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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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The Trump Administration Weakens Standards for ICE Detention Facilities
The new immigration detention standards set by the Trump administration weaken critical protections and lower oversight requirements. The...
The new immigration detention standards set by the Trump administration weaken critical protections and lower oversight requirements. The...
Coercive Plea Bargaining Has Poisoned the Criminal Justice System. It’s Time to Suck the Venom Out.
The vast number of cases brought under our system of mass incarceration means that plea bargaining is the only way for courts to get through the...
The vast number of cases brought under our system of mass incarceration means that plea bargaining is the only way for courts to get through the...
Clearing the Record: How Eviction Sealing Laws Can Advance Housing Access for Women of Color
Black renters, and especially Black women, are disproportionately impacted by unjust eviction screening policies. Eviction sealing laws offer a...
By Sophie Beiers, Linda Morris, ACLU Analytics
Black renters, and especially Black women, are disproportionately impacted by unjust eviction screening policies. Eviction sealing laws offer a...
By Sophie Beiers, Linda Morris, ACLU Analytics
Pregnant Workers Are Still Fighting for the Right to Work
It’s time Congress passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
By Vania Leveille, Mike Garvey
It’s time Congress passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
By Vania Leveille, Mike Garvey
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Stamp on the ACLU
This week, we are bringing back a very special episode from 2019 featuring our former director of the Women’s Rights Project, Lenora Lapidus. Lenora passed away just a few months after the interview, having fought a long battle with cancer. She started as an intern in 1988, later served as...
This week, we are bringing back a very special episode from 2019 featuring our former director of the Women’s Rights Project, Lenora Lapidus. Lenora passed away just a few months after the interview, having fought a long battle with cancer. She started as an intern in 1988, later served as...
“Clemency:” Exposing the Machinery of Death
The emotional and psychological toll of the death penalty on the people forced to carry it out too often goes unmentioned. Chinonye Chukwu's new...
By Stephen Rohde
The emotional and psychological toll of the death penalty on the people forced to carry it out too often goes unmentioned. Chinonye Chukwu's new...
By Stephen Rohde
Iranian Americans Have Rights, Too — No Matter What's Happening Abroad
Military action abroad does not justify discrimination at home.
By Abdi Soltani
Military action abroad does not justify discrimination at home.
By Abdi Soltani
It Is Time for a New Way Forward
It is past time for Congress to pave a new way forward in our U.S. immigration system.
By Yesenia Chavez
It is past time for Congress to pave a new way forward in our U.S. immigration system.
By Yesenia Chavez
Tulsa’s Troubling Past is Not Far Removed from Its Present
Until the truth about the Tulsa massacre of 1921 is reckoned with, the stench of racism will hover on Tulsa.
By Jeffery Robinson
Until the truth about the Tulsa massacre of 1921 is reckoned with, the stench of racism will hover on Tulsa.
By Jeffery Robinson
The Skokie Case: How I Came To Represent The Free Speech Rights Of Nazis
In 1977, the ACLU of Illinois received a call from a Nazi leader complaining that his planned demonstration had been blocked. The ensuing legal...
By David Goldberger
In 1977, the ACLU of Illinois received a call from a Nazi leader complaining that his planned demonstration had been blocked. The ensuing legal...
By David Goldberger
