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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 is Unlawfully Detaining a U.S. Resident Without Charge
We’re fighting in court to secure his freedom.
By Charlie Hogle, Courteney Leinonen
We’re fighting in court to secure his freedom.
By Charlie Hogle, Courteney Leinonen
Fighting for Civil Liberties, and Tofurky, in Arkansas
This year, the ACLU of Arkansas celebrates 50 years of protecting civil liberties. From challenging voter ID laws, to protecting the right to boycott, to defending the First Amendment rights of Tofurky, the ACLU of Arkansas has a fascinating docket and history of defending the rights of...
This year, the ACLU of Arkansas celebrates 50 years of protecting civil liberties. From challenging voter ID laws, to protecting the right to boycott, to defending the First Amendment rights of Tofurky, the ACLU of Arkansas has a fascinating docket and history of defending the rights of...
Congress Just Temporarily Extended the Government’s Spying Powers
The NSA has repeatedly used these powers to spy on Americans. It’s past time Congress reformed them.
The NSA has repeatedly used these powers to spy on Americans. It’s past time Congress reformed them.
The U.S. Government Tracked, Detained, and Interrogated Journalists. We’re Suing on Their Behalf.
No journalist should have to fear government interference for having the persistence, courage, and commitment to expose the truth.
By Scarlet Kim, Esha Bhandari, Mitra Ebadolahi
No journalist should have to fear government interference for having the persistence, courage, and commitment to expose the truth.
By Scarlet Kim, Esha Bhandari, Mitra Ebadolahi
Students Told They Would Be Better Off ‘If They Had Jesus in Their Life’
Four atheist students are suing their public school district for violating their religious freedom by forcing them to participate in school prayers...
By Heather L. Weaver
Four atheist students are suing their public school district for violating their religious freedom by forcing them to participate in school prayers...
By Heather L. Weaver
An Arizona Sheriff Deputy's Abuse of a Quadruple Amputee Teen Highlights a Policing Culture That Must Change
Police departments can be a dangerous powder keg of racism, militarization, and resentment of the communities they are charged with serving.
Police departments can be a dangerous powder keg of racism, militarization, and resentment of the communities they are charged with serving.
Whistleblowers Are Public Servants. We Must Protect Them.
There is no law protecting an intelligence community whistleblower's identity from disclosure or protecting them from retaliatory investigations....
There is no law protecting an intelligence community whistleblower's identity from disclosure or protecting them from retaliatory investigations....
Gold Chains: The Hidden History of Slavery in California
Through narratives, public records, archival materials, and images, Gold Chains: The Hidden History of Slavery in California debunks California’s...
By Candice Francis
Through narratives, public records, archival materials, and images, Gold Chains: The Hidden History of Slavery in California debunks California’s...
By Candice Francis
The Size of Your Wallet Should Never Determine Your Freedom
We’re suing to put officials in North Carolina and across the country on notice: current bail practices in are unconstitutional, violate...
By Leah Kang
We’re suing to put officials in North Carolina and across the country on notice: current bail practices in are unconstitutional, violate...
By Leah Kang
Trump Administration Forgoes Petition to Supreme Court in Jane Doe Case
Our lower court victory that ensured unaccompanied immigrants minors can access abortion stands after the government declines to petition Supreme...
By Meagan Burrows
Our lower court victory that ensured unaccompanied immigrants minors can access abortion stands after the government declines to petition Supreme...
By Meagan Burrows
