Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2011

Support the elimination of racial disparities in state, local and federal law enforcement. End racial profiling. Abolish the death penalty; support the establishment of a commission to study problems surrounding the Death Penalty and a moratorium on implementing the death penalty until the study is complete. Completely eliminate Crack Cocaine / Powder cocaine sentencing disparities, and apply the Fair Sentencing Act retroactively. Support H.R. 2242. Support sentencing reform. Eliminate mandatory minimum sentences. Support continued funding for COPS program. Support full funding for ex-felony offender programs (the Second Chance Act). Support prisoner literacy, education and rehabilitation. Support law enforcement trust & integrity. Support increased enforcement activities by the US DoJ, Civil Rights Division. Support legislation to help youth stay away from gangs . Support a review of prosecutorial decisions, and any racial implications therein . Support the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act, and oppose any amendments that may result in more juveniles being tried as adults. Support S. 306, a bill to establish a blue ribbon National Criminal Justice Commission. Support the recommended national standards developed by the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission. Support anti-SLAPP suit legislation. Support Restorative Justice Initiatives. Ensure that fair and impartial judges are nominated to the federal bench and that they are confirmed. Support Anita Earls for a federal judgeship .Support the Legal Services Corp. Opposed to proposed reorganization of funding for federal juvenile justice grant programs. Support hiring a progressive reformer with a proven record of rehabilitation for the new Director of the Bureau of Prisons. Support applying the new guidelines for Crack cocaine conviction retroactively to those currently incarcerated (testify before the US Sentencing Commission). Support for the elimination of the War on Drugs and other criminal justice policies which have resulted in the overincarceration of Americans, with prison costs skyrocketing and not enough being spent on education. Support saving money through sentencing reform and a reduction of prison costs. Support clemency for Troy Davis, or at least a reduction in his pending death sentence. Support strong election protection in 2012 Presidential election. Oppose overly punitive anti-gang measures as well as mandatory minimums and instead support proposals which would create community based groups to try to prevent gang creation and recruitment. Support re-enfranchisement of ex-felony offenders. Support H.R. 2212. Support eliminating racial discrimination by prosecutors. Support H.R. 1771. Support eliminating employment discrimination. Support the Employment Non Discrimination Act, H.R. 1397 / S. 811. Support Department of Justice Civil Rights' Division activities in Dayton, Ohio, as it relates to admittance to training facilities for police officers and firefighters. Oppose proposed reorganization of funding for federal juvenile justice grant programs. Support S. 952, the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act. Support HR 3051 to abolish the Federal Death Penalty. Support commuting the death sentence of Troy Davis. Support increased Department of Justice activity into investigating lynchings and other reports of hate crimes in Mississippi and Georgia. Support the End Racial Profiling Act, S. 1670 / H.R. 3618 Support the Webb amendment to HR 2112 establishing a National Criminal Justice Review Commission. Oppose H.R. 966, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act. Support Justice Louis Butler, Jr., to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. Support a prohibition on potential employers from asking about an applicants criminal background in the initial employment application. Concerns about proposed reorganization of funding for federal juvenile justice grant programs. Oppose discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on the sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of any prospective adoptive or foster parent, or the sexual orientation or gender identity of the child involved. Support HR 1681. Support full funding for programs under the Second Chance Act in fiscal year 2012. Support the actions of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Justice Department in the case involving the city of Dayton, Ohio, and its entrance exam for men and women who aspired to become police officers or firefighters for the city. Support HR 2189, requiring a report on deaths in custody. Opposed to mandatory minimum sentences in S. 1151, the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act. Support funding in FY 2012 for Juvenile Justice programs. Specifically, we support: $75 million for the Title II State Formula Grants Program of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA); $65 million for the JJDPA Title V Local Delinquency Prevention Program, with no earmarks; $55 million for the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program (JABG), and $100 million for mentoring programs. Oppose The Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011 (H.R. 1254). Support an eminent domain policy that is transparent and provides for fair ands adequate compensation for those affected by eminent domain. Support the Law Enforcement Torture Prevention Act (H.R. 3781). Support the re-authorization of and full funding for the Violence Against Women Act. Support S. 1925. Support legislation to abolish the federal death penalty. Support H.R. 3051. Work to bring racial and ethnic diversity to the Eastern Federal Court of North Carolina. Support sentencing reform that provides more flexibility to judges and allows prisoners to earn reductions in their sentences. Support H.R. 2343 Oppose the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act (H.R. 966 / S. 533). Support the Justice Integrity Act, H.R. 1771. Support legislation to encourage youth to stay away from gangs and become productive members of society. Support the Youth PROMISE Act, H.R. 2721. Support the Department of Homeland Security undertaking a comprehensive publicly-reported audit of the civil rights impact of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) airport screening policies on racial and religious minorities. Support H.R. 2189, the "Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2011." Oppose religious profiling by law enforcement. Support the U.S. Department of Justice invoking the Voting Rights Act to delay or forestall the implementation of photo identification requirements for voting or registering to vote. Oppose increasing the budget for the US Bureau or Prisons in fiscal year 2013 and implement cost-saving strategies (both administrative and legislative) instead. Support funding for Second Chance Act programs in FY2013. Support to a thorough examination by US Department of Justice of federal sentencing policy. Support an expanshion of the Bureau of Prisons Residential Drug Abuse Treatment Program (RDAP). Support U.S. Sentencing Commission consideration of a two-level downward adjustment to the drug quantity table and support the Commissions proposal to expand the safety valve. Support an expanded use of Compassionate Release by the US Bureau of Prisons. Oppose Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011(H.R. 1254). Oppose attempts by Corrections Corporation of America to purchase and privatize state prisons. Oppose legislation which would impose unprecedented burdens on parties in cases involving a wide array of federal protections in areas such as environmental, consumer, health care, and civil rights laws. Oppose H.R. 3041, H.R. 3862, and H.R. 1996. Support S. 1925, the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. Support the settlement between U.S. Department of Justice and Bank of America over Countrywide's discriminatory mortgage lending practices. Support reducing the exorbitant rates for telephone calls to and from prisons. Support Donna Murphy for a Judgeship at the DC Superior Court. Support consistent, reasonable phone rates for incarcerated people. Support the reinstatment of nondiscrimination language into the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that would prohibit organizations from engaging in religious discrimination using federal dollars. Support for the development of comprehensive standards by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to implement the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). Support an amendment in the US House of Representatives to the Appropriations bill funding the Department of Homeland Security that will ensure that no Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funds are used to profile American citizens on the basis of race, ethnicity or religion. Support the Department of Homeland Security, in consultation with individuals and organizations with expertise on the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS), to issue and implement regulations that terminate the program in its entirety; remove residual penalties associated with NSEERS for all affected individuals; and discontinue the use of data collected through NSEERS by DHS and other law enforcement agencies. Support an investigation into the activities of the Office of the Pardon Attorney since at least 2001. Oppose H.R. 4970, the bill introduced by Rep. Sandy Adams (R-FL) to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Support full funding of the Second Chance Act in fiscal year 2013. Oppose inclusion of any new mandatory minimum sentencing provisions in the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Support strengthening the DOJ Guidance on racial profiling to address profiling by religion and national origin, to close the loopholes for the border and national security, and to make the guidance enforceable. Oppose policy "riders" on the Commerce Justice Science Appropriations bill for FY 13 which would prohibit the US DoJ from supporting legal efforts to oppose photo identification when voting; supporting legal efforts to implement the EEOC criminal background check guidence; support legal efforts to implement the Affordable Care Act; support legal efforts to overturn all or part of state anti-immigrant laws; support secret ballot union elections and support lawsuits or settlements in race discrimination mortgage cases. Support Prosecutors' and Public Defenders' Loan repayment program. Support Tierney (MA) amendment to HR 5326. Support Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants. Support Community Oriented Policing Services Program. Support the Legal Services Corporation.. Support thee Court-Appointed Specal Advocate Program. Oppose "Stand your Ground" laws at the state level; call for a federal repeal of all such statutes. Strong support for Attorney General Eric Holder; opposition to a contempt of Congress citation against him; strongly oppose H. Res. 711. Disapprove of the behavior of House Oversight Committee Chairman Issa's behavior. Support H. Res. 718. Support Senate version of the Violence Against Women Act as reported be the Committee. Support S. 1925. Support Paul Watford's nomination to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

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Preserve all Equal Opportunity programs, including Affirmative Action. Eliminate potential discrimination in "faith based" initiates. Eliminate racial disparities in all federal programs, including criminal justice, education, health care, financial services, housing and economic development. Ensure equal voting rights for all Americans, and equal access to sufficient, working voting equipment. Support H.R. 108 & HR 5699. Support reparations for descendants of slavery, support H.R. 40. Support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Support H.R. 1397 / S. 811. Support Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity legislation. Support the public financing of congressional campaigns; support S. 750 and H.R. 1404. Ensure that funding under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act is spent in full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Support eliminating the sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and powder cocaine convictions. Support the establishment of a Criminal Justice Commission; support S. 306. Support anti-SLAPP suit legislation. Oppose efforts to amend or dismantle the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution; oppose H.R. 140 / S.J.Res. 2.Support legislation to increase investigations into housing discrimination. Support H.R. 284. Support ensuring that no federal funds are spent on romanticizing the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the civil war or slavery. Support full funding for the Election Assistance Commission. Oppose H.R. 672. Support full representation of racial and ethnic minorities as the results of the 2010 census are released. Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the issuance of Executive Order 8802. Support re-enfranchisement of ex-felony offenders. Support H.R. 2212. Support ensuring that the occasion of the Civil Wars sesquicentennial is not used to romanticize or otherwise endorse, in any way, one of the primary contributing factors to the conflict and southern succession, the enslavement of African Americans. Support Department of Justice Civil Rights' Division activities in Dayton, Ohio, as it relates to admittance to training facilities for police officers and firefighters. Oppose the narrowly focused and reckless hearings planned by the Committee on Homeland Security, tentatively scheduled for March 10, 2011, on the Extent of Radicalization in the American Muslim Community and that Communitys Response. Support the actions of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Justice Department in the case involving the city of Dayton, Ohio, and its entrance exam for men and women who aspired to become police officers or firefighters for the city. Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act, H.R. 998 / S. 555. Support the re-authorization of and full funding for the Violence Against Women Act. Support S. 1925. Oppose H.R. 3541, the "Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglas Prenatal Non Discrimination Act". End deceptive and intimidating practices in federal elections, support H.R. 108 and S. 1994. Oppose requiring a photo ID to vote, support H.R. 3316 Support the Democracy Restoration Act (H.R.2212 / S. 2017), to restore federal voting rights to ex-felony offenders. Support the Justice Integrity Act, H.R. 1771. Support HUD and the US Department of Justice conducting a thorough investigation of housing discrimination in Alabama as a result of the enactment of HB 56 and move swiftly to enforce the Fair Housing Act when violations are found. Support the Department of Homeland Security undertaking a comprehensive publicly-reported audit of the civil rights impact of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) airport screening policies on racial and religious minorities. Support the U.S. Department of Justice fulfilling its obligations under Title V of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to deny preclearance to South Carolina and Texas as they attempt to implement so called Voter Identification laws passed by those two states earlier this year. Support H.R. 2189, the "Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2011." Support continuing payments under the Pigford II settlement. Oppose the King (IA) amendment to HR 2112. Support the U.S. Department of Justice invoking the Voting Rights Act to delay or forestall the implementation of photo identification requirements for voting or registering to vote. Oppose legislation which would impose unprecedented burdens on parties in cases involving a wide array of federal protections in areas such as environmental, consumer, health care, and civil rights laws. Oppose H.R. 3041, H.R. 3862, and H.R. 1996. Support a long term transportation bill which will: 1.Preserve and expand existing programs that fund essential transportation options bicycling, walking, and public transportation. 