To Pass Employment Non-Discrimination Act - 02/27/02

Election Reform at the Top of Civil Rights Agenda - 02/25/02

Civil Rights Coalition Launches Campaign for 'Fair and Impartial Judiciary' - 02/20/02

LCCR: Overly Optimistic Digital Divide Report Belies Real World Realities - 02/08/02

LCCR Opposes Pickering Nomination to Fifth Circuit- Serious Concerns About Nominee's Civil Rights Record - 01/24/02

Civil Rights Summer Program Launched for Social Justice Student Leaders - 01/21/02