Press Release

WASHINGTON — Koustubh “K.J.” Bagchi, vice president of the Center for Civil Rights and Technology, issued the following statement about the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’s markup of the bipartisan Expanding AI Voices Act , H.R.9403, which invests in AI research at Minority Serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Tribal Colleges and Universities (MSIs, HBCUs, and TCUs):

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 59th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act:

WASHINGTON — Koustubh “K.J.” Bagchi, vice president of the Center for Civil Rights and Technology, issued the following statement on efforts by Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D. Minn., to pass two critical artificial intelligence democracy bills — Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act and AI Transparency in Elections Act of 2024:

WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after President Biden and Vice President Harris announced support for certain Supreme Court reforms:

WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement:

WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement thanking President Biden for his decades of public service and for his commitment to civil rights:

WASHINGTON (July 18, 2024) — Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to lower rates and fees for incarcerated communications services in federal jails and prisons. This vote is the FCC’s first step in implementing the Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act, which was signed into law by President Biden early last year.

WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement: