Dear Majority Leader Schumer,
On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and the undersigned 62 organizations, we write to emphasize the importance of our federal judiciary and the need to continue confirming experientially and demographically diverse judges who are committed to civil and human rights. We are sorry to hear that you and other members of your caucus have unfortunately tested positive for COVID, and we wish you a full recovery. We also commend your spirit and tenacity in continuing to lead while quarantining. We urge you to use this next work period to confirm all Article III judicial nominees who have received a Senate Judiciary Committee vote before August and postpone the August recess if necessary until this is accomplished.
The civil rights community has long understood the importance of our federal courts and has worked tirelessly to advocate for a judiciary that is fair, independent, diverse, and committed to providing equal justice for all. As you know, our federal courts are not working for all of us; they have been stacked in favor of the wealthy and powerful and against our civil and human rights. This has been made painfully clear by the recent cruel decisions by the extremist majority of the Supreme Court, which has flouted promises to respect long-standing legal protections, and has, for the first time in history, overturned precedent in order to take away a fundamental constitutional right.
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