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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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Texas Voting Rights Attacks Warrant Congressional Action
On the first anniversary of John Lewis’ passing, attacks on voting rights throughout the nation are still happening. Congress and President Biden...
By Sophia Lin Lakin
On the first anniversary of John Lewis’ passing, attacks on voting rights throughout the nation are still happening. Congress and President Biden...
By Sophia Lin Lakin
The International Olympic Committee is Failing Black Women
Black women are required to alter their bodies and practices, inside and out, simply to step onto the playing field.
By Ria Tabacco Mar, ReNika Moore, Schanelle Saldanha
Black women are required to alter their bodies and practices, inside and out, simply to step onto the playing field.
By Ria Tabacco Mar, ReNika Moore, Schanelle Saldanha
Inequity Starts the Day a Child is Born
To effect systemic change, we must make the expanded Child Tax Credit permanent and ensure it reaches all children.
By Rakim Brooks, Emma Mehrabi
To effect systemic change, we must make the expanded Child Tax Credit permanent and ensure it reaches all children.
By Rakim Brooks, Emma Mehrabi
Do Black People Have the Right to Bear Arms?
In 2021, the U.S. experienced over 200 mass shootings. Americans are more likely to be killed at the hands of firearms than in vehicles. This...
In 2021, the U.S. experienced over 200 mass shootings. Americans are more likely to be killed at the hands of firearms than in vehicles. This...
Five Things to Know About Gender-Affirming Health Care
Here’s what transgender youth, their parents, and doctors have said about Arkansas’ ban on gender affirming care.
By ACLU
Here’s what transgender youth, their parents, and doctors have said about Arkansas’ ban on gender affirming care.
By ACLU
I Did Nothing Wrong. I Was Arrested Anyway.
Over a year after a police face recognition tool matched me to a crime I did not commit, my family still feels the impact. We must stop this...
By Robert Williams
Over a year after a police face recognition tool matched me to a crime I did not commit, my family still feels the impact. We must stop this...
By Robert Williams
How America Disguised 65,000 Prison Beds
Alternatives to incarceration often replicate the same problematic technologies that fostered mass incarceration.
By Cyrus J. O’Brien, PhD
Alternatives to incarceration often replicate the same problematic technologies that fostered mass incarceration.
By Cyrus J. O’Brien, PhD
A New Texas Law Threatens to Eliminate Abortion Access. We’re Suing to Stop It.
SB 8 is not just sinister, it’s unconstitutional.
By Adriana Piñon
SB 8 is not just sinister, it’s unconstitutional.
By Adriana Piñon
How Artificial Intelligence Can Deepen Racial and Economic Inequities
The Biden administration must prioritize and address all the ways that AI and technology can exacerbate racial and other inequities.
By Olga Akselrod
The Biden administration must prioritize and address all the ways that AI and technology can exacerbate racial and other inequities.
By Olga Akselrod
At End of SCOTUS Term, Where Are We on LGBTQ+ Rights?
The court's ambiguous rulings have induced much head-scratching.
By James Esseks
The court's ambiguous rulings have induced much head-scratching.
By James Esseks
