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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...

The Parents Who Defended Religious Liberty in Public Schools

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Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot

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We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.

Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot

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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 Freedom

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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 Process

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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

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...

The Parents Who Defended Religious Liberty in Public Schools

See all episodes

Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot

We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.

Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot

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Why School Psychologists Are Worried About the Mental Health of America’s Students

By Angela Mann

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Why School Psychologists Are Worried About the Mental Health of America’s Students

Mar 21, 2019

A Poet Gives a 360 Degree View of the Criminal Justice System

Reginald Dwayne Betts is a published poet, memoirist, and legal scholar who's currently pursuing a Ph.D. in law at Yale. His legal work, like his poetry, is informed by the years he spent in prison as a teen. This week he sits down with At Liberty to discuss his journey to the legal...

A Poet Gives a 360 Degree View of the Criminal Justice System

Mar 21, 2019

Catholic Bishops Stopped My Surgery Because I’m Transgender

By Oliver Knight