This statement makes the case for the need to support schools in meeting their legal obligations to equitably serve immigrant students, including newcomer students. It also addresses the importance of protecting the constitutional right for all children in the United States to receive a public…
By Clarence Okoh Testimony about his extensive experience in combating the use of emerging technologies to undermine the civil and human rights of youth and young adults of color. He highlighted his involvement in initiatives such as the PASCO Coalition: People Against the Surveillance of…
On January 11, 2024, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing entitled “The Impact of Illegal Immigration on Social Services.” CLASP submitted a statement for the record detailing immigrants’ fundamental contributions; the economic and social benefits of expanding safety net programs; the harms of restricting…
CLASP and our partners in the PASCO Coalition have asked the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to end its support of Pasco County's discriminatory predictive policing programs...
The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) is grateful for the opportunity to submit this statement for the record to the House Subcommittee on Higher Education and the Workforce. CLASP is a national, nonpartisan, nonprofit advancing anti-poverty policy solutions that disrupt structural and systemic…
CLASP submitted the following comments to the SEC on updating regulations for climate change disclosures. CLASP provided recommendations on how the SEC can create new decision making structures to shift power on marginalized communities , and centering healing and culturally responsive care to respond to…
CLASP responded to a Request for Information from the United States Environmental Protection Agency on ways to advance equity and community partnership in the climate justice grant program.
CLASP President and Executive Director Indivar Dutta-Gupta testified to the Senate Finance Committee's Subcommittee on Taxation and Oversight about the Child Tax Credit, its history and track record, and what Congress should do now.
The Center for Law and Social Policy submitted comments to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in response to a request for information on worker surveillance and algorithmic management. Algorithmic management and surveillance are no longer novel forms of management —…