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A Conversation with an Election Expert: Breaking Down This Year’s Election Process
Loyola Law School professor Justin Levitt has worked on elections for 25 years in the government, nonprofits, and academia. He addresses common voter questions and what to expect at the polls this Election Day.
By Arman Abrishamchian
A Conversation with an Election Expert: Breaking Down This Year’s Election ProcessPodcast
The Parents Who Defended Religious Liberty in Public Schools
In the 1950s, New York state officials introduced a prayer into public schools. It was optional, it was short, and it was, as the Supreme Court ruled in 1962, unconstitutional. This week, we’re...
Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot
We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.
Healthcare Professionals, Advocates, and Impacted People Share Why They Support Reproductive Freedom on the Ballot in Virginia
Voters in Virginia have the chance to vote for a ballot amendment that would enshrine abortion rights in the state's constitution and further protect reproductive freedom in the South.
By Hibah Ansari
Healthcare Professionals, Advocates, and Impacted People Share Why They Support Reproductive Freedom on the Ballot in Virginia
Want to Lower the Cost of Living? Unrig our Democracy.
Going into the midterms, voters are feeling the squeeze in their wallets and need relief. The answer lies in holding accountable politicians who prioritize their wealthy benefactors over them.
By Deirdre Schifeling
Want to Lower the Cost of Living? Unrig our Democracy.
Your Questions Answered: How Data Centers Erode Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
ACLU experts break down how data centers negatively impact communities, violate civil liberties, and how we can respond.
By Jina John
Your Questions Answered: How Data Centers Erode Civil Rights and Civil LibertiesPodcast
The Parents Who Defended Religious Liberty in Public Schools
In the 1950s, New York state officials introduced a prayer into public schools. It was optional, it was short, and it was, as the Supreme Court ruled in 1962, unconstitutional. This week, we’re...
Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot
We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.
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Trump’s Anti-LGBTQ Agenda Will Keep Foster Children From Having a Loving Home
By Leslie Cooper
By Leslie Cooper
No Human Rights On The High Seas
The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of the District of Columbia, and the New York-based law firm, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, filed a...
By Thomas Dresslar
The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of the District of Columbia, and the New York-based law firm, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, filed a...
By Thomas Dresslar
Terrorism and Economic Injustice After Enslavement
To historically address the issue of reparations, it is important to excavate the past and understand the many ways that seemingly random events...
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux
To historically address the issue of reparations, it is important to excavate the past and understand the many ways that seemingly random events...
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux
The Government Needs to Get a Warrant if It Wants Access to Our Private Health Information
By Nathan Freed Wessler
By Nathan Freed Wessler
Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful’ Wall Crumbles in Court
DHS Is Locking Immigrants in Solitary Confinement
By Naureen Shah
By Naureen Shah
Black Trans Women Are Being Murdered in the Streets. Now the Trump Administration Wants to Turn Us Away From Shelters and Health Care.
By LaLa B Holston-Zannell
By LaLa B Holston-Zannell
When President Trump Rejects Congressional Subpoenas, He Rejects the Constitution and the Powers It Gave Congress
Alabama Is Trying to Ban Abortion. Today We Filed Suit to Stop Them.
By Alexa Kolbi-Molinas
By Alexa Kolbi-Molinas
The Next President Can Cut Incarceration Rates in Half
