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Apr 4, 2024

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

Voting Rights
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.
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.
Civil Rights, Voting Rights, Disability Rights Groups Sue Alabama Over SB 1’s Extreme Anti-Voter Restrictions and Penalties
Civil Rights, Voting Rights, Disability Rights Groups Sue Alabama Over SB 1’s Extreme Anti-Voter Restrictions and Penalties
Mar 26, 2024

Live the Bravery We Learn from Books

First Amendment Rights
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
Live the Bravery.
Live the Bravery.
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.
The ACLU of Alabama will utilize this gift to support its core priority areas, including Voting Rights, Gender Justice, and Criminal Legal Reform.
ACLU of Alabama Receives $2 Million from the Yield Giving Open Call
ACLU of Alabama Receives $2 Million from the Yield Giving Open Call
Mar 7, 2024

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

Gender Justice
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
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

Voting Rights
We urge social media companies to devote resources to training, testing, and the development of procedures to address future media outages on election days.
We urge social media companies to devote resources to training, testing, and the development of procedures to address future media outages on election days.
Social Media Outages
Social Media Outages
Feb 29, 2024

Modern-Day Voting Discrimination in Alabama

Voting Rights
Congress must act to expand the protections of the Voting Rights Act and restore the preclearance provisions for jurisdictions that persist in enacting discriminatory voting laws and districting schemes.
By Laurel Hattix
Congress must act to expand the protections of the Voting Rights Act and restore the preclearance provisions for jurisdictions that persist in enacting discriminatory voting laws and districting schemes.
By Laurel Hattix
Testimony: Modern-Day Voting Discrimination in Alabama
Testimony: Modern-Day Voting Discrimination in Alabama