2.Expand access to quality transportation jobs for the chronically-unemployed, low-income people, individuals with disabilities, women, and communities of color. 3.Strengthen enforcement of existing civil rights provisions. 4.Improve transportation outcomes through strategic planning with measures that promote economic and social equity. 5.Reform transportation funding to lower household expenses and foster community development. Support the compilation of an oral history of the civil rights movement. Support H Res 562. Support giving a Congressional Medal of Honor to Lena Horne. Support H.R. 1815. Oppose the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act" (H.R. 4078), which includes the Regulatory Freeze For Jobs Act, the Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2012" (H.R. 4607), and the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 (H.R. 3862), among other harmful bills. Express concern over delays in the issuance of Title VI regulations governing the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC); express strong support for the concept that the LIHTC constitutes federal financial assistance for purposes of Title VI; stress that there are important benefits in protecting the civil rights of current and future residents of LIHTC developments. Oppose Congressional hearings in the Committee on Homeland Security targeting Muslims. Support maintaining the critical transportation equity provisions from MAP-21; Support a comprehensive analysis of civil rights compliance by including an Equal Opportunity Assessment; Ensure recruitment and training in the construction industry by including a Construction Careers Demonstration Project; and Preserve community involvement in local transportation planning and decision making. Strongly urges the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to exercise its full authority and apply its resources to ensure compliance with Title VI and its implementing regulations that prohibit both intentional discrimination and discriminatory impacts. Support amendment to the Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) appropriations bill by Congressman Hank Johnson (GA) to increase funding for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Strong support for HUDs proposed implementation of the Fair Housing Acts discriminatory effects standard as quickly as possible. Oppose requiring photo ids to vote; oppose HR 5971 and support HR 3316. Oppose amendment by Congressman Garrett (NJ) to H.R. 5972, Fiscal 2013 spending for the Departments of HUD and Transportation which would bar HUD from spending any funds to promulgate or enforce its disparate impact rule under the 1968 Fair Housing Act. Support the Every Child Deserves a Family Act, H.R. 1681. Support S. 1994, the Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2011

Support the elimination of racial disparities in state, local and federal law enforcement. End racial profiling. Abolish the death penalty; support the establishment of a commission to study problems surrounding the Death Penalty and a moratorium on implementing the death penalty until the study is complete. Completely eliminate Crack Cocaine / Powder cocaine sentencing disparities, and apply the Fair Sentencing Act retroactively. Support H.R. 2242. Support sentencing reform. Eliminate mandatory minimum sentences. Support continued funding for COPS program. Support full funding for ex-felony offender programs (the Second Chance Act). Support prisoner literacy, education and rehabilitation. Support law enforcement trust & integrity. Support increased enforcement activities by the US DoJ, Civil Rights Division. Support legislation to help youth stay away from gangs . Support a review of prosecutorial decisions, and any racial implications therein . Support the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act, and oppose any amendments that may result in more juveniles being tried as adults. Support S. 306, a bill to establish a blue ribbon National Criminal Justice Commission. Support the recommended national standards developed by the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission. Support anti-SLAPP suit legislation. Support Restorative Justice Initiatives. Ensure that fair and impartial judges are nominated to the federal bench and that they are confirmed. Support Anita Earls for a federal judgeship .Support the Legal Services Corp. Opposed to proposed reorganization of funding for federal juvenile justice grant programs. Support hiring a progressive reformer with a proven record of rehabilitation for the new Director of the Bureau of Prisons. Support applying the new guidelines for Crack cocaine conviction retroactively to those currently incarcerated (testify before the US Sentencing Commission). Support for the elimination of the War on Drugs and other criminal justice policies which have resulted in the overincarceration of Americans, with prison costs skyrocketing and not enough being spent on education. Support saving money through sentencing reform and a reduction of prison costs. Support clemency for Troy Davis, or at least a reduction in his pending death sentence. Support strong election protection in 2012 Presidential election. Oppose overly punitive anti-gang measures as well as mandatory minimums and instead support proposals which would create community based groups to try to prevent gang creation and recruitment. Support re-enfranchisement of ex-felony offenders. Support H.R. 2212. Support eliminating racial discrimination by prosecutors. Support H.R. 1771. Support eliminating employment discrimination. Support the Employment Non Discrimination Act, H.R. 1397 / S. 811. Support Department of Justice Civil Rights' Division activities in Dayton, Ohio, as it relates to admittance to training facilities for police officers and firefighters. Oppose proposed reorganization of funding for federal juvenile justice grant programs. Support S. 952, the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act. Support HR 3051 to abolish the Federal Death Penalty. Support commuting the death sentence of Troy Davis. Support increased Department of Justice activity into investigating lynchings and other reports of hate crimes in Mississippi and Georgia. Support the End Racial Profiling Act, S. 1670 / H.R. 3618 Support the Webb amendment to HR 2112 establishing a National Criminal Justice Review Commission. Oppose H.R. 966, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act. Support Justice Louis Butler, Jr., to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. Support a prohibition on potential employers from asking about an applicants criminal background in the initial employment application. Concerns about proposed reorganization of funding for federal juvenile justice grant programs. Oppose discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on the sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of any prospective adoptive or foster parent, or the sexual orientation or gender identity of the child involved. Support HR 1681. Support full funding for programs under the Second Chance Act in fiscal year 2012. Support the actions of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Justice Department in the case involving the city of Dayton, Ohio, and its entrance exam for men and women who aspired to become police officers or firefighters for the city. Support HR 2189, requiring a report on deaths in custody. Opposed to mandatory minimum sentences in S. 1151, the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act. Support funding in FY 2012 for Juvenile Justice programs. Specifically, we support: $75 million for the Title II State Formula Grants Program of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA); $65 million for the JJDPA Title V Local Delinquency Prevention Program, with no earmarks; $55 million for the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program (JABG), and $100 million for mentoring programs. Oppose The Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011 (H.R. 1254). Support an eminent domain policy that is transparent and provides for fair ands adequate compensation for those affected by eminent domain. Support the Law Enforcement Torture Prevention Act (H.R. 3781). Support the re-authorization of and full funding for the Violence Against Women Act. Support S. 1925. Support legislation to abolish the federal death penalty. Support H.R. 3051. Work to bring racial and ethnic diversity to the Eastern Federal Court of North Carolina. Support sentencing reform that provides more flexibility to judges and allows prisoners to earn reductions in their sentences. Support H.R. 2343 Oppose the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act (H.R. 966 / S. 533). Support the Justice Integrity Act, H.R. 1771. Support legislation to encourage youth to stay away from gangs and become productive members of society. Support the Youth PROMISE Act, H.R. 2721. Support the Department of Homeland Security undertaking a comprehensive publicly-reported audit of the civil rights impact of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) airport screening policies on racial and religious minorities. Support H.R. 2189, the "Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2011." Oppose religious profiling by law enforcement. Support the U.S. Department of Justice invoking the Voting Rights Act to delay or forestall the implementation of photo identification requirements for voting or registering to vote. Oppose increasing the budget for the US Bureau or Prisons in fiscal year 2013 and implement cost-saving strategies (both administrative and legislative) instead. Support funding for Second Chance Act programs in FY2013. Support to a thorough examination by US Department of Justice of federal sentencing policy. Support an expanshion of the Bureau of Prisons Residential Drug Abuse Treatment Program (RDAP). Support U.S. Sentencing Commission consideration of a two-level downward adjustment to the drug quantity table and support the Commissions proposal to expand the safety valve. Support an expanded use of Compassionate Release by the US Bureau of Prisons. Oppose Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011(H.R. 1254). Oppose attempts by Corrections Corporation of America to purchase and privatize state prisons. Oppose legislation which would impose unprecedented burdens on parties in cases involving a wide array of federal protections in areas such as environmental, consumer, health care, and civil rights laws. Oppose H.R. 3041, H.R. 3862, and H.R. 1996. Support S. 1925, the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. Support the settlement between U.S. Department of Justice and Bank of America over Countrywide's discriminatory mortgage lending practices. Support reducing the exorbitant rates for telephone calls to and from prisons. Support Donna Murphy for a Judgeship at the DC Superior Court. Support consistent, reasonable phone rates for incarcerated people. Support the reinstatment of nondiscrimination language into the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that would prohibit organizations from engaging in religious discrimination using federal dollars. Support for the development of comprehensive standards by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to implement the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). Support an amendment in the US House of Representatives to the Appropriations bill funding the Department of Homeland Security that will ensure that no Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funds are used to profile American citizens on the basis of race, ethnicity or religion. Support the Department of Homeland Security, in consultation with individuals and organizations with expertise on the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS), to issue and implement regulations that terminate the program in its entirety; remove residual penalties associated with NSEERS for all affected individuals; and discontinue the use of data collected through NSEERS by DHS and other law enforcement agencies. Support an investigation into the activities of the Office of the Pardon Attorney since at least 2001. Oppose H.R. 4970, the bill introduced by Rep. Sandy Adams (R-FL) to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Support full funding of the Second Chance Act in fiscal year 2013. Oppose inclusion of any new mandatory minimum sentencing provisions in the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Support strengthening the DOJ Guidance on racial profiling to address profiling by religion and national origin, to close the loopholes for the border and national security, and to make the guidance enforceable. Oppose policy "riders" on the Commerce Justice Science Appropriations bill for FY 13 which would prohibit the US DoJ from supporting legal efforts to oppose photo identification when voting; supporting legal efforts to implement the EEOC criminal background check guidence; support legal efforts to implement the Affordable Care Act; support legal efforts to overturn all or part of state anti-immigrant laws; support secret ballot union elections and support lawsuits or settlements in race discrimination mortgage cases. Support Prosecutors' and Public Defenders' Loan repayment program. Support Tierney (MA) amendment to HR 5326. Support Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants. Support Community Oriented Policing Services Program. Support the Legal Services Corporation.. Support thee Court-Appointed Specal Advocate Program. Oppose "Stand your Ground" laws at the state level; call for a federal repeal of all such statutes. Strong support for Attorney General Eric Holder; opposition to a contempt of Congress citation against him; strongly oppose H. Res. 711. Disapprove of the behavior of House Oversight Committee Chairman Issa's behavior. Support H. Res. 718. Support Senate version of the Violence Against Women Act as reported be the Committee. Support S. 1925. Support Paul Watford's nomination to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Preserve all Equal Opportunity programs, including Affirmative Action. Eliminate potential discrimination in "faith based" initiates. Eliminate racial disparities in all federal programs, including criminal justice, education, health care, financial services, housing and economic development. Ensure equal voting rights for all Americans, and equal access to sufficient, working voting equipment. Support H.R. 108 & HR 5699. Support reparations for descendants of slavery, support H.R. 40. Support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Support H.R. 1397 / S. 811. Support Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity legislation. Support the public financing of congressional campaigns; support S. 750 and H.R. 1404. Ensure that funding under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act is spent in full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Support eliminating the sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and powder cocaine convictions. Support the establishment of a Criminal Justice Commission; support S. 306. Support anti-SLAPP suit legislation. Oppose efforts to amend or dismantle the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution; oppose H.R. 140 / S.J.Res. 2.Support legislation to increase investigations into housing discrimination. Support H.R. 284. Support ensuring that no federal funds are spent on romanticizing the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the civil war or slavery. Support full funding for the Election Assistance Commission. Oppose H.R. 672. Support full representation of racial and ethnic minorities as the results of the 2010 census are released. Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the issuance of Executive Order 8802. Support re-enfranchisement of ex-felony offenders. Support H.R. 2212. Support ensuring that the occasion of the Civil Wars sesquicentennial is not used to romanticize or otherwise endorse, in any way, one of the primary contributing factors to the conflict and southern succession, the enslavement of African Americans. Support Department of Justice Civil Rights' Division activities in Dayton, Ohio, as it relates to admittance to training facilities for police officers and firefighters. Oppose the narrowly focused and reckless hearings planned by the Committee on Homeland Security, tentatively scheduled for March 10, 2011, on the Extent of Radicalization in the American Muslim Community and that Communitys Response. Support the actions of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Justice Department in the case involving the city of Dayton, Ohio, and its entrance exam for men and women who aspired to become police officers or firefighters for the city. Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act, H.R. 998 / S. 555. Support the re-authorization of and full funding for the Violence Against Women Act. Support S. 1925. Oppose H.R. 3541, the "Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglas Prenatal Non Discrimination Act". End deceptive and intimidating practices in federal elections, support H.R. 108 and S. 1994. Oppose requiring a photo ID to vote, support H.R. 3316 Support the Democracy Restoration Act (H.R.2212 / S. 2017), to restore federal voting rights to ex-felony offenders. Support the Justice Integrity Act, H.R. 1771. Support HUD and the US Department of Justice conducting a thorough investigation of housing discrimination in Alabama as a result of the enactment of HB 56 and move swiftly to enforce the Fair Housing Act when violations are found. Support the Department of Homeland Security undertaking a comprehensive publicly-reported audit of the civil rights impact of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) airport screening policies on racial and religious minorities. Support the U.S. Department of Justice fulfilling its obligations under Title V of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to deny preclearance to South Carolina and Texas as they attempt to implement so called Voter Identification laws passed by those two states earlier this year. Support H.R. 2189, the "Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2011." Support continuing payments under the Pigford II settlement. Oppose the King (IA) amendment to HR 2112. Support the U.S. Department of Justice invoking the Voting Rights Act to delay or forestall the implementation of photo identification requirements for voting or registering to vote. Oppose legislation which would impose unprecedented burdens on parties in cases involving a wide array of federal protections in areas such as environmental, consumer, health care, and civil rights laws. Oppose H.R. 3041, H.R. 3862, and H.R. 1996. Support a long term transportation bill which will: 1.Preserve and expand existing programs that fund essential transportation options bicycling, walking, and public transportation. 2.Expand access to quality transportation jobs for the chronically-unemployed, low-income people, individuals with disabilities, women, and communities of color. 3.Strengthen enforcement of existing civil rights provisions. 4.Improve transportation outcomes through strategic planning with measures that promote economic and social equity. 5.Reform transportation funding to lower household expenses and foster community development. Support the compilation of an oral history of the civil rights movement. Support H Res 562. Support giving a Congressional Medal of Honor to Lena Horne. Support H.R. 1815. Oppose the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act" (H.R. 4078), which includes the Regulatory Freeze For Jobs Act, the Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2012" (H.R. 4607), and the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 (H.R. 3862), among other harmful bills. Express concern over delays in the issuance of Title VI regulations governing the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC); express strong support for the concept that the LIHTC constitutes federal financial assistance for purposes of Title VI; stress that there are important benefits in protecting the civil rights of current and future residents of LIHTC developments. Oppose Congressional hearings in the Committee on Homeland Security targeting Muslims. Support maintaining the critical transportation equity provisions from MAP-21; Support a comprehensive analysis of civil rights compliance by including an Equal Opportunity Assessment; Ensure recruitment and training in the construction industry by including a Construction Careers Demonstration Project; and Preserve community involvement in local transportation planning and decision making. Strongly urges the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to exercise its full authority and apply its resources to ensure compliance with Title VI and its implementing regulations that prohibit both intentional discrimination and discriminatory impacts. Support amendment to the Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) appropriations bill by Congressman Hank Johnson (GA) to increase funding for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Strong support for HUDs proposed implementation of the Fair Housing Acts discriminatory effects standard as quickly as possible. Oppose requiring photo ids to vote; oppose HR 5971 and support HR 3316. Oppose amendment by Congressman Garrett (NJ) to H.R. 5972, Fiscal 2013 spending for the Departments of HUD and Transportation which would bar HUD from spending any funds to promulgate or enforce its disparate impact rule under the 1968 Fair Housing Act. Support the Every Child Deserves a Family Act, H.R. 1681. Support S. 1994, the Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2011

Preserve all Equal Opportunity programs, including Affirmative Action. Eliminate potential discrimination in "faith based" initiates. Eliminate racial disparities in all federal programs, including criminal justice, education, health care, financial services, housing and economic development. Ensure equal voting rights for all Americans, and equal access to sufficient, working voting equipment. Support H.R. 108. . Support reparations for descendants of slavery, support H.R. 40. Support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Support H.R. 1397 / S. 811. Support Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity legislation. Support the public financing of congressional campaigns; support S. 750 and H.R. 1404. Ensure that funding under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act is spent in full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Support eliminating the sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and powder cocaine convictions. Support the establishment of a Criminal Justice Commission; support S. 306. Support anti-SLAPP suit legislation. Oppose efforts to amend or dismantle the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution; oppose H.R. 140 / S.J.Res. 2.Support legislation to increase investigations into housing discrimination. Support H.R. 284. Support ensuring that no federal funds are spent on romanticizing the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the civil war or slavery. Support full funding for the Election Assistance Commission. Oppose H.R. 672. Support full representation of racial and ethnic minorities as the results of the 2010 census are released. Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the issuance of Executive Order 8802. Support re-enfranchisement of ex-felony offenders. Support H.R. 2212. Support ensuring that the occasion of the Civil Wars sesquicentennial is not used to romanticize or otherwise endorse, in any way, one of the primary contributing factors to the conflict and southern succession, the enslavement of African Americans. Support Department of Justice Civil Rights' Division activities in Dayton, Ohio, as it relates to admittance to training facilities for police officers and firefighters. Oppose the narrowly focused and reckless hearings planned by the Committee on Homeland Security, tentatively scheduled for March 10, 2011, on the Extent of Radicalization in the American Muslim Community and that Communitys Response. Support the actions of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Justice Department in the case involving the city of Dayton, Ohio, and its entrance exam for men and women who aspired to become police officers or firefighters for the city. Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act, H.R. 998 / S. 555. Support the re-authorization of and full funding for the Violence Against Women Act. Support S. 1925. Oppose H.R. 3541, the "Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglas Prenatal Non Discrimination Act". End deceptive and intimidating practices in federal elections, support H.R. 108 and S. 1994. Oppose requiring a photo ID to vote, support H.R. 3316 Support the Democracy Restoration Act (H.R.2212 / S. 2017), to restore federal voting rights to ex-felony offenders. Support the Justice Integrity Act, H.R. 1771. Support HUD and the US Department of Justice conducting a thorough investigation of housing discrimination in Alabama as a result of the enactment of HB 56 and move swiftly to enforce the Fair Housing Act when violations are found. Support the Department of Homeland Security undertaking a comprehensive publicly-reported audit of the civil rights impact of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) airport screening policies on racial and religious minorities. Support the U.S. Department of Justice fulfilling its obligations under Title V of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to deny preclearance to South Carolina and Texas as they attempt to implement so called Voter Identification laws passed by those two states earlier this year. Support H.R. 2189, the "Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2011." Support continuing payments under the Pigford II settlement. Oppose the King (IA) amendment to HR 2112. Support the U.S. Department of Justice invoking the Voting Rights Act to delay or forestall the implementation of photo identification requirements for voting or registering to vote. Oppose legislation which would impose unprecedented burdens on parties in cases involving a wide array of federal protections in areas such as environmental, consumer, health care, and civil rights laws. Oppose H.R. 3041, H.R. 3862, and H.R. 1996. Support a long term transportation bill which will: 1.Preserve and expand existing programs that fund essential transportation options bicycling, walking, and public transportation. 2.Expand access to quality transportation jobs for the chronically-unemployed, low-income people, individuals with disabilities, women, and communities of color. 3.Strengthen enforcement of existing civil rights provisions. 4.Improve transportation outcomes through strategic planning with measures that promote economic and social equity. 5.Reform transportation funding to lower household expenses and foster community development. Support the compilation of an oral history of the civil rights movement. Support H Res 562. Support giving a Congressional Medal of Honor to Lena Horne. Support H.R. 1815

