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The American Civil Rights Institute is leading a national effort called Super-Tuesday for Equal Rights, which seeks to educate the American people of the harms of race preferences. With significant victories in California, Washington and Michigan our nation is choosing to take a stand in ending an era of race preferences. Targeted states for this effort are Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. Super Tuesday for Equal Rights will bring our nation one step closer to realizing the promise of the 1964 Civil Rights Act – color-blind government.

Learn more at www.supertuesday2008.org

For Immediate Release
March 18, 2008
Contact: Jennifer Gratz; 916-444-2278

Today Judge Lawson dismissed all claims against the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative and ruled that the Initiative is constitutional. Jennifer Gratz, who was the executive director of the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative and is now with the American Civil Rights Institute said, “Despite numerous attempts to thwart the will of the voters by the radical group, By Any Means Necessary, and their allies, the people of Michigan will finally have their voices heard. Fairness and equality are now unequivocally Michigan law.”

More than a decade after voters enacted Proposition 209, the constitutional measure outlawing race- and gender-based discrimination by public agencies in California, the effort to enforce it continues to meet resistance from government officials.

By Ward Connerly
MindingTheCampus.com
8/10/2007

In 1949, the United States Federal Communications Commission adopted a general policy which sought to ensure that all coverage of controversial issues by a broadcast station be balanced and fair. This policy was based on the theory that station licensees were "public trustees" and, as such, had an obligation to give those with differing points of view an opportunity to be heard. The "Fairness Doctrine" was interpreted by many as requiring that those with contrasting views be given equal time whenever such controversial issues were being discussed. The "doctrine" was abandoned during the Reagan Administration when many government activities were deregulated.

Contact: Jennifer Bollenbach, American Civil Rights Institute (ACRI), 916-444-2278

WASHINGTON, July 25 – In a stunning move Congress finally showed that, at least on the issues of fairness and equality, they are in touch with the will of the people. Last night, Congressman Tim Walberg (R-Michigan) introduced an amendment to the department of transportation's appropriations bill that would eliminate funding for programs that give preference based on race, sex, or ethnicity. The amendment, which passed the house, simply stated:

An amendment to prohibit the use of funds be used by the Department of Transportation to promulgate regulations based on race, ethnicity, or sex.

June 28th, 2007

Today, Ward Connerly, of the American Civil Rights Institute, declared the Supreme Court's decision to strike down the Seattle and Louisville school district racial preference scheme as a "glorious victory."

In the cases Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education and Parents Involved in Community Schools (PICS) v. Seattle School District a majority of justices voted to again limit the use of race preferences in American life, with 4 of the justices advocating for a total elimination of race as a factor in public institutions.

If Immigration bill is going to pass, amendment necessary to end cycle of preferences