http://www.civilrights.org feed-38696551 info@civilrights.org (LCCR) info@civilrights.org (LCCR) LCCR/EF Convio Content Management System Module en-us www.civilrights.org-432281836 http://www.civilrights.org/archives/2013/may/1324-perez-help.html In a 12-10 vote along party lines, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee last week voted out the nomination of Tom Perez to serve as the next U.S. Secretary of Labor under President Obama. Tue, 21 May 2013 15:53:01 -0500 www.civilrights.org-430882654 http://www.civilrights.org/archives/2013/may/jenny-yang-sworn-in-as-eeoc.html With the swearing in this week of Jenny Yang to serve as one of five commissioners of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency is now fully staffed to carry out its work ensuring that all Americans receive fair and equal treatment when seeking employment. Thu, 16 May 2013 09:58:40 -0500 www.civilrights.org-430872851 http://www.civilrights.org/archives/2013/may/1323-education-equity-report.html In April The Leadership Conference Education Fund released a new report, Reversing the Rising Tide of Inequality: Achieving Educational Equity for Each and Every Child. The Education fund hopes the report will be used as a call-to-action for our nation to heed the findings For Each and Every Child: A Strategy for Education Equity and Excellence, issued in February by a panel of leading education experts appointed by Secretary Arne Duncan (aka The Equity and Excellence Commission). Thu, 16 May 2013 09:32:36 -0500 www.civilrights.org-426643633 http://www.civilrights.org/archives/2013/may/1322-lifeline.html Last week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing posing the question whether the Lifeline program is “money well spent?” The Lifeline Fund, which provides discounts on telephone phone service to low-income households, is designed to ensure that all Americans have access to affordable communications services. In light of the increasing importance of communication services for the livelihood of all Americans, civil rights activists voiced support for the continuation of this program as well as expansion of it to include access to broadband networks for Lifeline-eligible consumers. Wed, 01 May 2013 11:52:20 -0500 www.civilrights.org-425068338 http://www.civilrights.org/archives/2013/april/enda-1320.html With no federal law currently protecting individuals from job discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity, civil rights advocates applauded today the reintroduction of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) in Congress. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:59:44 -0500 www.civilrights.org-424439310 http://www.civilrights.org/archives/2013/april/in-memoriam-common-cause.html Bob Edgar, president and CEO of Common Cause, passed away suddenly this morning in his home. He was 69 years of age. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:41:44 -0500 www.civilrights.org-423115920 http://www.civilrights.org/archives/2013/april/1319-perez.html During a confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee today, Tom Perez made clear that his top priority as U.S. Secretary of Labor would be working with all sides in helping American workers obtain the training and support they need to win good jobs in the U.S. economy. Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:15:37 -0500 www.civilrights.org-423059431 http://www.civilrights.org/archives/2013/april/1318-hhh-eakes.html On May 2, the civil and human rights community will honor consumer advocate Martin Eakes with its highest honor, the Hubert H. Humphrey Civil and Human Rights Award, for his impassioned work as a champion of economic empowerment for women, low-income, rural and minority communities. Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:17:44 -0500 www.civilrights.org-420862867 http://www.civilrights.org/archives/2013/april/1317-arnwine.html On May 2, the civil and human rights community will honor Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law President and Executive Director Barbara Arnwine with its highest honor, the Hubert H. Humphrey Civil and Human Rights Award, for her lifelong dedication to the advancement of civil and human rights for all. Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:02:49 -0500 www.civilrights.org-416417760 http://www.civilrights.org/archives/2013/march/1316-immigration-due-process.html In testimony submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, March 20, Wade Henderson, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, stressed the importance of ensuring due process for immigrants when considering reform legislation. Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:39:09 -0500 www.civilrights.org-415521853 http://www.civilrights.org/archives/2013/march/1315-death-penalty.html With the passage last week of a bill to repeal the death penalty, Maryland will become the sixth state to end capital punishment in the last six years and the first below the Mason-Dixon Line. Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:14:16 -0500 www.civilrights.org-415488503 http://www.civilrights.org/archives/2013/march/1314-gideon.html This week marks the 50th anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright, the landmark Supreme Court decision establishing that under the Constitution states are required to provide a lawyer to criminally charged defendants who cannot otherwise afford one. Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:09:14 -0500 www.civilrights.org-413927497 http://www.civilrights.org/archives/2013/march/1313-nvra.html The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Monday, March 18, in Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona (ITCA), Inc., a case brought by the state of Arizona challenging the primacy of the federal National Voter Registration Act (NVRA or the “motor voter” bill) in regulating federal elections. Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:58:54 -0500 www.civilrights.org-413924911 http://www.civilrights.org/archives/2013/march/1312-nlrb.html The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced this week that it would ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower court ruling finding that President Obama’s recess appointments to the NLRB were unconstitutional. Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:49:37 -0500 www.civilrights.org-412898411 http://www.civilrights.org/archives/2013/1310-equal-opportunity-TN.html The fight to protect equal opportunity in higher education marked a victory in Tennessee with the recent defeat of Senate Bill 8 (S.B. 8) in the state legislature. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 08:27:25 -0500 www.civilrights.org-409491802 http://www.civilrights.org/archives/2013/1308-equal-oppotunity.html In her newly released memoir, "My Beloved World," Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor defends affirmative action – under which she was admitted to Princeton University and Yale Law School – as a needed tool to help disadvantaged students get to the starting line of the race to success. Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:53:54 -0600 www.civilrights.org-405877009 http://www.civilrights.org/archives/2013/1307-shelby.html The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, joined by 28 other civil rights organizations, submitted an amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Court in Shelby County v. Holder, arguing for the constitutionality of maintaining a key section of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (VRA). Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:10:46 -0600 www.civilrights.org-404388139 http://www.civilrights.org/archives/2013/media-diversity.html Civil rights advocates are warning that racial and gender disparities in media ownership could be exacerbated by a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposal to relax the rule regulating conglomerate ownership of both newspaper and broadcast media outlets. Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:53:15 -0600 www.civilrights.org-387328242 http://www.civilrights.org/archives/2012/december12/1305-voting.html At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this week, civil and human rights advocates spoke to the need for reforming the antiquated and uneven process governing how Americans register and vote in elections. Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:57:16 -0600 www.civilrights.org-384627361 http://www.civilrights.org/archives/2012/december12/1304-hate-crime-stats.html An annual report recently released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) revealed a 6 percent decrease in the number of hate crimes reported by law enforcement partners in 2011 to the lowest number of reported hate crimes since 1994. Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:28:39 -0600