Support the elimination of racial disparities in state, local and federal law enforcement. End racial profiling. Abolish the death penalty; support the establishment of a commission to study problems surrounding the Death Penalty and a moratorium on implementing the death penalty until the study is complete. Completely eliminate Crack Cocaine / Powder cocaine sentencing disparities, and apply the Fair Sentencing Act retroactively. Support H.R. 2242. Support sentencing reform. Eliminate mandatory minimum sentences. Support continued funding for COPS program. Support full funding for ex-felony offender programs (the Second Chance Act). Support prisoner literacy, education and rehabilitation. Support law enforcement trust & integrity. Support increased enforcement activities by the US DoJ, Civil Rights Division. Support legislation to help youth stay away from gangs . Support a review of prosecutorial decisions, and any racial implications therein . Support the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act, and oppose any amendments that may result in more juveniles being tried as adults. Support S. 306, a bill to establish a blue ribbon National Criminal Justice Commission. Support the recommended national standards developed by the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission. Support anti-SLAPP suit legislation. Support Restorative Justice Initiatives. Ensure that fair and impartial judges are nominated to the federal bench and that they are confirmed. Support Anita Earls for a federal judgeship .Support the Legal Services Corp. Opposed to proposed reorganization of funding for federal juvenile justice grant programs. Support hiring a progressive reformer with a proven record of rehabilitation for the new Director of the Bureau of Prisons. Support applying the new guidelines for Crack cocaine conviction retroactively to those currently incarcerated (testify before the US Sentencing Commission). Support for the elimination of the War on Drugs and other criminal justice policies which have resulted in the overincarceration of Americans, with prison costs skyrocketing and not enough being spent on education. Support saving money through sentencing reform and a reduction of prison costs. Support clemency for Troy Davis, or at least a reduction in his pending death sentence. Support strong election protection in 2012 Presidential election. Oppose overly punitive anti-gang measures as well as mandatory minimums and instead support proposals which would create community based groups to try to prevent gang creation and recruitment. Support re-enfranchisement of ex-felony offenders. Support H.R. 2212. Support eliminating racial discrimination by prosecutors. Support H.R. 1771. Support eliminating employment discrimination. Support the Employment Non Discrimination Act, H.R. 1397 / S. 811. Support Department of Justice Civil Rights' Division activities in Dayton, Ohio, as it relates to admittance to training facilities for police officers and firefighters. Oppose proposed reorganization of funding for federal juvenile justice grant programs. Support S. 952, the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act. Support HR 3051 to abolish the Federal Death Penalty. Support commuting the death sentence of Troy Davis. Support increased Department of Justice activity into investigating lynchings and other reports of hate crimes in Mississippi and Georgia. Support the End Racial Profiling Act, S. 1670 / H.R. 3618 Support the Webb amendment to HR 2112 establishing a National Criminal Justice Review Commission. Oppose H.R. 966, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act. Support Justice Louis Butler, Jr., to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. Support a prohibition on potential employers from asking about an applicants criminal background in the initial employment application. Concerns about proposed reorganization of funding for federal juvenile justice grant programs. Oppose discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on the sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of any prospective adoptive or foster parent, or the sexual orientation or gender identity of the child involved. Support HR 1681. Support full funding for programs under the Second Chance Act in fiscal year 2012. Support the actions of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Justice Department in the case involving the city of Dayton, Ohio, and its entrance exam for men and women who aspired to become police officers or firefighters for the city. Support HR 2189, requiring a report on deaths in custody. Opposed to mandatory minimum sentences in S. 1151, the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act. Support funding in FY 2012 for Juvenile Justice programs. Specifically, we support: $75 million for the Title II State Formula Grants Program of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA); $65 million for the JJDPA Title V Local Delinquency Prevention Program, with no earmarks; $55 million for the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program (JABG), and $100 million for mentoring programs. Oppose The Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011 (H.R. 1254). Support an eminent domain policy that is transparent and provides for fair ands adequate compensation for those affected by eminent domain. Support the Law Enforcement Torture Prevention Act (H.R. 3781). Support the re-authorization of and full funding for the Violence Against Women Act. Support S. 1925. Support legislation to abolish the federal death penalty. Support H.R. 3051. Work to bring racial and ethnic diversity to the Eastern Federal Court of North Carolina. Support sentencing reform that provides more flexibility to judges and allows prisoners to earn reductions in their sentences. Support H.R. 2343 Oppose the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act (H.R. 966 / S. 533). Support the Justice Integrity Act, H.R. 1771. Support legislation to encourage youth to stay away from gangs and become productive members of society. Support the Youth PROMISE Act, H.R. 2721. Support the Department of Homeland Security undertaking a comprehensive publicly-reported audit of the civil rights impact of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) airport screening policies on racial and religious minorities. Support H.R. 2189, the "Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2011." Oppose religious profiling by law enforcement. Support the U.S. Department of Justice invoking the Voting Rights Act to delay or forestall the implementation of photo identification requirements for voting or registering to vote. Oppose increasing the budget for the US Bureau or Prisons in fiscal year 2013 and implement cost-saving strategies (both administrative and legislative) instead. Support funding for Second Chance Act programs in FY2013. Support to a thorough examination by US Department of Justice of federal sentencing policy. Support an expanshion of the Bureau of Prisons Residential Drug Abuse Treatment Program (RDAP). Support U.S. Sentencing Commission consideration of a two-level downward adjustment to the drug quantity table and support the Commissions proposal to expand the safety valve. Support an expanded use of Compassionate Release by the US Bureau of Prisons. Oppose Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011(H.R. 1254). Oppose attempts by Corrections Corporation of America to purchase and privatize state prisons. Oppose legislation which would impose unprecedented burdens on parties in cases involving a wide array of federal protections in areas such as environmental, consumer, health care, and civil rights laws. Oppose H.R. 3041, H.R. 3862, and H.R. 1996. Support S. 1925, the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. Support the settlement between U.S. Department of Justice and Bank of America over Countrywide's discriminatory mortgage lending practices. Support reducing the exorbitant rates for telephone calls to and from prisons.

Legislation HJ Res 37 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices.- Issues Lobbied: Net neutrality, free speech HR 1 House Continuing Resolution- Issues Lobbied: HIV/AIDS, Religion and Belief HIV/AIDS, Religion and Belief; HR 1116 Respect for Marriage Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Relationships; HR 1179 Respect For Rights of Conscience Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; HR 1215 To amend title V of the Social Security Act to convert funding for personal responsibility education programs from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations.- Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Freedom, Sex Education;HR 1254 Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Synthetic Drugs; HR 1397 Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)- Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination; HR 1473 Department of Defense and Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention; HR 1540 National Defense Authorization Act- Issues Lobbied: Worldwide War Authority, Guantanamo, National Security, detention, transfers, Military operations in cyberspace, Abortion; HR 166 Internet Investment, Innovation, and Competition Preservation Act- Issues Lobbied: Net Neutrality, First Amendment; HR 1683 National Defense Authorization Act- Issues Lobbied: Military operations in cyberspace; HR 1823 Criminal Code Modernization and Simplification Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice Policy; HR 1892 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2011- Issues Lobbied: Intelligence Oversight, Violent Extremism, National Security; HR 1932 Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: ICE enforcement, prolonged and indefinite detention; HR 1981 Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Data retention, privacy; HR 1996 Government Litigation Savings Act- Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; HR 2017 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2012- Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo, National Security, detention, Transfers, Violent Extremism, Reproduction Rights, Immigration; HR 2055 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012- Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo, National Security, Detention, Transfers, Reproductive Rights; HR 2085 MARCH for Military Women Act- Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; HR 2112 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012- Issues Lobbied: Reentry Policy, Juvenile Justice, Criminal Justice Reform, Civil Rights, Racial Justice, Drug Testing of Welfare Recipients; HR 216 Border Security Search Accountability Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Laptop searches, due process; HR 2164 Legal Workforce Act- Issues Lobbied: Oppose e-verify, privacy; HR 2168 Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act- Issues Lobbied: Privacy, location tracking; HR 2181 Deaths in Custody Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Prisoners Death While in Custody; HR 2189 Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2011; HR 220 Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: National ID, privacy; HR 2212 Democracy Restoration Act- Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights, Racial Justice; HR 2219 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012- Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo, National Security, detention, transfers; HR 2354 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012- Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation/Education; HR 2608 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012- Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; HR 2721 The Youth PROMISE Act- Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; HR 280 Secure the Capitol Act- Issues Lobbied:Privacy; HR 282 To require Federal contractors to participate in the E-Verify Program for employment eligibility verification- Issues Lobbied: privacy; HR 2830 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act- Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation/ Reproductive Rights; HR 3027 Ending Corporal Punishing in Schools Act- Issues Lobbied: Education, Racial Justice, Disability Rights, School Discipline; HR 3070 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act, FY12- Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; HR 3116 DHS Authorization FY 2012- Issues Lobbied: Homeland security, Radicalization; HR 312 Securing the Homeland Through Agency Reporting Enhancement Act- Issues Lobbied: privacy; HR 313 Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Drug Conspiracy Law, Criminal Justice; HR 3261 Stop Online Piracy Act- Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; HR 3324 Real Education for Healthy Youth Act- Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights;HR 337 Restore Military Readiness Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, First Amendment, LGBT Rights, Academic Freedom; HR 3451 Bullying, cyberbullying- Issues Lobbied: Free speech; HR 3523 Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, National Security, Free Speech, Privacy, First Amendment; HR 3541 Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; HR 358 Protect Life Act- Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, Abortion; HR 3589 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act- Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation/ Reproductive Rights; HR 3618 End Racial Profiling Act of 2011 (ERPA)- Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; HR 3674 Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, National Security, Free Speech, Privacy, First Amendment; HR 471 Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act- Issues Lobbied: Religion and Belief, Government-Funded Religion; HR 483 Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act- Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy; HR 495 See Something, Say Something Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling; HR 611 BEST PRACTICES Act- Issues Lobbied: Online privacy; HR 654 Do Not Track Me Online Act- Issues Lobbied: Online Privacy; HR 658 FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act- Issues Lobbied: Privacy, aviation security; HR 693 E-Verify Modernization Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy; HR 754 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2011- Issues Lobbied: Intelligence Oversight; HR 800 Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy; HR 96 Internet Freedom Act- Issues Lobbied: Net Neutrality, First Amendment; HR 963 See Something, Say Something Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling; HR 973 To amend title 28, United States Code, to prevent the misuse of foreign law in Federal courts- Issues Lobbied: Human Rights/Religious Freedom; HR 98 Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Privacy; HR 998 Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2011 (SNDA)- Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Youth and Schools; HR 2017 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2012- Issues Lobbied:Guantanamo, National Security, detention, transfers; HR 2055 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012- Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo, National Security, detention, transfers; HR 2219 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012- Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo, National Security, detention, transfers; HR 2242 Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy; HR 2316 The Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied:Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy; S 1212 Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act- Issues Lobbied: Privacy, location tracking; S 1214 MARCH for Military Women Act- Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; S 1231 Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Reentry policy; S 1253 National Defense Authorization Act- Issues Lobbied: Worldwide War Authority, Guantanamo, National Security, detention, transfers; S 1301 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act- Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation, Reproductive Rights, Human Rights, Labor Trafficking; S 1409 Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Privacy, Criminal Justice; S 1458 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012- Issues Lobbied: Violent Extremism, National Security; S 1546 DHS Authorization FY 2012- Issues Lobbied: Homeland securit; S 1599 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012- Issues Lobbied: Sex Education; S 1601 State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act, FY12- Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; S 1670 End Racial Profiling Act of 2011 (ERPA)- Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices, Request introduction of bill; S 169 A bill to prohibit appropriated funds from being used in contravention of section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.- Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy S 1712 Equal Access to Justice Act; S 1763 Criminal Code Modernization and Simplification Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Free Speech; S 1782 Real Education for Healthy Youth Act- Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; S 1867 National Defense Authorization Act- Issues Lobbied: Worldwide War Authority, Guantanamo, National Security, Detention, Transfers, Torture, Religious Freedom, Church- State Separation, Religious Freedom, Church-State Separation, Reproduction Rights; S 1892 Housing Rights for Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence Act- Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights, Domestic Violence; S 1925 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act- Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights; S 2017 Democracy Restoration Act- Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights, Racial Justice; S 206 Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act- Issues Lobbied: Religion and Belief, Government-Funded Religion; S 223 FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act- Issues Lobbied: Privacy, aviation security; S 306 National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Drug Policy; S 413 Cybersecurity- Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Privacy; S 505 Suspicious Activity Reports- Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling; S 549 Casting Light on EAJA Agency Records for Oversight Act of 2011; S 554 A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks- Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention; S 555 Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2011 (SNDA)- Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Youth and Schools, Free Speech; S 598 Respect for Marriage Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Church-State Separation, Religious Freedom, Reproductive Rights; S 605 Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Synthetic Drugs; S 719 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2011- Issues Lobbied: Intelligence Oversight; S 74 Internet Freedom, Broadband Promotion, and Consumer Protection Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Net neutrality, free speech; S 743 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers; S 811 Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)- Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination; S 968 PROTECT IP- Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; SJ Res 6 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices.- Issues Lobbied: Net neutrality, free speech Congressional Issues w/o bills Radicalization - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; Attorney General Guidelines and Domestic Intelligence Operations Guide updates - Issues Lobbied: FBI investigative authorities, civil rights; Campaign Disclosure Draft Bill - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; CERD Implementation - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights, Racial Justice; CMS-9992-IFC2, Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers Relating to Coverage of Preventive Services Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; Comments on the proposed rule for OFCCP compensation data tool - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Labor; Federal Contracting; Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Comprehensive Immigration Reform - Issues Lobbied: National ID, employment verification, privacy; Considered Executive Order on Human Rights - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights; Controlled Unclassified Information - Issues Lobbied: EO, Possible legislation, Open Government; COPPA - Issues Lobbied: Online privacy; Counsel for Incompetent Detainees ; Creation of Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Cyberbullying ; DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying, fusion centers; DHS/TSA Oversight: WBI, SPOT - Issues Lobbied: Limiting use of WBI/Ending 15 country policy; DOD Intelligence Oversight - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Department of Defense oversight; DOJ Racial Profiling Guidance - Issues Lobbied: Reform of Guidance; Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking; Electronic medical records - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: Education, Racial Justice, School Discipline, LGBT, Youth and Schools; Establishing a Select Committee to Review National Security laws, Policies and Practices - Issues Lobbied: Intelligence oversight; Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; FBI Mapping - Issues Lobbied: Racial Profiling; FBI Oversight - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government; Federal Over-criminalization - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice; FERPA Privacy Regulations - Issues Lobbied: Student privacy; Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; First Amendment; Freedom of Information Act comment - Issues Lobbied: Open government; FY 2012 Approps ; Gang Abatement and Prevention Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; Gene Patents - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; Government Watch Lists - Issues Lobbied: Due process, privacy; Habeas Corpus Review Procedures in Capital Cases - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Capital Punishment; Health Care and Contraception - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; Human Rights Crisis In Puerto Rico - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights; Racial Justice; ICE detention facilities/ conditions ; Indigent Defense Reform - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice; JUSTICE Act - Issues Lobbied: Patriot Act Reform, Intelligence Oversight, Civil Liberties, Privacy, National Security; Juvenile Life without Parole - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Juvenile Justice, Racial Justice; Legislative response to Wal-Mart v. Dukes - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights; Racial Justice; Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis - Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation/Civil Rights; License Plate Readers - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Location tracking; Mandatory Minimum Sentencing/Implementation of the Fair Sentencing Act/ Sentencing Reform - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, Sentencing; Material support for terrorism - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; Due Process; Media Ownership - Issues Lobbied: Media diversity, civil rights; National security letters / Electronic Privacy Communications Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; First Amendment; National Security Letters Reform Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, National Security Letter Power, Patriot Act Section 215; Net Neutrality ; NYPD Spying - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, privacy; Over-Classification Reduction - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification; Patriot Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, Patriot Act issues; PREA rule covering immigration detainees ; Prison Abuse Remedies Act (and reform of the PLRA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Prisoners Rights; Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Commission Standards - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, LGBT Rights; Racial Profiling ; Radicalization of American Muslims - Issues Lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, religious freedom, racial profiling, national security; REAL ID - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, National ID; Regulations re home health care workers - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Labor; Racial Justice; Womens Rights; Religious Liberty ; Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: FOIA and whistleblower protections; S.B. 1070- style bills state and local enforcement issues: Alabama H.B. 56, etc. ; SAVE Native American Women Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights; School Diversity Guidance Interpreting PICS (Parents Involved in Community Schools) - Issues Lobbied: Education; Racial Justice; School Diversity; Secure Communities - Issues Lobbied: Immigration, Racial Profiling; Sentencing Commission Guidelines - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice; Single sex education - Issues Lobbied: Sex discrimination; State Secrets Protection Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National security, civil liberties, whistleblower protection; Supportive School Discipline Initiative - Issues Lobbied: Education; Racial Justice; School Discipline; Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; Syringe Access Bill - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, HIV/AIDS; The Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy; The Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Capital Punishment; The Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; USCCR Reforms - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights; Education; Racial Justice; LGBT Rights; Use of datamining technologies by the government - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Violence against women and conflicting claims of domestic violence - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights; Voting Rights Statement - Issues Lobbied: VRA Enforcement- Voter ID/ Voter Suppression laws - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; Racial Justice; White House Cybersecurity Proposal - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, national security, free speech, privacy; White House Privacy Report - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; E.O. 12958- Issues Lobbied: Improving classification policy Agencies ICE - Issues Lobbied: Secure Communities, S.B. 1070- style bills state and local enforcement issues: Alabama H.B. 56, etc., ICE enforcement, prolonged and indefinite detention, Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2011, ICE detention facilities/ conditions; DHS - Issues Lobbied: Prosecutorial discretion, ICE enforcement, PREA rule covering immigration detainees, 287(g) program, Secure Communities, Use of datamining technologies by the government, National Security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling, See Something, Say Something Act of 2011 , Privacy, National ID, REAL ID, Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis, Due process, privacy, Government Watch Lists, DOJ Racial Profiling Guidance Reform, DHS/TSA Oversight: WBI, SPOT, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, National Security, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, domestic spying, fusion centers, EO, Possible legislation, Open Government, Controlled Unclassified Information, National ID, employment verification, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, ICE enforcement, prolonged and indefinite detention, Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2011; White House - Issues Lobbied: Improving classification policy, Racial profiling, FY 2013 CBP Budget, 287(g) program, National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers,Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, The Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2011, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices, Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying, fusion centers, First Amendment, Privacy, Cybersecurity, Creating of Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, EO, Possible legislation, Open Government, Controlled Unclassified Information, Detention, LGBT, Youth and Schools, A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks; DOJ - Issues Lobbied: PREA rule covering immigration detainees, S.B. 1070- style bills state and local enforcement issues: Alabama H.B. 56, etc., Good Time Credit, National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers, Voter ID, Voter Supression laws, Racial Justice, The Juvenille Justice and Deliquincy Prevention Reauthorization Act, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, The Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2011, Civil Rights, Capital Punishment, The Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act, The Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act, Education, Racial Justice, School Discipline, Education, Racial Justice, School Diversity, LGBT Rights, Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Commission Standards, National Security, Privacy, FBI oversight, Patriot Act issues, Church-State Separation, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis, Juvenile Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Life without Parole, Indigent Defense Reform, Due process, privacy, Government Watch Lists, Habeas Corpus Review Procedures in Capital Case, Open government, Freedom of Information Act comment, Federal Over-criminalization, National Security, Privacy, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, Police Practices, Request introduction of bill, End Racial Profiling Act of 2011 (ERPA), Fourth Amendment, location tracking, Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, DHS oversight, domestic spying, fusion centers, Surveillance, Free Speech, First Amendment, Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011, CERD Implementation, Human Rights, FBI investigative authorities, civil rights, Detention, A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Attorney General; Guidelines and Domestic Intelligence Operations Guide updates, Human Rights Crisis In Puerto Rico, Legislative response to Wal-Mart v. Dukes, Employment Discrimination, Womens Rights.; DOD - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers, Detention, A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks; FBI - Issues Lobbied: Secure Communities, Civil liberties, privacy, religious freedom, racial profiling, national security, Radicalization of American Muslims, National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties,law enforcement oversight, open government, FBI Oversight, FBI Mapping, Racial Profiling, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, Privacy, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying, fusion centers, FBI investigative authorities, civil rights, Attorney General Guidelines and Domestic Intelligence Operations Guide updates; HHS - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, CMS-9992-IFC2, Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers Relating to Coverage of Preventive Services Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Electronic Medical Records, Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis; Department of Labor - Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis, Employment Discrimination, Labor, Federal Contracting, Comments on the proposed rule for OFCCP compensation data tool ; Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination, Labor, Federal Contracting, Comments on the proposed rule for OFCCP compensation data tool; NSC - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights, Improving classification policy; National Archives and Records Administration - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, DHS oversight, domestic spying, fusion centers, EO, Possible legislation, Controlled Unclassified