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A Conversation with an Election Expert: Breaking Down This Year鈥檚 Election Process
Loyola Law School professor Justin Levitt has worked on elections for 25 years in the government, nonprofits, and academia. He addresses common voter questions and what to expect at the polls this Election Day.
By Arman Abrishamchian
A Conversation with an Election Expert: Breaking Down This Year鈥檚 Election ProcessPodcast
The Parents Who Defended Religious Liberty in Public Schools
In the 1950s, New York state officials introduced a prayer into public schools. It was optional, it was short, and it was, as the Supreme Court ruled in 1962, unconstitutional. This week, we鈥檙e...
Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot
We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.
Healthcare Professionals, Advocates, and Impacted People Share Why They Support Reproductive Freedom on the Ballot in Virginia
Voters in Virginia have the chance to vote for a ballot amendment that would enshrine abortion rights in the state's constitution and further protect reproductive freedom in the South.
By Hibah Ansari
Healthcare Professionals, Advocates, and Impacted People Share Why They Support Reproductive Freedom on the Ballot in Virginia
Want to Lower the Cost of Living? Unrig our Democracy.
Going into the midterms, voters are feeling the squeeze in their wallets and need relief. The answer lies in holding accountable politicians who prioritize their wealthy benefactors over them.
By Deirdre Schifeling
Want to Lower the Cost of Living? Unrig our Democracy.
Your Questions Answered: How Data Centers Erode Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
桃子视频experts break down how data centers negatively impact communities, violate civil liberties, and how we can respond.
By Jina John
Your Questions Answered: How Data Centers Erode Civil Rights and Civil LibertiesPodcast
The Parents Who Defended Religious Liberty in Public Schools
In the 1950s, New York state officials introduced a prayer into public schools. It was optional, it was short, and it was, as the Supreme Court ruled in 1962, unconstitutional. This week, we鈥檙e...
Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot
We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.
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How to Save Lives in Jail During the Opioid Crisis
People in jails are often denied life-saving treatment for opioid addiction, with deadly results.
By ACLU
People in jails are often denied life-saving treatment for opioid addiction, with deadly results.
By ACLU
Grand Rapids鈥� Fingerprinting Policy is a Constitutional Nightmare. Michigan鈥檚 Top Court can End It.
No state requires its residents to carry an ID when they leave their front door, so police shouldn鈥檛 be allowed to fingerprint people just...
By Dan Korobkin, Aaron Madrid Aksoz
No state requires its residents to carry an ID when they leave their front door, so police shouldn鈥檛 be allowed to fingerprint people just...
By Dan Korobkin, Aaron Madrid Aksoz
Meet the Students Who Are Taking on Comcast
Here at the ACLU, we鈥檝e been working remotely from home since the pandemic closed our offices in March 2020, which means this podcast is produced, recorded and edited, using high speed internet; even our guests鈥� participation depends on it! Covid-19 has underscored just how crucial an...
Here at the ACLU, we鈥檝e been working remotely from home since the pandemic closed our offices in March 2020, which means this podcast is produced, recorded and edited, using high speed internet; even our guests鈥� participation depends on it! Covid-19 has underscored just how crucial an...
Meet Kimberly and Yashira, Two High School Students Leading the Fight for Broadband Access
Living without high-speed internet access spurred two high school students into action in Baltimore.
Living without high-speed internet access spurred two high school students into action in Baltimore.
When We Fight, We Win: Victories in the Fight Against Face Surveillance Keep Piling Up
The extension of Amazon's moratorium is a major win for racial justice, curbing police powers, and privacy 鈥� but we won鈥檛 stop fighting until...
By Kade Crockford
The extension of Amazon's moratorium is a major win for racial justice, curbing police powers, and privacy 鈥� but we won鈥檛 stop fighting until...
By Kade Crockford
Digital IDs Might Sound Like a Good Idea, But They Could Be a Privacy Nightmare
As states move rapidly to adopt digital identity systems, we need to stop and think about what that means for our privacy rights.聽
By Jay Stanley
As states move rapidly to adopt digital identity systems, we need to stop and think about what that means for our privacy rights.聽
By Jay Stanley
Time and Again, Social Media Giants Get Content Moderation Wrong: Silencing Speech about Al-Aqsa Mosque is Just the Latest Example
Social media companies often get content moderation wrong 鈥� both because of their vague and sweeping rules, and because they make mistakes when...
By Vera Eidelman
Social media companies often get content moderation wrong 鈥� both because of their vague and sweeping rules, and because they make mistakes when...
By Vera Eidelman
This Place Isn't Meant to Help You Get Better
This piece is part of a collection of stories from The Breaking Point Project. Interviews were conducted with ten disabled and/or chronically ill...
By Anonymous
This piece is part of a collection of stories from The Breaking Point Project. Interviews were conducted with ten disabled and/or chronically ill...
By Anonymous
State Lawmakers Are Trying to Ban Talk About Race in Schools
A nationwide attempt to censor discussions of race in the classroom is underway. These bills don鈥檛 just set back progress in addressing systemic...
By Emerson Sykes, Sarah Hinger
A nationwide attempt to censor discussions of race in the classroom is underway. These bills don鈥檛 just set back progress in addressing systemic...
By Emerson Sykes, Sarah Hinger
Discriminatory Return to In Office Work Mandates Could Push Women and People of Color out of the Workforce
If states and cities rush into forcing remote employees to return to the office without confronting the ongoing realities of the pandemic, they...
If states and cities rush into forcing remote employees to return to the office without confronting the ongoing realities of the pandemic, they...
