LDF Issues Statement on Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights

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Today, the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy introduced a set of principles to support the development of policies and practices for the building, deployment, and governance of automated systems, a “Blueprint for ...

LDF Submits Comments on the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights’ Proposed Rule on Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities

Today, the Legal Defense Fund submitted comments in response to the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights’ proposed rule on Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities. In the face of persistent ...

LDF Releases New Report Debunking False Crime Narratives

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Today, the Legal Defense Fund’s (LDF) Thurgood Marshall Institute (TMI) released The Truth Behind Crime Statistics, a critical new report that explores how current politicized discussions of crime ignore or distort crime data to intensify public fear and ...

LDF Issues Statement on DOJ Appointment of Elise Boddie as Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General

The United States Department of Justice last week named Elise Boddie, a constitutional law professor and legal scholar at the University of Michigan, as Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, the second highest leadership position within ...

LDF Issues Statement on the U.S. House of Representatives’ Passage of Policing Bills Package

Yesterday, the United States House of Representatives passed a package of policing bills that included Rep. Josh Gottheimer’s Invest to Protect Act (H.R. 6448), which provides grant funding for law enforcement agencies for hiring and ...

LDF Urges the NYC Districting Commission Ensure Redistricting Maps Do Not Dilute the Voting Power of Black, Latino, and Asian Communities

As the New York City Districting Commission prepares to consider Preliminary Plan #1 for the post-2020 census redistricting cycle, the Legal Defense Fund sent a letter urging the Commission to revisit this map to ensure ...

LDF Announces New Strategic Initiatives Department; Two New Positions

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The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) today announced the creation of the Strategic Initiatives Department, which will house specific projects and campaigns that integrate LDF’s multi-faceted advocacy tools – including litigation, policy, organizing, communications, research, and ...

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