Information; ISOO - Issues Lobbied: Controlled unclassfied information, Open Government; FTC - Issues Lobbied: COPPA, Online Privacy; Department of Commerce - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking, Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform, First Amendment, Cybersecurity, Surveillance, National Security, Free Speech, Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011; Executive Office of the President - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, National Security, Free Speech, Privacy, First Amendment, Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011; Cybersecurity Coordinator - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, National Security, Free Speech, Privacy, First Amendment, Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011; Office of the Director of National Intelligence - Issues Lobbied: DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying, fusion centers; NEC - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking, Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform; DOE - Issues Lobbied: Education, Racial Justice, School Discipline, Single sex education, Sex Discrimination, Education, Racial Justice, School Diversity, Student privacy, FERPA Privacy Regulations, Education, LGBT, Youth and Schools, Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization; Domestic Policy Counsel - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, The Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2011, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices, Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination, Labor, Racial Justice, Womens Rights, Regulations re home health care workers, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Police Practices, Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act; Corporation for National and Community Service - Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis; Department of Commerce - Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis; EPA - Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis; HUD - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination, Violance against women and conflicting claims of domestic violence, Women's Rights, Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis; SBD - Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis; USAID - Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis; Department of Agriculture - Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis; VA- Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis; Treasury Department - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Due Process, Material support for terrorism; FCC - Issues Lobbied: Media diversity, civil rights; Department of Engery - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification, Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis; Office of Personnel Management - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination, National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification; OMB - Issues Lobbied: FY 2013 CBP Budget, 287(g) program, Secure Communities, Privacy, National ID, REAL ID, National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification; GOA - Issues Lobbied: Immigration, Racial Profiling, Secure Communities; Office of Justice Programs - Issues Lobbied: The Juvenille Justice and Deliquincy Prevention Reauthorization Act, Racial Justice, Juvenille Justice, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, The Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2011; Office of Juvenille Justice and Deliquincy Prevention - Issues Lobbied: The Juvenille Justice and Deliquincy Prevention Reauthorization Act, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenille Justice; USCCR- Issues Lobbied: Human rights, Education, Racial Justice, LGBT Rights; Executive Office of the President Cybersecurity Coordinator - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, National Security, Free Speech, Privacy; Bureau of Prisons - Issues Lobbied: Good Time Credit; CRT - Issues Lobbied: S.B. 1070- style bills state and local enforcement issues: Alabama H.B. 56, etc.; Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties - Issues Lobbied: Secure Communities; Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs - Issues Lobbied: PREA rule covering immigration detainees; U.S. Sentencing Commision - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, Mandatory Minimum Sentencing/Implementation of the Fair Sentencing Act/ Sentencing Reform

Support the elimination of racial disparities in state, local and federal law enforcement. End racial profiling. Abolish the death penalty; support the establishment of a commission to study problems surrounding the Death Penalty and a moratorium on implementing the death penalty until the study is complete. Completely eliminate Crack Cocaine / Powder cocaine sentencing disparities, and apply the Fair Sentencing Act retroactively. Support H.R. 2242. Support sentencing reform. Eliminate mandatory minimum sentences. Support continued funding for COPS program. Support full funding for ex-felony offender programs (the Second Chance Act). Support prisoner literacy, education and rehabilitation. Support law enforcement trust & integrity. Support increased enforcement activities by the US DoJ, Civil Rights Division. Support legislation to help youth stay away from gangs . Support a review of prosecutorial decisions, and any racial implications therein . Support the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act, and oppose any amendments that may result in more juveniles being tried as adults. Support S. 306, a bill to establish a blue ribbon National Criminal Justice Commission. Support the recommended national standards developed by the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission. Support anti-SLAPP suit legislation. Support Restorative Justice Initiatives. Ensure that fair and impartial judges are nominated to the federal bench and that they are confirmed. Support Anita Earls for a federal judgeship .Support the Legal Services Corp. Opposed to proposed reorganization of funding for federal juvenile justice grant programs. Support hiring a progressive reformer with a proven record of rehabilitation for the new Director of the Bureau of Prisons. Support applying the new guidelines for Crack cocaine conviction retroactively to those currently incarcerated (testify before the US Sentencing Commission). Support for the elimination of the War on Drugs and other criminal justice policies which have resulted in the overincarceration of Americans, with prison costs skyrocketing and not enough being spent on education. Support saving money through sentencing reform and a reduction of prison costs. Support clemency for Troy Davis, or at least a reduction in his pending death sentence. Support strong election protection in 2012 Presidential election. Oppose overly punitive anti-gang measures as well as mandatory minimums and instead support proposals which would create community based groups to try to prevent gang creation and recruitment. Support re-enfranchisement of ex-felony offenders. Support H.R. 2212. Support eliminating racial discrimination by prosecutors. Support H.R. 1771. Support eliminating employment discrimination. Support the Employment Non Discrimination Act, H.R. 1397 / S. 811. Support Department of Justice Civil Rights' Division activities in Dayton, Ohio, as it relates to admittance to training facilities for police officers and firefighters. Oppose proposed reorganization of funding for federal juvenile justice grant programs. Support S. 952, the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act. Support HR 3051 to abolish the Federal Death Penalty. Support commuting the death sentence of Troy Davis. Support increased Department of Justice activity into investigating lynchings and other reports of hate crimes in Mississippi and Georgia. Support the End Racial Profiling Act, S. 1670 / H.R. 3618 Support the Webb amendment to HR 2112 establishing a National Criminal Justice Review Commission. Oppose H.R. 966, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act. Support Justice Louis Butler, Jr., to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. Support a prohibition on potential employers from asking about an applicants criminal background in the initial employment application. Concerns about proposed reorganization of funding for federal juvenile justice grant programs. Oppose discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on the sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of any prospective adoptive or foster parent, or the sexual orientation or gender identity of the child involved. Support HR 1681. Support full funding for programs under the Second Chance Act in fiscal year 2012. Support the actions of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Justice Department in the case involving the city of Dayton, Ohio, and its entrance exam for men and women who aspired to become police officers or firefighters for the city. Support HR 2189, requiring a report on deaths in custody. Opposed to mandatory minimum sentences in S. 1151, the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act. Support funding in FY 2012 for Juvenile Justice programs. Specifically, we support: $75 million for the Title II State Formula Grants Program of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA); $65 million for the JJDPA Title V Local Delinquency Prevention Program, with no earmarks; $55 million for the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program (JABG), and $100 million for mentoring programs. Oppose The Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011 (H.R. 1254). Support an eminent domain policy that is transparent and provides for fair ands adequate compensation for those affected by eminent domain. Support the Law Enforcement Torture Prevention Act (H.R. 3781). Support the re-authorization of and full funding for the Violence Against Women Act. Support S. 1925. Support legislation to abolish the federal death penalty. Support H.R. 3051. Work to bring racial and ethnic diversity to the Eastern Federal Court of North Carolina. Support sentencing reform that provides more flexibility to judges and allows prisoners to earn reductions in their sentences. Support H.R. 2343 Oppose the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act (H.R. 966 / S. 533). Support the Justice Integrity Act, H.R. 1771. Support legislation to encourage youth to stay away from gangs and become productive members of society. Support the Youth PROMISE Act, H.R. 2721. Support the Department of Homeland Security undertaking a comprehensive publicly-reported audit of the civil rights impact of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) airport screening policies on racial and religious minorities. Support H.R. 2189, the "Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2011."

Preserve all Equal Opportunity programs, including Affirmative Action. Eliminate potential discrimination in "faith based" initiates. Eliminate racial disparities in all federal programs, including criminal justice, education, health care, financial services, housing and economic development. Ensure equal voting rights for all Americans, and equal access to sufficient, working voting equipment. Support H.R. 108. . Support reparations for descendants of slavery, support H.R. 40. Support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Support H.R. 1397 / S. 811. Support Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity legislation. Support the public financing of congressional campaigns; support S. 750 and H.R. 1404. Ensure that funding under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act is spent in full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Support eliminating the sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and powder cocaine convictions. Support the establishment of a Criminal Justice Commission; support S. 306. Support anti-SLAPP suit legislation. Oppose efforts to amend or dismantle the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution; oppose H.R. 140 / S.J.Res. 2.Support legislation to increase investigations into housing discrimination. Support H.R. 284. Support ensuring that no federal funds are spent on romanticizing the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the civil war or slavery. Support full funding for the Election Assistance Commission. Oppose H.R. 672. Support full representation of racial and ethnic minorities as the results of the 2010 census are released. Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the issuance of Executive Order 8802. Support re-enfranchisement of ex-felony offenders. Support H.R. 2212. Support ensuring that the occasion of the Civil Wars sesquicentennial is not used to romanticize or otherwise endorse, in any way, one of the primary contributing factors to the conflict and southern succession, the enslavement of African Americans. Support Department of Justice Civil Rights' Division activities in Dayton, Ohio, as it relates to admittance to training facilities for police officers and firefighters. Oppose the narrowly focused and reckless hearings planned by the Committee on Homeland Security, tentatively scheduled for March 10, 2011, on the Extent of Radicalization in the American Muslim Community and that Communitys Response. Support the actions of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Justice Department in the case involving the city of Dayton, Ohio, and its entrance exam for men and women who aspired to become police officers or firefighters for the city. Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act, H.R. 998 / S. 555. Support the re-authorization of and full funding for the Violence Against Women Act. Support S. 1925. Oppose H.R. 3541, the "Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglas Prenatal Non Discrimination Act". End deceptive and intimidating practices in federal elections, support H.R. 108 and S. 1994. Oppose requiring a photo ID to vote, support H.R. 3316 Support the Democracy Restoration Act (H.R.2212 / S. 2017), to restore federal voting rights to ex-felony offenders. Support the Justice Integrity Act, H.R. 1771. Support HUD and the US Department of Justice conducting a thorough investigation of housing discrimination in Alabama as a result of the enactment of HB 56 and move swiftly to enforce the Fair Housing Act when violations are found. Support the Department of Homeland Security undertaking a comprehensive publicly-reported audit of the civil rights impact of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) airport screening policies on racial and religious minorities. Support the U.S. Department of Justice fulfilling its obligations under Title V of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to deny preclearance to South Carolina and Texas as they attempt to implement so called Voter Identification laws passed by those two states earlier this year. Support H.R. 2189, the "Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2011." Support continuing payments under the Pigford II settlement. Oppose the King (IA) amendment to HR 2112.

