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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
Feb 22, 2024

Your First Amendment Rights Are in Danger – And Lawmakers Know It

First Amendment Rights
We are less than ten days into the 2024 legislative session. Five bills that have been prioritized this year create barriers for Alabamians who have constitutionally protected rights to freedom of speech and...
We are less than ten days into the 2024 legislative session. Five bills that have been prioritized this year create barriers for Alabamians who have constitutionally protected rights to freedom of speech and...
Blog Post - First Amendment Rights
Blog Post - First Amendment Rights
Feb 20, 2024

Alabama Court’s Extreme Ruling Puts IVF Treatments At-Risk

Gender Justice
The Alabama Supreme Court has grossly overstepped its role by classifying frozen embryos, single-celled fertilized eggs, as children.
The Alabama Supreme Court has grossly overstepped its role by classifying frozen embryos, single-celled fertilized eggs, as children.
IVF Treatments At-Risk
IVF Treatments At-Risk
Feb 7, 2024

The State Senators Proposing SB1 Are Hurting Their Own Party

Voting Rights

SB1 seeks to rectify a problem that does not exist in the state of Alabama. Ten state senators choose to sponsor this legislation although it disproportionately impacts counties in their voting districts....

By Samuel Duff

SB1 seeks to rectify a problem that does not exist in the state of Alabama. Ten state senators choose to sponsor this legislation although it disproportionately impacts counties in their voting districts....

By Samuel Duff
Hurting Their Own Party
Hurting Their Own Party
Jan 31, 2024

Our Legislative Agenda

Voting Rights
The 2024 Legislative Session is underway. Here's what we're fighting for: first amendment rights, voting rights, reproductive justice, and criminal legal reform.
The 2024 Legislative Session is underway. Here's what we're fighting for: first amendment rights, voting rights, reproductive justice, and criminal legal reform.
2024-Lege-Agenda
2024-Lege-Agenda