2006 Press Releases

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2006 Press Releases

Leadership Conference Releases Voting Record Detailing 109th Congress' Civil Rights Record - 10/30/06

Civil Rights Coalition Files Friend-of-the-Court Brief in Support of School Diversity - 10/10/06

Rights Leaders Warn Voters Would Lose Franchise Under Proposed Voter ID Bill - 09/20/06

It's Up to Senate to Stop Ill-Conceived Voter ID Bill - 09/20/06

Civil Rights Coalition Celebrates Renewal of Landmark Voting Rights Act - 07/27/06

New Reports Document Loss of Good Jobs for Women & Minorities in the Communications & Media Industries - 07/25/06

LCCR Lauds Swift Senate Vote to Reauthorize the Voting Rights Act - 07/20/06

Civil Rights Coalition Lauds Bipartisan House Vote to Renew Landmark VRA, Looks to Senate for Swift Action - 07/13/06

LCCR Disappointed that House Failed to Vote on Voting Rights Act Reauthorization Bill - 06/21/06

Civil Rights Community Pushes for Akaka Bill To Be Reconsidered - 06/09/06

Civil Rights Coalition Lauds Rejection of Federal Marriage Amendment - 06/07/06

Civil Rights Coalition Decries Confirmation of Kavanaugh - 05/26/06

Civil Rights Coalition Pushes for Real Immigration Reform - 05/25/06

Civil Rights Coalition Profoundly Disappointed in Partisan Kavanaugh Vote - 05/11/06

Civil Rights Coalition Lauds DC Voting Rights Agreement - 05/10/06

Civil Rights Coalition Lauds Historic Bipartisan, Bicameral Support for Voting Rights - 05/02/06

House and Senate Committees Join Forces in Setting Stage for Voting Rights Act Renewal - 04/27/06

La Opinión Translating Immigration into a National Priority - 04/12/06

Experts Release New Report Underscoring Continuing Need for Voting Rights Enforcement in New York - 04/05/06

House Takes Bipartisan Stand to Protect Equal Opportunity - 03/30/06

LCCR: Frist Immigration Bill Violates Good Faith Senate Bipartisanship - 03/17/06

Civil Rights Coalition Blasts OTS Preemption of Montgomery County Lending Discrimination Laws - 03/17/06

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Taps Veteran Journalist for Top Communications Post - 03/16/06

Civil Rights Coalition Joins Widespread Calls for Comprehensive, Fair Immigration Reform - 03/15/06

Civil Rights Coalition Calls Methamphetamine Sting Operation "Tulia Revisited" - 03/14/06

Henderson to Testify Today On Continued Need for Voting Rights Act, Will Push for Reauthorization of Expiring Provisions - 03/08/06

Civil Rights Coalition Hails "Crash" Oscar Honors - 03/06/06

Congressional Opposition to Civil Rights Progress Highlighted in New LCCR Report - 02/17/06

Gruesome Hate Crime in New Bedford, Mass. Underscores Need for Urgent Senate Action - 02/03/06

Alito Confirmation to Take Heavy Toll on Civil Rights Gains - 01/31/06

Nation Loses a Civil Rights Standard Bearer - 01/31/06

America Loses with Premature Shut Down of Alito Debate - 01/30/06

Shutting Down Debate on a Nomination that Will Tip the Scales - 01/26/06

Civil Rights Coalition Calls on Senate to Stop Alito - 01/24/06

Michigan Board of State Canvassers Approves Language for Anti-Affirmative Action Ballot Initiative: - 01/20/06

Henderson Statement on Concerned Alumni of Princeton - 01/11/06

Judge Alito: His Actions Speak Louder Than His Words - 01/10/06

Civil Rights Coalition Releases Memo Critical of Alito's Record on Civil Rights - 01/05/06

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