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Oct 9, 2017

Washington Markup: Discrimination Is the Big Winner in the Justice Department's New Religious Guidelines

The Department of Justice today issued religious-liberty guidelines for all federal agencies, and anyone who values equality for all and the separation of church and state should be deeply disturbed by the...

Sep 17, 2017

8 Songs to Celebrate Your Constitutional Rights

Sunday September 17 is Constitution Day, an annual commemoration of the day the US Constitution was signed in 1787. The individual rights guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights applies to all...

Sep 15, 2017

Lisa McNair Talks Race and Racism on the Anniversary of the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing

On September 15, 1963, KKK members planted dynamite during Sunday service at the 16th Street Baptist Church, killing four young girls. This attack marked a turning point during the Civil Rights Movement. We...

Sep 12, 2017

This Tuscaloosa Officer Was Given An Impossible Choice: Quit Breastfeeding or Put Your Life at Risk

When the Pregnancy Discrimination Act was passed almost 40 years ago, it was intended to tackle the range of mistreatment...

Officer Stephanie Hicks in uniform standing by police car

Aug 31, 2017

ICYMI: July and August Roundup

In case you missed it, here are a few highlights and headlines from the past few months regarding the ACLU and our work here in Alabama.

Photo: Executive Director Randall Marshall presented to a...

In case you missed it, here are a few highlights and headlines from the past few months regarding the ACLU and our work here in Alabama.

Photo: Executive Director Randall Marshall presented to a...

Aug 15, 2017

Immigrants' Rights: DACA Is and Will Always Be Constitutional

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program has been an unqualified success.

Since...