All posts tagged "The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights"
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Pro-LGBTQ groups reiterate call for Senators to vote against Brett Kavanaugh
LGBTQ groups and civil rights allies have reiterated their call for senators to vote against President Trump’s Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh should his nomination...
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Senate Judiciary Committee approves anti-gay Pennsylvania judicial activist’s nomination
Barring any last-minute surprises, it is likely David Porter will win a seat on the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals
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LGBTQ advocates urge Senate to reject Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State
A coalition of 55 civil and human rights groups has written to U.S. senators to ask them to oppose the confirmation of CIA Director and...
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Trump’s State of the Union speech omits mention of LGBTQ rights
President Trump carefully avoided any mention of the LGBTQ community as he reflected on his first year in office in his State of the Union...
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LGBTQ groups hit back at religious exemption for health care workers
LGBTQ groups and their allies are eviscerating the Trump administration for creating a new agency arm designed to ensure health care workers are exempt from...
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Trump judicial nominee Howard Nielson criticized a judge because he was gay
Past anti-LGBTQ advocacy raises questions over whether Nielson can impartially hear cases involving LGBTQ parties
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White House withdraws Jeff Mateer nomination, but Senate confirms Don Willett
Following a request by the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, the White House has agreed to withdraw its backing of two controversial judicial...
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Senate confirms anti-gay judge who was rated “not qualified”
Leonard Steven Grasz has been granted a lifetime appointment to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
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Civil rights advocates object to Don Willett nomination to federal bench
Civil rights advocates are objecting to yet another Trump judicial nominee being considered for a seat on a federal court of appeals. Don Willett, a...
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Senate Judiciary Committee approves anti-LGBTQ lawyer’s nomination
On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the nomination of Gregory Katsas to be a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C....
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Civil rights advocates upset over confirmation of anti-LGBTQ judicial nominees
Civil rights advocates are becoming increasingly alarmed at the Senate’s willingness to rubber-stamp President Trump’s federal court nominees, including some who have come under scrutiny...
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Civil rights leaders urge U.S. Senate not to confirm anti-gay judge
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights has written a letter urging the U.S. Senate to reject the nomination of Damien Schiff, a legal...
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New bill in Congress would clarify limits on RFRA’s religious protections
Civil rights and social justice advocates are applauding a bill that would clarify that the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act cannot be used to infringe...
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Trump’s pick for DOJ’s Civil Rights Division defended HB 2 law
Labor issues lawyer Eric Dreiband has also argued for religious exemptions for nonprofits
