Leslie Proll

@LeslieProll

Civil rights lawyer. Advising on judicial nominations. Former Policy Director & Director; 10 yrs litigating civil rights in AL

Washington DC
Joined May 2014
Born January 11
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    4 hours ago

    In very same week our nation celebrates 65th anniversary of Brown, GOP Senate schedules votes on nominees who refuse to say Brown was correctly decided. This is no coincidence. Please call your Senators & tell them this is unacceptable. 202-224-3121.

    This week is the 65th anniv of Brown v Bd. We’ve watched an ever increasing number of judicial & Administration nominees refuse to say that Brown v Bd was correctly decided. READ my take in the ⁦⁩.
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    4 hours ago

    Packed House at Birmingham, Alabama, US House Committee Voting Rights Field Hearing! are listening to panel testifying about voting obstacles in state. Blacks in Ala are 26.5% of pop and fight much active voter suppression!

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  3. 7 hours ago

    From Selma to Shelby County, Alabama is ground zero for voting rights. It's a must-stop along the path to restoring the franchise for everyone.

    TODAY: 2pm CST/ 3pm EST, the Subcommittee on Elections will host the next Voting Rights and Elections hearing in Birmingham, AL. Tune in to the livestream here:
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    May 12

    Four years ago today I survived the derailment of . Eight days later I received my first honorary doctorate from the great ⁦⁩ & had the privilege of giving the commencement address at Yankee Stadium. W/concussion & broken collarbone it was pure joy!

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    May 11

    Gonna admit I haven’t read the article yet because I don’t care what it says - it can be the most pro-women article ever written. The headline is horrible, sexist - and very likely wrong. Change it.

    Opinion: A female president is coming soon, just not in 2020
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  6. May 10

    "Dems' singular focus on Trump makes sense: Beating him removes immediate threat to nation’s political health. But America’s problems are also structural.... Given GOP political interests lie in restricting scope of democracy, it’s up to Dems to win Senate so they can fix it."

    the senate is a serious problem for progressives and here i think through a few of the ideas for fixing that
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    May 10

    UPDATE: Adding would increase cost by $121 million, cause 2.2 percentage pt drop in self-response according to 's latest estimates. From just-published slides 1st presented at 's April mtg👇

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    May 10

    The 65th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education is one week away. At same time, the Senate will vote on several Trump judicial nominees who refuse to say Brown was correctly decided. LET’S BE CLEAR: If you can’t support Brown, you can’t be confirmed.

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    May 10

    Will you Stand Up for with the ? On Monday, the will host 2 Hearings in Birmingham. RSVP online via our FB and let's continue the conversation (Submit your story) about the importance of Voting Rights.

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  10. May 10

    Judicial nominee Wendy Vitter began offensive trend of refusing to say Brown v. Board was correctly decided. This became rule, not exception. GOP votes on Vitter next week as we celebrate . Rule of law under attack everywhere, especially here.

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    May 10

    🚨🚨We already knew that HUD’s proposed rule to evict mixed-status families from subsidized housing had nothing to do with alleviating the housing crisis and everything to do with instilling fear in immigrants. Now, we have HUD’s own words to prove it. 1/

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  12. May 9

    Documentary on John Lewis is a long time coming.

    Civil rights icon John Lewis will become the latest political figure to get the film treatment
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    May 9

    In Opinion Anita Hill writes: "Sexual violence is a national crisis that requires a national solution. We miss that point if we end the discussion at whether I should forgive Mr. Biden."

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  14. May 9

    Hard to say which is more nauseating, the photo or the content of article. Good riddance except for DAG coming behind him won’t say Brown v. Board was correctly decided. That’s outrageous position for second in command at agency whose mission is justice.

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  15. May 9

    Attended oral argument in census case & wholeheartedly agree with Linda Greenhouse’s take: “Validating the Trump administration’s cynical hijacking of the census would have a devastating effect on integrity of the Supreme Court.”

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    May 9

    The president all but confirmed today that he improperly asked the DOJ to prosecute John Kerry. I'm now demanding that A.G. Barr answer what he refused to tell me last week - has the White House improperly pressured him to investigate the president's perceived enemies?

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  17. May 9

    👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Here’s to many more law firms following their lead and giving to civil rights organizations...

    BigLaw firm donates $1M to civil rights group We are grateful to for their generous gift. It comes at a critical time. We're engaged in active litigation across the country fighting to secure justice for all. --->
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    May 9

    Maybe we weren't as poor as we thought we were once they move the finish line? This is horrible - Trump Administration Considering Changes That Would Redefine The Poverty Line

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  19. May 9

    57 years after Thurgood Marshall confirmed to 2nd Circuit, Senate confirmed to same circuit. Park led effort to undermine equal educational opportunity for students of color & refused to say Brown v. Board was correctly decided. Make no mistake--we are backsliding.

    Confirmed, 52-41: Executive Calendar #117 Michael Park to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit
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    May 9

    No surprise here: Trump is again trying to use the courts to roll back civil rights, sabotage access to affordable health care, and rig the system in favor of the ultra-wealthy. Michael Park: another judicial nominee who would take our country backward. Vote NO!

    As we celebrate the Brown v. Board decision next week, we must ensure the Senate votes NO on 2nd Circuit nominee Michael Park. His horrendous record denying equal opportunity to students of color makes him unfit to hold a lifetime seat.
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