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Press Release 10.8.24

The Leadership Conference Statement on New Kavanaugh Report

WASHINGTON — Lena Zwarensteyn, senior director of the fair courts program and an advisor at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement in response to Senator Sheldon Whitehouse’s release of a new report on the investigation of sexual assault allegations against now-Justice Brett Kavanaugh:

Press Release 09.24.24

Survey Shows 132M People of Color Unprotected Against Data-Driven Discrimination in U.S.

WASHINGTON — The Leadership Conference’s Center for Civil Rights and Technology today released new findings from a survey on state data privacy laws and civil rights protections and a legislative brief on the current landscape of data privacy and artificial intelligence (AI) safeguards. The survey examines comprehensive state data privacy laws, whether they include explicit civil rights protections, and state demographics on race and ethnicity. The legislative brief explores the status of AI and civil rights safeguards in federal policymaking.

Press Release 09.17.24

Senate Judiciary Hearing Derailed with Racist Attacks on Civil Rights Leader Maya Berry, Undermining Efforts to Address White Supremacy

WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after the racist remarks directed at Maya Berry, executive director of the Arab American Institute and co-chair of The Leadership Conference Hate Crimes Task Force, at today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on hate crimes:

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