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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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Civil Liberties on the Midterm Ballot
The 2018 midterm elections will determine the fate of governorships nationwide, the party that controls Congress, and the outcome of hugely consequential ballot questions in many states. The stakes are high, including for key civil rights and civil liberties. This week, At Liberty features Faiz...
The 2018 midterm elections will determine the fate of governorships nationwide, the party that controls Congress, and the outcome of hugely consequential ballot questions in many states. The stakes are high, including for key civil rights and civil liberties. This week, At Liberty features Faiz...
Meet Edward Blum, the Man Who Wants to Kill Affirmative Action in Higher Education
Striking down affirmative action would be a blow to efforts to help address our country’s long history of discrimination and systemic inequality...
By Sarah Hinger
Striking down affirmative action would be a blow to efforts to help address our country’s long history of discrimination and systemic inequality...
By Sarah Hinger
Secret Government Report Shows Gaping Holes in Privacy Protections From U.S. Surveillance
By Ashley Gorski
By Ashley Gorski
Why Trump's Stormy Daniels Tweet Wasn't Defamation
By Emerson Sykes
By Emerson Sykes
Court Blocks Georgia From Rejecting Ballots Over Handwriting Without Due Process
A Confederate Portrait, Racial Bias, and the Death Penalty in Virginia
By Jeffery Robinson
By Jeffery Robinson
How America Systematically Fails Survivors of Sexual Violence
The Spirit of 1968 Lives on Today in Athletes like Colin Kaepernick
By Jeffery Robinson
By Jeffery Robinson
Police Reform Is Coming to New York City, but Will the NYPD Follow the Law?
By Michael Sisitzky
By Michael Sisitzky
On Election Day, the Voters of New Hampshire Can Protect Their Privacy in the Digital Age
By Chad Marlow, Neal Kurk
By Chad Marlow, Neal Kurk
