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What "Let the Record Show" Teaches About How We Can Take Action to Protect Public School Students’ and Families’ Religious Freedom
In the ACLU's latest podcast, we learn about a 1962 Supreme Court decision recognizing that official, government-sponsored prayers in public schools are unconstitutional. As the fight for religious freedom continues, we've provided ideas for families who want to push back against laws that would impose religious doctrine and practices in public schools today.
By Hibah Ansari, Sahai John
What "Let the Record Show" Teaches About How We Can Take Action to Protect Public School Students’ and Families’ Religious FreedomPodcast
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.
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 Process
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.Podcast
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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State Lawmakers Are Trying to Ban Talk About Race in Schools
A nationwide attempt to censor discussions of race in the classroom is underway. These bills don’t just set back progress in addressing systemic...
By Emerson Sykes, Sarah Hinger
A nationwide attempt to censor discussions of race in the classroom is underway. These bills don’t just set back progress in addressing systemic...
By Emerson Sykes, Sarah Hinger
Discriminatory Return to In Office Work Mandates Could Push Women and People of Color out of the Workforce
If states and cities rush into forcing remote employees to return to the office without confronting the ongoing realities of the pandemic, they...
If states and cities rush into forcing remote employees to return to the office without confronting the ongoing realities of the pandemic, they...
How to Save Lives in Jail During the Opioid Crisis
Three million Americans currently suffer from Opioid Use Disorder, or an addiction to opioids. Today, adults between the ages of 25 and 44 are more than twice as likely to die from opioid overdose than from COVID-19, yet this epidemic isn’t making the same headlines. When we zoom in on the...
Three million Americans currently suffer from Opioid Use Disorder, or an addiction to opioids. Today, adults between the ages of 25 and 44 are more than twice as likely to die from opioid overdose than from COVID-19, yet this epidemic isn’t making the same headlines. When we zoom in on the...
It’s Past Time to End the Federal Militarization of Police
Our new report documents the critical need to repeal 1033, which allows the federal government to equip local police with military gear.
By Charlotte Lawrence, Cyrus J. O’Brien, PhD, Maritza Perez
Our new report documents the critical need to repeal 1033, which allows the federal government to equip local police with military gear.
By Charlotte Lawrence, Cyrus J. O’Brien, PhD, Maritza Perez
Federal Militarization of Law Enforcement Must End
Reform of the 1033 program, which arms local police with military equipment and weapons, is not enough.
By Charlotte Lawrence, Cyrus J. O’Brien, PhD
Reform of the 1033 program, which arms local police with military equipment and weapons, is not enough.
By Charlotte Lawrence, Cyrus J. O’Brien, PhD
International Accountability is Critical to Dismantling Systemic Racism and Police Brutality Domestically
A robust international accountability mechanism would further support and complement, not undermine, efforts to dismantle systemic racism in the...
By Nicolas Aramayo
A robust international accountability mechanism would further support and complement, not undermine, efforts to dismantle systemic racism in the...
By Nicolas Aramayo
Your Friendly Neighborhood Bank: The Post Office
The U.S. Postal Service can play a key role in closing the racial wealth gap.
By ACLU
The U.S. Postal Service can play a key role in closing the racial wealth gap.
By ACLU
Your Friendly Neighborhood Bank: The Post Office
1 in 4 Americans are unbanked or underbanked. That’s because banks across the country are closing branches or they’re penalizing those who don’t have large savings. This means that 64 million Americans -- disproportionately Black and Brown -- can’t easily access basic financial services...
1 in 4 Americans are unbanked or underbanked. That’s because banks across the country are closing branches or they’re penalizing those who don’t have large savings. This means that 64 million Americans -- disproportionately Black and Brown -- can’t easily access basic financial services...
The Oversight Board’s Trump Decision Highlights Problems with Facebook’s Practices
The ACLU believes that political speech deserves the greatest protection to ensure the functioning of our democratic system. We don’t want Mark...
By Vera Eidelman
The ACLU believes that political speech deserves the greatest protection to ensure the functioning of our democratic system. We don’t want Mark...
By Vera Eidelman
Cast An Informed Vote for Philadelphia District Attorney on May 18
On May 18, Philadelphians will go to the polls to choose a Democrat DA candidate.
By ACLU
On May 18, Philadelphians will go to the polls to choose a Democrat DA candidate.
By ACLU
