2003 Press Releases - The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

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2003 Press Releases

Civil Rights Coalition Mourns Loss of Senator Paul Simon - 12/10/03

Consumer Groups Commend Freddie Mac's Leadership - 12/09/03

PSA Highlighting Housing Discrimination Garners Ad Council's Top Honor - 11/21/03

Senator Miller Must Apologize for "Lynching" Remark, Says Civil Rights Coalition - 11/13/03

We Need "Judges for Justice" Says Leading Civil Rights Group - 11/12/03

Civil Rights Coalition Applauds Senate for Defeating the Confirmation of William Pryor - 11/06/03

Civil Rights Coalition Expresses Great Disappointment in Committee Vote to Approve Brown Confirmation - 11/06/03

Statement of Dr. Dorothy Height, President Emerita of the National Council of Negro Women, on Opposition to Janice Rogers Brown - 11/05/03

Charles Pickering's Record, Not Trent Lott's Pressure, Is the Issue - 10/30/03

Civil Rights Coalition Applauds Senators for Defeating Pickering's Confirmation - 10/30/03

Civil Rights Coalition Blasts Class Action Fairness Act, Urges Senate to Oppose - 10/20/03

Civil Rights Coalition Tells Congress that "Democracy Begins at Home," Urges Full Funding for Election Reform - 09/29/03

Civil Rights Coalition Urges Senate to Oppose Class Action Fairness Act of 2003 - 09/17/03

Civil Rights Coalition Responds to Senator Hatch's Allegations on Estrada - 09/05/03

Statement of Leadership Conference on Civil Rights on the Withdrawal of the Nomination of Miguel Estrada - 09/04/03

California Voters Have Right to Know Where Candidates Stand on Prop 54 - 08/14/03

New Website Provides Vital Resources to Combat Housing Discrimination - 08/13/03

Senate Pressed to Vote Against Confirmation of Far-Right Extremist William Pryor - 07/30/03

Civil Rights Coalition Expresses Disappointment that Senate Committee Approves Nomination of Far-Right Extremist William Pryor - 07/23/03

Michigan Civic Leaders Call Ward Connerly's Anti-Affirmative Action Ballot Initiative Divisive - 07/08/03

LCCR Expands Campaign to Defeat Extremist Judicial Nominees - 06/30/03

Civil Rights Coalition Hails Supreme Court Ruling In Lawrence v. Texas - 06/26/03

Civil Rights Coalition Calls Supreme Court Michigan Decision Victory for America - 06/23/03

Military Leaders Speak Out in Favor of Affirmative Action - 06/18/03

Racial Profiling Guidance: "Useful First Step" on the Road to Enacting Comprehensive Federal Legislation - 06/18/03

New Public Awareness Campaign Launched to Promote Affirmative Action - 06/18/03

Civil Rights Coalition Opposes Confirmation of Extremist William Pryor to U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit - 06/10/03

National Civil Rights Coalition Opposes Changes To Media Ownership Guidelines - 05/27/03

LCCR Marks Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education Ruling by Calling for Passage of a Student Bill of Rights - 05/20/03

Civil Rights Coalition Applauds Introduction of Hate Crimes Bill - 05/01/03

Civil Rights Coalition Praises the Senate for Stopping the Confirmation of Priscilla Owen - 05/01/03

LCCR Urges Senate to Vote "No" on Cloture to Stop Confirmation of Priscilla Owen - 04/30/03

National Civil Rights Coalition Expresses "Grave Disappointment" at the Senate Confirmation of Judicial Extremist Jeffrey Sutton - 04/29/03

Civil Rights Coalition Appalled by Senator Rick Santorum's Attack on Gay and Lesbian Equality - 04/22/03

New Report Reveals Bush Administration's Hostility Toward Civil Rights - 04/21/03

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Available for Comment on Affirmative Action Supreme Court Cases - 03/31/03

Civil Rights Coalition Urges Opposition to "Irresponsible and Inequitable" Budget Plan - 03/20/03

Civil Rights Coalition Condemns Rep. Moran's Comments Singling Out Jewish Community for War with Iraq - 03/19/03

Civil Rights Coalition Calls on House to Reject Discriminatory and Unfair Bankruptcy Legislation - 03/18/03

Americans for a Fair Chance Hails Tomas Rivera Study on Minority Admissions: Study Finds California ???Race-Neutral??? Approaches Ineffective - 03/08/03

Civil Rights Coalition Applauds Senate Democrats for Standing Up to President Bush's Court-Packing Scheme - 03/06/03

News Conference to Feature Senator Harkin and Individuals Impacted by 'States' Rights' Judicial Nominee Jeffrey Sutton - 03/04/03

Civil Rights Coalition Calls on Justice Department - 02/27/03

Civil Rights Coalition Applauds Preservation of Funding for Federal Community Technology Programs - 02/20/03

Civil Rights Leaders Call on Rep. Howard Coble to Resign Chairmanship of Judiciary Subcommittee - 02/13/03

Civil Rights Coalition Joins Unparalleled Campaign To Defeat Irresponsible and Inequitable Tax Package - 02/12/03

Civil Rights Coalition Applauds Senate Democrats For Standing Up For Fairness, Equality and the Constitution - 02/11/03

LCCR Expresses Serious Concern Over Cook Nomination - 02/06/03

LCCR Calls on Senators to Block Estrada, Administration's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Nominee - 01/30/03

Civil Rights, Environmental, and Labor Organizations Join in Opposition to Bush's Extremist Judicial Nominees - 01/27/03

Nation's Largest Civil Rights Coalition Condemns President's Stance on Diversity in Education - 01/15/03

'President Bush--Defend Affirmative Action,' Says Nation's Largest Civil Rights Coalition - 01/09/03

Civil Rights Coalition Gives 'No Child Left Behind' an 'I' for Incomplete - 01/08/03

Lott's Shameful Legacy Lives - 01/08/03