Congratulations to an extraordinary leader and longtime Upturn board member Nabiha Syed on her new role! She's exactly the kind of leader any organization would want — principled, inspiring, visionary, and just a rock solid human being. Mozilla is lucky to have you!

Something that was kinda under the radar this week. HUD issued a terrific guidance on tenant screening, some great stuff about the pitfalls of using credit scores, criminal records and evictions

“We applaud Department of Housing and Urban Development for continuing its vital work protecting rental housing applicants by providing a desperately needed clarification of the rules of the road ...HUD has made it clear that certain information is simply not relevant.' #ProtectConsumers nclc.org/hud-takes-aim-…

Excited to share that our article, Less Discriminatory Algorithms, is forthcoming in the The Georgetown Law Journal.

Link to draft: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

#newlawrevarticles

How should civil rights enforcement agencies implement the recent AI executive order?

Last week, Upturn and nine other groups detailed specific steps that agencies should take to prevent and combat algorithmic discrimination.

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Breaking News in tech justice! @nhelp_org Upturn and EPIC are fighting to protect #Medicaid access in Texas. Learn more about the complaint we just filed with FTC against Deloitte’s Eligibility Software 👉healthlaw.org/news/health-an…

'Less Discriminatory Algorithms' — which I wrote with Emily Black, Pauline Kim, Solon Barocas, and Ming Hsu — was selected as one of the winners of Future of Privacy Forum's Privacy Papers for Policymakers Awards.

you can read it here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf

⚡️Now accepting applications for our 2024 summer fellowship!

Join us this summer for hands-on experience at the intersection of technology, policy, and justice. We welcome applicants from a broad range of backgrounds and disciplines.

Apply by February 4. upturn.org/join/2024-summ…