Statement from Marc H. Morial, National Urban League President and CEO, on the confirmation of Mayor Anthony Foxx to serve as the next Secretary of Transportation:
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As we near the 50 year celebration of the height of the Civil Rights Movement, the Supreme Court ruled on two significant civil rights cases this week - today on Shelby County v. Holder re: the Voting Rights Act and yesterday on Fisher v. University of Texas re: affirmative action.
No American ever wants to feel forced to make a choice between the right to privacy granted by the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution – or the desire to remain safe and enjoy the “domestic tranquility” highlighted in the Preamble of that same Constitution.
"As we anticipate the impending decision of the United States Supreme Court in the case of Fisher v.
Dear Chairman Rockefeller and Ranking Member Thune:
The Honorable Jay Rockefeller IV
Chairman
U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
254 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
