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May 3, 2024

Civil Rights, Voting Rights, Disability Rights Groups Ask Court to Block Enforcement of Law Criminalizing Absentee Ballot Application Assistance

Today with our partners, we filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in Alabama State Conference of the NAACP et al. v. Marshall et al to pause the state of Alabama from criminalizing the assistance of...

Preliminary Injunction Filed to Block Enforcement of Law Criminalizing Absentee Ballot Application Assistance

Apr 4, 2024

Civil Rights, Voting Rights, Disability Rights Groups Sue Alabama Over SB1’s Extreme Anti-Voter Restrictions and Penalties

The lawsuit filed today challenges SB 1 as violating the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution, Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act, and the Help America Vote Act of 2002.

Mar 26, 2024

Live the Bravery We Learn from Books

This is why we fight book bans and Senate Bill 10

By Ellen McCartney

This is why we fight book bans and Senate Bill 10

By Ellen McCartney

Mar 20, 2024

ACLU of Alabama Receives $2 Million from the Yield Giving Open Call

The ACLU of Alabama will utilize this gift to support its core priority areas, including Voting Rights, Gender Justice, and Criminal Legal Reform.

Mar 7, 2024

We Knew This Was Coming…And It’s Not Over Yet

All pregnancies - whether they are intentional or unintentional - and all life situations are unique. One-size-fits-all laws are impractical and dangerous, and Alabamians deserve better.

By Courtney Andrews, Reproductive Rights Policy Strategist

All pregnancies - whether they are intentional or unintentional - and all life situations are unique. One-size-fits-all laws are impractical and dangerous, and Alabamians deserve better.

By Courtney Andrews, Reproductive Rights Policy Strategist

BLOG POST: We Knew This Was Coming…And It’s Not Over Yet

Mar 6, 2024

Social Media Outages on Super Tuesday Impact Access to Critical Voter Information

We urge social media companies to devote resources to training, testing, and the development of procedures to address future media outages on election days.