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The Bishops Exposed: Wolves in Sheep's Clothing

02/13/2012 – According to the bishops, religious liberty means that insurance would not cover a service that 98 percent of American women – including Catholic women – use.

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Love Is in the Air: Update on Efforts to Expand the Freedom to Marry

02/14/2012 – A quick guide to what's happening with efforts to expand marriage for same-sex couples on the ground now and what’s in store for us during the rest of 2012.

"The Loving Story" Is What Love Is All About

02/14/2012 – The Lovings' victory in the Supreme Court was a great moment in not only Black history and civil rights history, but in American history.

On the Agenda: February 13-17, 2012

02/14/2012 – For Valentine's Day, tonight is the HBO premiere of The Loving Story, a documentary about the Virginia couple that challenged a state law that forbade interracial marriage.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and The Gregory Brothers Team Up With the ACLU on Photographers' Rights

02/07/2012 – A new video explains that taking photos in public of public actions — especially police — is a protected right.

Victim of Brutal LGBT Bullying in Ohio School Tells His Story

02/02/2012 – The ACLU of Ohio is representing both Zach and his mother, and is working with his high school to ensure that something like this never happens again.