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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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New Hampshire Police Arrested a Man for Being Mean to Them on the Internet
Robert Frese, a resident of Exeter, New Hampshire who has twice been arrested and charged with criminal defamation, most recently for criticizing...
By Brian Hauss
Robert Frese, a resident of Exeter, New Hampshire who has twice been arrested and charged with criminal defamation, most recently for criticizing...
By Brian Hauss
Will the Supreme Court Overturn Roe v. Wade After All?
By Louise Melling
By Louise Melling
We Need to Address Police Brutality in Alabama
By Dillon Nettles
By Dillon Nettles
The Problem With Using Face Recognition on Fans at a Taylor Swift Concert
By Jay Stanley
By Jay Stanley
The Right to Record Police Doesn’t Disappear When You Put Your Phone in Your Pocket
By Carol Rose
By Carol Rose
The Criminalization of Homelessness
As homelessness steadily rises in America, so too does the willingness of state and local governments to use criminal laws against their homeless residents. Earlier this year, a federal appeals court found that laws making it illegal to sleep in public violate the Eighth Amendment's prohibition...
As homelessness steadily rises in America, so too does the willingness of state and local governments to use criminal laws against their homeless residents. Earlier this year, a federal appeals court found that laws making it illegal to sleep in public violate the Eighth Amendment's prohibition...
Arkansas Is Attempting to Ban a Safe and Effective Abortion Method
By Andrew Beck
By Andrew Beck
Amazon’s Disturbing Plan to Add Face Surveillance to Your Front Door
By Jacob Snow
By Jacob Snow
The Use of Civil Asset Forfeiture in New Jersey Is Broken
By Liza Weisberg
By Liza Weisberg
There’s Nothing Inevitable About Apps That Track Your Every Move
By Jay Stanley
By Jay Stanley
