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Policymakers should protect and enforce the fundamental right of all people to be free from discrimination. They should enact and enforce civil rights statutes.

Legislators should enact and strengthen laws against hate crimes. These laws should be vigorously enforced.

Consumer protection and antidiscrimination laws that apply in the context of human decisions should be adapted as necessary to ensure they effectively apply to algorithmic decision tools (see also

Policymakers should strengthen federal and state laws that protect against age discrimination.

The federal government should broadly interpret and vigorously enforce the ADA.

The federal government should encourage the design and distribution of technological devices that assist people with disabilities in leading meaningful and independent lives

Policymakers should:

Enforcement of civil and criminal laws should not penalize people unable to pay civil or criminal fees or fines due to poverty.

Policymakers should explicitly allow private individuals to protect their rights in court. All legislation intended to protect individual rights should include a private right of action. 

Policymakers should ensure that judicial proceedings are fair. They should not enact statutory damage limitations.