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Oppose Any Attempt to Repeal Longstanding Civil Rights Protections in Head Start (04/19/2007)
On behalf of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR), the nation’s oldest, largest, and most diverse civil and human rights coalition, with more than 190 member organizations, we urge you to support H.R. 1429, the Improving Head Start Act of 2007, and oppose any attempt on the House floor to repeal longstanding civil rights protections in the Head Start Program that have been in place since President Nixon signed the law in 1972. We strongly oppose any language that would allow federally funded employment discrimination.* If language repealing civil rights protections is added to the bill either during consideration on the House floor or in the Motion to Recommit, we urge you to oppose final passage of the bill.

ACLU Letter Urging Members of Congress to Oppose the Workplace Religious Freedom Act (03/20/2007)
The American Civil Liberties Union strongly urges you to oppose the Workplace Religious Freedom Act (“WRFA”) as written in the 110th Congress--unless it is revised before introduction to ensure that the legislation will not have the presumably unintended consequence of harming critical personal and civil rights of coworkers, customers, or patients. Unless revised before introduction, WRFA would threaten important rights of religious minorities, racial minorities, women, gay men and lesbians, and persons seeking reproductive health care and mental health services.

Jewish Council for Public Affairs Letter urging Opposition to the "Public Expression of Religion Act" (09/05/2006)

Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty Letter Urging Opposition to the "Public Expression of Religion Act" (09/05/2006)

ACLU Letter to the Senate Urging Opposition of (S. 3696) the Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2006 (08/02/2006)

ACLU Letter to Congress Regarding the America's Opportunity Scholarship for Kids Act (07/27/2006)

Myths and Realities: Gravestones and Markers Are Not In Danger (07/26/2006)

ACLU Letter to the House of Representatives Urging Opposition to H.R. 2679, "The Public Expression of Religion Act" (07/25/2006)