Legislation HR 963 suspicious Activity Reports - Issues Lobbied: National security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling H.J.RES68 Authorizing the limited use of the United states Armed Forces in support of the NATO mission in Libya - Issues Lobbied: National security, War Powers, Libya H.R 1540 National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Worldwide War Authority, Guantanamo, National security, HJ ReS 37 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the FCC with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices - Issues Lobbied: Net neutrality, free speech HJR 13 Flag Desecration - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment HR 1116 Respect for Marriage Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Relationships HR 1144 Transparency and Openness in Government Act - Issues Lobbied: HR 1212 RECLAIM Act - Issues Lobbied: National security, War Powers, Libya HR 1249 America Invents Act - Issues Lobbied: Genetic testing amendment HR 1254 Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: synthetic Drugs HR 1397 Employment Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination HR 1409 Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Prison Database HR 1529 Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National security and Detention HR 1540 National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights HR 166 Internet Investment, Innovation, and Competition Preservation Act - Issues Lobbied: Net Neutrality, First Amendment HR 1741 Secure Visas Act - Issues Lobbied: secure Visas Act HR 1769 The Drug Free Families - Issues Lobbied: Drug Testing of Welfare Recipients HR 1876 Healthy Families Act - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights HR 1892 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Intelligence Oversight HR 1932 Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: ICE enforcement, prolonged and indefinite detention HR 1981 Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Data retention, Privacy HR 1996 Government Litigation savings Act - Issues Lobbied: Access to the courts HR 2017 DHs Approps - Issues Lobbied: Immigration, detention, vouchers, religion, LGBT HR 2085 The Military Access to Reproductive Care and Health - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights HR 216 Border security search Accountability Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Laptop searches, due process HR 2164 Legal Workforce Act - Issues Lobbied: Oppose e-verify, privacy HR 2168 Geolocation Privacy and surveillance Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, location tracking HR 2181 Deaths in Custody Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Prisoners Death While in Custody HR 2189 Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied:due process HR 220 Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National ID, privacy HR 2212 Democracy Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; Racial Justice HR 2219 Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2012 - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination HR 2434 Financial services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation, Education, Reproductive Rights HR 2497 HALT Act - Issues Lobbied: Prosecutorial discretion, ICE enforcement HR 2567 Federal First Offender Improvement Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: 1st time Drug Offenders HR 2639 Global Democracy Promotion Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights HR 2721 The Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice HR 280 Secure the Capitol Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy HR 282 To require Federal contractors to participate in the E-Verify Program - Issues Lobbied: privacy HR 3027 Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Education HR 3030 Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination HR 3053 REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: HIV/AIDs, Discrimination HR 3116 DHs Authorization FY 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Homeland security HR 312 securing the Homeland TH.R.ough Agency Reporting Enhancement Act - Issues Lobbied: privacy HR 313 Drug Trafficking safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Drug Conspiracy Law HR 3165 Positive Behavior for safe and Effective schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; Education; School Discipline HR 337 Restore Military Readiness Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, First Amendment, Academic Freedom HR 358 Protect Life Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights HR 483 Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act - Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy HR 495 Suspicious Activity Reports - Issues Lobbied: National security, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling HR 611 BEST PRACTICES Act - Issues Lobbied: Online privacy HR 654 Do Not Track Me Online Act - Issues Lobbied: Online Privacy HR 658 FAA Air Transportation Modernization and safety Improvement Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, aviation security HR 693 E-Verify Modernization Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy HR 754 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Intelligence Oversight HR 800 Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy HR 83 Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Education; Racial Justice; Disability Rights; school Discipline HR 96 Internet Freedom Act - Issues Lobbied: Net Neutrality, First Amendment HR 963 suspicious Activity Reports - Issues Lobbied: National security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling HR 968 Detainee security Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National security, Detention, HR 98 Illegal Immigration Enforcement and social security Protection Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy HR 998 Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2011 (SNDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Youth and Schools HR1473 Department of Defense and Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National security, Detention HR1981 Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Data Retention HR2017 Department of Homeland security Appropriations Act, 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo, National security, detention, transfers HR2055 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo, National security, detention, transfers HR2219 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo, National security, detention, transfers HR2242 Fairness in Cocaine sentencing Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy HR2316 The Fair sentencing Clarification Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy S 743 Whistleblower Enhancement Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties S 1061 Equal Access to Justice Act/Government Litigation Savings Act - Issues Lobbied: Access to the courts S 1194 Consular Notification Compliance Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: S 1212 Geolocation Privacy and surveillance Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, location tracking S 1214 Military Access to Reproductive Care and Health (MARCH) for Military Women Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights S 1253 National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Worldwide War Authority, Guantanamo, National security, detention, transfers S 1380 HALT Act - Issues Lobbied: S 1409 Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, Criminal Justice S 1546 DHs Authorization FY 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Homeland security S 1573 Financial services and General Government and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights S 1601 Department of state, Foreign Operations, and Related Agencies for FY 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights S 1605 Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination S 1670 End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices S 169 A bill to prohibit appropriated funds from being used in contravention of section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. - Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy S 223 FAA Air Transportation Modernization and safety Improvement Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, aviation security S 306 the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Drug Policy S 413 Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: surveillance, national security, free speech, privacy S 505 Suspicious Activity Reports - Issues Lobbied: National security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling S 555 Student Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Youth and schools S 598 Respect for Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Relationships S 719 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Intelligence Oversight S 74 Internet Freedom, Broadband Promotion, and Consumer Protection Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Net neutrality S 811 Employment Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination S 877 Protect Life Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights S 906 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights S 952 DREAM Act - Issues Lobbied: DREAM Act S 919 Successful, Safe, and Healthy Students Act - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; Education ; School Discipline; LGBT; Youth and Schools; Free Speech S 968 Preventing Real Online TH.R.eats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free speech S 981 National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights S 984 Healthy Families Act - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights S 1231 second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Reentry policy S 1670 End Racial Profiling Act - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice S 551 Military Detainee Procedures Improvement Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National security, Detention S 554 A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United states of individuals involved in the september 11, 2001 terrorist attacks - Issues Lobbied: National security, Detention S 598 Respect for Marriage Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights S 678 Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice SJ Res 6 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices - Issues Lobbied: Net neutrality, free speech SJ.RES20 A joint resolution authorizing the limited use of the United states Armed Forces in support of the NATO mission in Libya. - Issues Lobbied: National security, War Powers, Libya SJR 19 Flag Desecration - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment Congressional Issues w/o Bills Attorney General Guidelines and Domestic Intelligence Operations Guide updates - Issues Lobbied: FBI investigative authorities, civil rights Campaign Finance Issues - Issues Lobbied: Contractor Disclosure, Free Speech, Disclosure CERD Implementation - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights, Racial Justice Comprehensive Immigration Reform - Issues Lobbied: National ID, employment verification, privacy Continuing Resolution - Issues Lobbied: Abortion riders, EAJA, needle programs, vouchers Controlled Unclassified Information - Issues Lobbied: EO, possible legislation Criminal background checks for employment purposes - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Racial Justice Cybersecurity - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Privacy Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Agencies for FY 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights DHS Authorization - Issues Lobbied: Campaign disclosure amdt DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying, fusion centers DHS/TSA Oversight: WBI, SPOT - Issues Lobbied: Limiting use of WBI/Ending 15 country policy DOD Intelligence Oversight - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Department of Defense oversight DOMA - Issues Lobbied: civil rights DREAM Act - Issues Lobbied: Immigration, civil rights Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: Education; Racial Justice; School Discipline, LGBT, Youth and Schools ENDA - Issues Lobbied: civil rights Ending Corporal Punishing in Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Education; Racial Justice; Disability Rights; School Discipline Establishing a Select Committee to Review National Security laws, Policies and Practices - Issues Lobbied: Intelligence oversight Fair Elections Now Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, free speech Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices FBI Oversight - Issues Lobbied: National Secuirty, Privacy, Civil Liberties, law enforcement oversight, open government FISA Amendments Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, First Amendment Foreign Libel Laws - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech FY 2012 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bill - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Juvenile Justice, Racial Justice, Reentry Policy Gang Abatement and Prevention Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice Gene Patents - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment Government Shutdown - Issues Lobbied: civil rights/civil liberties Habeas Corpus Review Procedures in Capital Cases - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Capital Punishment Harassment and Bullying Issues - Issues Lobbied: Free Speech HHS Comments on Health Care Exchanges - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights HHS Comments on Preventive Services - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights Human Rights Crisis In Puerto Rico - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights; Racial Justice Indigent Defense Reform - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice Judicial Nominees - Issues Lobbied: civil rights/civil liberties JUSTICE Act - Issues Lobbied: Patriot Act Reform, Intelligence Oversight, Civil Liberties, Privacy, National Security Juvenile Life without Parole - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Juvenile Justice, Racial Justice, Labor-HHS-Education FY 2012 Appropriations Act Draft - Issues Lobbied: