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WASHINGTON — Koustubh “K.J.” Bagchi, vice president of the Center for Civil Rights and Technology, issued the following statement about the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee’s canceled markup of the latest discussion draft of the American Privacy Rights Act of 2024:
WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Murthy v. Missouri:
WASHINGTON — The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), joined by 53 other national organizations, urged House Energy and Commerce Committee leadership to postpone the upcoming markup of the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) and restore key civil rights protections and algorithmic auditing provisions. Without reversal, the groups urge against APRA moving forward.
WASHINGTON — Leslie Proll, senior director of the voting rights program at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on the 11th anniversary of the Shelby County v. Holder decision:
WASHINGTON — The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Media/Telecommunications Task Force released the following statement in reaction to the latest discussion draft of the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA):
WASHINGTON — Lena Zwarensteyn, senior director of the fair courts program at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on several judicial nominees, including the nomination of Karla Campbell to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit:
WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement on the commemoration of Juneteenth:
WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement on the Biden administration’s announcement to protect long-time undocumented communities and help keep families together: