Earlier this year New York state passed the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act. The bill proposes to prohibit social media companies from providing children with access to addictive feeds without parental consent. Similar to other attempts at…
On September 17, 2024, the Seattle City Council passed CB 120835 (SODA) and CB 120836 (SOAP) in an 8-1 vote. The former will create "Stay Out of Drug Area” zones in five neighborhoods throughout the city, while the latter will…
Woodhull has been closely following the case of University Chancellor Dr. Joseph Gow, who was set to become a tenured professor in the Communication Studies Department at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (UWL). Since December 2023, his position has been…
On September 10, 2024, Seattle City Council's Public Safety Committee voted 5-0 to advance two bills targeting people who use drugs and engage in sex work. The bills rely on a tried and failed policy approach known as “prostitution and…
May 23, 2024 172 State Street Capitol Building Albany, NY 12247 Re: Support Human Rights by Passing S1966 (Sepulveda) / A7471 (Kelles) Dear Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins and Speaker Heastie, I am writing to strongly urge you to support S1966 (Sepulveda)…
March 21, 2024 RE: Support for H7833 - “Relating to Criminal Offenses - Custodial Law Enforcement Sexual Penetration” To the House Judiciary Committee, The Woodhull Freedom Foundation would like to show our support for H7833, which establishes the criminal offense…
March 11, 2024 Re: Woodhull Freedom Foundation Opposes HB 254 Dear Members of the Labor and Commerce Committee, We are writing from the Woodhull Freedom Foundation to express serious concerns regarding HB 254. While we agree entirely with the goal…
March 5, 2024 Re: Woodhull Freedom Foundation Opposes HB 1993 Dear General Laws Committee Member, We are writing from the Woodhull Freedom Foundation to express serious concerns regarding HB 1993. While we agree entirely with the goal of keeping children…
March 5, 2024 Assembly Committee on Public Safety California State Assembly 1020 N Street, Room 111 Sacramento, CA 95814 Re: AB 2646 – Oppose To the Assembly Committee on Public Safety: The Woodhull Freedom Foundation writes to you today in…
March 5, 2024 Senate Committee on Public Safety California State Senate 1020 N Street, Room 545 Sacramento, CA 95814 Re: SB 1219 – Oppose To the Assembly Committee on Public Safety: The Woodhull Freedom Foundation writes to you today in…