HIV/AIDS, Reproductive Freedom, Sex Education Legislative response to Wal-Mart v. Dukes - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights, Employment Discrimination Libya Resolution - Issues Lobbied: human rights License Plate Readers - Issues Lobbied: Privacy Location tracking - Issues Lobbied: privacy Mandatory Minimum Sentencing/Implementation of the Fair Sentencing Act/ Sentencing Reform - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, Sentencing Material support for terrorism - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; Due Process National security letters / Electronic Privacy Communications Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; First Amendment National Security Letters Reform Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, National Security Letter Power, Patriot Act Section 215 Notice Pleading - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment OFAC Material Support Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security Over-Classification Reduction - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Issues Lobbied: Health care reform Patriot Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, Patriot Act issues Prison Abuse Remedies Act (and reform of the PLRA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Prisoners Rights Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Commission Standards - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, LGBT Rights Protect IP Bill - Issues Lobbied: Free Speech Radicalization of American Muslims - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, civil liberties, privacy, religious freedom, racial profiling, national security Repeal HIV Discrimination bill - Issues Lobbied: civil rights Respect for Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: FOIA and whistleblower protections Second Chance Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights Sentencing Commission Guidelines - Issues Lobbied: Fair Sentencing/Crim. Justice SNDA - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights State Secrets Protection Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National security, civil liberties, whistleblower protection The Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy The Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Capital Punishment The Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice Use of datamining technologies by the government - Issues Lobbied: Privacy Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights/Violence Against Women VRA Enforcement - Voter ID and Other Voter Suppression Laws - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; Racial Justice White House Cybersecurity Proposal - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, national security, free speech, privacy Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Church-State/Religious Freedom/Civil Rights Agency Issues White House - Issues Lobbied: Controlled Unclassified Information EO, PCLOB, Cybersecurity, Information Sharing, ESEA, Racial Justice School Discipline, Employment Background Checks , Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Police Practices, Privacy, FMLA, Foreign Libel Laws, Gaza flotilla issue, human rights, Guidance for Schools Interpreting PICS, Sikh Issues, Lobbyist Rules, Somali Detention, The Fair sentencing Clarification Act, Whistleblower Act, Prosecution in Article III Executive Office of the President - Issues Lobbied: Campaign Finance, Contractor Disclosure, Free Speech, Disclosure, Harassment and Bullying, Hiring Discrimination, Chruch -State separation, Cybersecurity, Internet Freedom Act of 2011, OFCCP anti-discrimination in employment, Surveillance, national security, privacy Department of Health and Human Services - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, Health care abortion coverage, Group Health Plans, Coverage of Preventive Services ACA, Electronic medical records, Health Care Exchanges, Comments on Preventive Services, Religious Exception to Contraception Coverage, Church-State Separation/Religious Freedom/Contraception Department of Defense - Issues Lobbied: Whistleblower Enhancement Act of 2011, Prosecution in Article III courts Department of Justice- Issues Lobbied: FBI investigative authorities, civil rights, Information Sharing, CERD Implementation, Human Rights, Racial Justice, Cybersecurity, DREAM Act, ERPA, First Amendment, Privacy, open government, domestic spying, fusion centers,Racial Profiling Guidance, ECPA reform, Florida Voter Suppression, Voting Rights, FMLA, FOIA Comments, Medical Marijuana, Puerto Rico, Habeas Procedures, Indigent Defense, Lenahan v. U.S., JLWOP, Crack Cocaine Cases, Patriot, PREA Commission Standards, PCLOB, Racial Mapping, Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act, Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act, JJDPA, The Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act, LGBT Discrimination, S.B. 1070- style bills state and local enforcement issues: Alabama H.B. 56, Secure Communities, AG Guidelines and DIOG updates, Whistleblower Enhancement Act of 2011, Prosecution in Article III Department of Labor - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, OFCCP data tool, Enforcement of goals in construction for women and minorities, Employment Discrimination, Federal Contracting, OFCCP anti-discrimination in employment, Discrimination Department of Housing and Urban Development - Issues Lobbied: REO and Fair Housing Department of Energy - Issues Lobbied: Over-Classification Reduction, National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification Department of Homeland Security - Issues Lobbied: CIR, SARs, National ID, employment verification, privacy, Controlled Unclassified Information, Cybersecurity, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, DHS/TSA Oversight: WBI, SPOT, PCLOB, Use of datamining technologies, Watch Lists, Due process, Haiti Deportation Issues, S-Comm, LGBT detention, HIV/AIDS, Discrimination, NSEERS, DREAM Act Department of Commerce - Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity, privacy, online behavioral advertising, ECPA Department of Education - Issues Lobbied: Dept of Ed guidance, GSA rules, civil rights, ESEA ,Racial Justice, PICS (Parents Involved in Community Schools), FERPA Privacy Regulations, privacy, Single sex education Department of Treasury - Issues Lobbied: Housing protections for victims of domestic violence, Womens Rights/Violence Against Women, Material support for terrorism, First Amendment, Due Process State Department - Issues Lobbied: IACHR, Jessica Lenahan v. U.S., Womens Rights/Violence Against Women, VAWA National Archives - Issues Lobbied: Controlled Unclassified Information, National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Issues Lobbied: Criminal background checks for employment purposesm, Employment Discrimination, Racial Justice FBI - Issues Lobbied: Information Sharing, National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, open government, domestic spying, fusion centers, FOIA, Radicalization, S-Comm, religious freedom, racial profiling National Economic Counsel - Issues Lobbied: Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform National Security Council - Issues Lobbied: Improving classification policy; FCC - Issues Lobbied: Broadband Access, Net Neutrality, USF, Open Internet Rule U.S. Sentencing Commission - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, Sentencing, Office of Personnel Management - Issues Lobbied: Over-Classification Reduction, National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, Same Sex Partner Insurable Interest, LGBT, Relationships, USAID - Issues Lobbied: Church Construction Support, Abstinence-only grantees OMB - Issues Lobbied: Over-Classification Reduction, National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government; Bureau of Prisons - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, DiscriminationOffice of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - Issues Lobbied: JJDPA; ICE - Issues Lobbied: detention facilities, S.B. 1070- style bills state and local enforcement issues: Alabama H.B. 56, S-Comm, Worksite enforcement raids, Prosecutorial discretion, "HALT Act"; FTC - Issues Lobbied: Privacy issues; GAO - Issues Lobbied: S-Comm; US Commission on Civil Rights - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice,LGBT, Human Rights Office of Justice Programs - Issues Lobbied: Fair sentencing Clarification Act

Support the elimination of racial disparities in state, local and federal law enforcement. End racial profiling. Abolish the death penalty; support the establishment of a commission to study problems surrounding the Death Penalty and a moratorium on implementing the death penalty until the study is complete. Completely eliminate Crack Cocaine / Powder cocaine sentencing disparities, and apply the Fair Sentencing Act retroactively. Support senetencing reform. Eliminate mandatory minimum sentences. Support continued funding for COPS program. Support full funding for ex-felony offender programs (the Second Chance Act). Support prisoner literacy, education and rehabilitation. Support law enforcement trust & integrity. Support increased enforcement activities by the US DoJ, Civil Rights Division. Support legislation to help youth stay away from gangs . Support a review of prosecutorial decisions, and any racial implications therein . Support the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act, and oppose any amendments that may result in more juveniles being tried as adults. Support S. 306, a bill to establish a blue ribbon National Criminal Justice Commission. Support the recommended national standards developed by the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission. Support anti-SLAPP suit legislation. Support Restorative Justice Initiaves. Ensure that fair and impartial judges are nominated to the federal bench and that they are confirmed. Support Anita Earls for a federal judgesSupport sentencing reform that peovides more flexibilty to judges and allows prisoners to earn reductions in their sentences. Support the Legal Services Corp. Opposed to proposed reorganization of funding for federal juvenile justice grant programs. Opposse 287(g) program. Support the nomination of Goodwin Liu to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Support the nomination of Edward Chen to be a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern district of California. Support the Second Chance Act Reauthorization, including funding levels at $115 million per year and a manager's amendment which includes increasing good time credits. Support S. 1231. Support hiring a progressive reformer with a proven record of rehabilitation for the new Director of the Bureau of Prisons. Support applying the new guidelines for Crack cocaine conviction rrretroactively to those currently incarcerated (testify before the US Sentencing Commission). Support for the elimination of the War on Drugs and other criminal justice policies which have resulted in the overincarceration of Americans, with prison costs skyrocketing and not enough being spent on education. Support saving money through sentencing reform and a reduction of prison costs. Support clemency for Troy Davis, or at least a reduction in his pending death sentence. Support strong election protection in 2012 Presidential election. Oppose overly punative anti-gang measures as well as mandatory minimums and instead support propsals which would create community based groups to try to prevent gang creation and recruitment. Support re-enfranchisement of ex-felony offenders. Support H.R. 2212. Support eliminaating racial discrimination by prosecutors. Support H.R. 1771. Support eliminating employment discrimination. Support the Employement Non Discrimination Act, H.R. 1397 / S. 811. Support Department of Justice Civil Rights' Division activites in Dayton, Ohio, as it relates to admittance to training facilities for police officers and firefighters. Oppose proposed reorganization of funding for federal juvenile justice grant programs. Support S. 952, the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act. Support HR 3051 to abolish the Federal Death Penalty. Support commuting the death sentence of Troy Davis. Support increased Department of Justice activity into investigating lynchings and other reports of hate crimes in Mississippi and Georgia. Support the End Racial Profiling Act, S. 1670 Support the Webb amendment to HR 2112 establishing a National Criminal Justice Review Commission. Oppose H.R. 966, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act. Support Justice Louis Butler, Jr., to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. Support a prohibition on potential employers from asking about an applicants criminal background in the initial employment application. Concerns about proposed reorganization of funding for federal juvenile justice grant programs. Oppose discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on the sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of any prospective adoptive or foster parent, or the sexual orientation or gender identity of the child involved. Support HR 1681. Support full funding for programs under the Second Chance Act in fiscal year 2012. Support the actions of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Justice Department in the case involving the city of Dayton, Ohio, and its entrance exam for men and women who aspired to become police officers or firefighters for the city. Support HR 2189, requiring a report on deaths in custody. Opposed to mandatory minimum sentences in S. 1151, the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act. Support funding in FY 2012 for Juvenile Justice programs. Specifically, we support: $75 million for the Title II State Formula Grants Program of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA); $65 million for the JJDPA Title V Local Delinquency Prevention Program, with no earmarks; $55 million for the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program (JABG), and $100 million for mentoring programs. Oppose mandatory minimum sentences in The Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011 (H.R. 1254). Support an eminent domain policy that is transparent and provieds for fair ands adequate compensation for those affected by eminent domain