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NACDL Full Disclosure Project's response to the Request for Information and recommendations to the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST) regarding the National Decertification Index Expansion Project and the need to address and present law enforcement misconduct data transparently.
NACDL President Chris Adams' comments to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona regarding the Office for Civil Rights' review of amendments made in 2020 to regulations guiding TItle IX investigations and proceedings.
Comments to the American Society for Testing and Materials regarding proposed standard ASTM WK72597: New Standard Guide for the Microscopical Examination of Human Hair.
Letter to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) regarding proposed changes to Section 19, which regulates restrictions for people with relevant criminal convictions.
Comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service regarding proposed changes to SNAP benefits for able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWD).
NACDL President Drew Findling's letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos regarding proposed regulations for campus hearings pursuant to Title IX funding, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance Docket No. ED-2018-OCR-0064.
Comments to the U.S. Courts Administrative Office on the consequences of allowing public access to electronic criminal case files.
Letter to the Federal Communications Commission regarding the prison pay phone industry.
Letter to the Securities Exchange Commission regarding proposed whistleblower provisions to the Securities Exchange Act.
Comments on Rules & Regulations submitted to various federal agencies on behalf of NACDL
