2004 Press Releases

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2004 Press Releases

Civil Rights Coalition Laments Departure of Berry, Reynoso from U.S. Commission on Civil Rights - 12/10/04

Civil Rights Leaders Call for Close Scrutiny Of Gonzales Nomination - 11/29/04

Civil Rights Coalition Reacts to Nomination of Alberto R. Gonzales as United States Attorney General - 11/10/04

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Calls IRS Investigation of NAACP Politically Motivated - 11/02/04

Civil Rights Coalition Demands That Republican National Committee End Voter Suppression Efforts - 10/28/04

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund Announces Carol Pitchersky Development Fellowship - 10/27/04

"Send Clear Message on Protecting Voting Rights" Civil Rights Coalition Tells Ashcroft - 10/22/04

Justice Department Called on to Protect Minority Voting Rights and Combat Voter Intimidation - 10/20/04

LCCR Calls on Parties to Cease and Desist Poll Challenge Activities - 10/20/04

LCCR Tells Republican Members of Civil Rights Commission, "Don't Attack the Messenger" for Report Criticizing Bush Administration's Record on Civil Rights - 10/18/04

Votes in Congress Demonstrate Erosion of Broad Bipartisan Support for Civil Rights - 10/07/04

Civil Rights Coalition Joins Students in Urging the Nation to Take Affirmative Action - 10/05/04

Civil Rights Coalition Sues Ashcroft Over Access to Election Fraud Policy Documents - 09/28/04

Civil Rights Coalition Calls on House to Pass Hate Crimes Bill - 09/28/04

Report Documents Right-Wing Campaign To Capture Federal Courts - 09/17/04

Civil Rights Coalition urges congress to reject radical "court-stripping" measure - 07/21/04

Twenty-four Groups Launch Unprecedented, Simultaneous TV and Online Ads Exposing Radical Views of Administration Judicial Nominees - 07/21/04

Civil Rights Coalition Applauds Senate for Vote Against Cloture on the Confirmation of William Meyers - 07/20/04

Civil Rights Coalition Says, "Don't Write Discrimination into the U.S. Constitution" - 07/14/04

For 2004 Election Civil Rights Groups and Computer Scientists Call for New Security Measures for Electronic Voting Machines - 06/29/04

Texas Higher Education Lacks Racial Diversity, Report Finds - 06/24/04

Civil Rights Coalition Calls for Bi-Partisan Support for New Civil Rights Bill - 06/24/04

LCCR Urges Congress to Provide D.C. Residents with Full Congressional Representation - 06/23/04

Cable A La Carte: The Beginning of the End for Media Diversity on Cable TV? - 06/18/04

Civil Rights Leaders Declare Victory Against Ward Connerly's Anti-Affirmative Action Ballot Initiative Campaign - 06/16/04

LCCR Announces Support of Civil Liberties Restoration Act of 2004 - 06/16/04

LCCR Applauds Senate Passage of a Hate Crimes Bill - 06/15/04

Civil Rights Coalition Warns of Voter Registration Problems for 2004 Election - 05/26/04

Civil Rights Leaders Announce New "Invest in Equality" Initiative to Fulfill the Promise of Brown v. Board of Education - 05/17/04

12-Point Program to Invest in Equality - 05/14/04

Civil Rights Leaders to Join Kansas Governor to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education - 05/11/04

New Documentary Marks 50th Anniversary - 05/04/04

Emmy-winning Director Stanley Nelson Premieres PBS Documentary to Mark 50th Anniversary of 'Brown' - 04/29/04

Declaration by the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights - 04/28/04

AARP, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Announce Official Launch of VoicesofCivilRights.org - 03/30/04

Civil Rights Coalition Outraged by Biased Reporting of "60 Minutes" Reporter - 03/29/04

Ward Connerly Defeated on Two Fronts - 03/26/04

New Anti-Profiling Bills Reaffirm Commitment to Civil Rights & Security - 03/03/04

Civil Rights Coalition Applauds Senate for Recognizing Need to Develop a Strong Record in Support of Voting Rights Act Reauthorization - 02/26/04

Statement on Breaux/Voinovich Racial Profiling Bill - 02/26/04

Civil Rights Coalition Outraged by Bush's Recess Appointment of William Pryor - 02/20/04

Civil Rights Coalition Speaks Out Against Writing Discrimination Into the U.S. Constitution - 02/11/04

It's Time to Realize King's Dream - 02/11/04

Invoking President Lincoln's Legacy to Support Discrimination Is Offensive, Says Nation's Largest Civil Rights Coalition - 02/10/04

Civil Rights Coalition Denounces Passage of D.C. School Voucher Program, Promises Oversight - 01/22/04

Congressional Voting Record Demonstrates Erosion of Bipartisan Support for Civil Rights - 01/16/04

Civil Rights Coalition Calls Bush's Appointment of Pickering Hypocritical - 01/16/04

LCCR Launches Yearlong Civil Rights Campaign - 01/15/04

Civil Rights Coalition Warns of Larger Civil Rights Ramifications in Disability Rights Case - 01/12/04

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