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Feb 23, 2022

The Fight for Voting Rights: How the Past Informs the Current Discriminatory Landscape

Voting Rights
For decades, Black voters fought for equal access to the ballot. Today, that access is still under attack.
For decades, Black voters fought for equal access to the ballot. Today, that access is still under attack.
A colorful collage of images related to voting rights activism.
A colorful collage of images related to voting rights activism.
Feb 17, 2022

Your Guide to Talking About Attacks on Trans Youth

LGBTQ Rights
Misinformation is fueling an attack on trans youth in state legislatures. These attacks overwhelmingly focus on youth and schools.
Misinformation is fueling an attack on trans youth in state legislatures. These attacks overwhelmingly focus on youth and schools.
A photo featuring activist, drag queen and tv personality Peppermint with the title Tough Conversations With Peppermint.
A photo featuring activist, drag queen and tv personality Peppermint with the title Tough Conversations With Peppermint.
Feb 15, 2022

February 2022 Newsletter

Welcome to our February Newsletter! With a full month into the 2022 legislative session, we have some important updates to share about civil rights and civil liberties in Alabama.

Welcome to our February Newsletter! With a full month into the 2022 legislative session, we have some important updates to share about civil rights and civil liberties in Alabama.

Trans Belong
Trans Belong
Feb 10, 2022

The Most Racist Supreme Court Cases You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

Racial Justice
Why does the Biden administration's Department of Justice continue to rely on cases that presume people in the territories are “alien races” composing “savage tribes”?
Why does the Biden administration's Department of Justice continue to rely on cases that presume people in the territories are “alien races” composing “savage tribes”?
A view of the U.S. Supreme Court.
A view of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Jan 11, 2022

January 2022 Newsletter

Welcome to our new monthly newsletter! With the start of 2022, we are launching a fresh initiative that provides our allies with regular and comprehensive updates.

Welcome to our new monthly newsletter! With the start of 2022, we are launching a fresh initiative that provides our allies with regular and comprehensive updates.

A picture of the Alabama Capitol.
A picture of the Alabama Capitol.
Dec 14, 2021

Here are the States We’re Watching as Redistricting Begins

Voting Rights
This year, as redistricting starts across the country, the ACLU works to ensure that these new electoral lines are not gerrymandered.
By Sophie Beiers, Rotimi Adeoye
This year, as redistricting starts across the country, the ACLU works to ensure that these new electoral lines are not gerrymandered.
By Sophie Beiers, Rotimi Adeoye
An outline of various states in the United States, against a light green background.
An outline of various states in the United States, against a light green background.