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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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Valentines from the New York Times and NYCLU
While we fight in the courts for federal recognition of the marriages of same-sex couples, the New York Civil Liberties Union is encouraging New...
By Sam Ritchie
While we fight in the courts for federal recognition of the marriages of same-sex couples, the New York Civil Liberties Union is encouraging New...
By Sam Ritchie
And Now, To The Senate!
Today, House leadership brought up the Patriot extension for a simple majority vote. And thus, the extension through December 8, 2011 passed the...
By Allie Bohm
Today, House leadership brought up the Patriot extension for a simple majority vote. And thus, the extension through December 8, 2011 passed the...
By Allie Bohm
In Court Today In South Carolina - Holding Officials Accountable For Torture
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By ACLU
This Week In Civil Liberties
By Katie Smith
By Katie Smith
Senator Webb Gives Shout Out to ACLU's Work in Support of the National Criminal Justice Commission Act
By Dan Zeidman
By Dan Zeidman
ACLU Joins Republicans and Democrats to Streamline Maryland’s Bloated Prison System
By Inimai Chettiar
By Inimai Chettiar
Robert Redford Joins ACLU at Sundance for “Reckoning With Torture”
By Ateqah Khaki
By Ateqah Khaki
The Latest on the Patriot Act
On February 8, the House failed to get enough votes to extend the Patriot Act until Dec. 8, 2011.
By Allie Bohm
On February 8, the House failed to get enough votes to extend the Patriot Act until Dec. 8, 2011.
By Allie Bohm
Ohio Governor Reconsiders Jailing Mother Who Sent Her Kids to the Wrong School
By Inimai Chettiar
By Inimai Chettiar