Leadership Conference on Civil Rights/Leadership Conference Education Fund

04.10.2005 President Bush's second nominee to fill a lifetime post on the Supreme Court--Harriet Miers--is an unknown quantity to most.

27.09.2005 Federal contractors involved in Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts have been exempted from requirements that ensure employment opportunities for women and minorities. "The exemption could hurt the very people most affected by Hurricane Katrina, effectively shutting them out from the opportunity to participate in rebuilding their own neighborhoods," civil rights advocates said.

16.09.2005 In four days of Senate hearings, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice nominee John Roberts has "failed to distance himself from the anti-civil rights positions he has advocated," said the executive director of the nation's premier civil and human rights coalition Thursday, announcing its opposition to his confirmation.

09.09.2005 With the nomination of John Roberts--a conservative judge who argued against Roe v. Wade, and against affirmative action--for Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, the individual rights and freedoms that we cherish are at stake, says the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and urges you ask your senator to be vigilant in considering Roberts' candidacy.

17.08.2005 Social Security has been one of the nation's most important civil rights programs, providing economic security for retired and disabled workers and their families. The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights is concerned that the proposals to privatize Social Security could unfairly penalize women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities, and asks you to sign the birthday card to protect Social Security.