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New Civil Rights Monitor Poll Finds 82% of Voters Fear Rights and Freedoms Are Being Taken Away and 77% Fear Political Leaders Will Pressure Election Officials to …

Civil Rights Poll: 71% oppose cutting Medicare and SNAP to fund ICE, 92% say America’s diversity makes it stronger, majority ...
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Coalition Sign-On Letter Opposing National Voter ID Bill

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and the undersigned organizations urge you to oppose H.R. 7008, which includes a nationwide requirement for voters to present photo ID in Section 3.
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Making AI Work for Workers: The value of AI literacy training for workers of color

This work was conducted in partnership with The Leadership Conference’s Center for Civil Rights and Technology, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, Hispanic Federation, National Congress of ...
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AI Literacy

As AI continues to play an influential role in our economy and democracy, AI literacy — the ability to understand, recognize, and use AI responsibly, safely, and effectively — is an increasingly ...
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Head Start Is on the Chopping Block — Here’s What’s at Stake for 700,000 Children

The Trump administration is once again going after vulnerable children — this time by attacking Head Start. Created in 1965 as part of The War on Poverty, the program provides comprehensive early ...
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Bots and Ballot Boxes: What today’s Technology Means for Our Elections

The threats AI presents to elections are neither new nor unexpected. Bad actors have used social media platforms to influence U.S. elections for over a decade, using dishonest and manipulative content ...
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Why State Law is Critical to Holding Tech Companies Accountable and Protecting Civil Rights

The use of AI has expanded rapidly, now being used in workplaces, homes, and even in government. Many people find this technology useful in their daily lives. It has become so commonplace that some ...
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The Digital Frontier: Protecting Latino Civil Rights in the Age of Algorithms

Our Tech, Our Future: How to Build a Tech Industry Accountable to We the People (Full Snapshot) – Published September 2026 Tech Accountability Snapshot » ...
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How ICE and Big Tech are Normalizing Mass Surveillance

Large-scale immigrant surveillance in the U.S. across recent decades would not be possible without Big Tech. Tech companies quietly contribute various technological and logistical infrastructure — ...
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From the Interstate Highway Era to AI Data Centers: Safeguarding Housing and Health in Infrastructure Placement

Today, the U.S. stands at another infrastructure inflection point: not asphalt and concrete, but fiber, substations, and data centers. The AI Action Plan positions digital infrastructure as a pillar ...
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Access and Independence, But at What Cost?

Technology creates opportunities for people with disabilities. Full stop. Some technologies, like automated captioning, screen readers, and augmented or alternative communication devices are often ...