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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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Hundreds of Thousands of People in Limbo as They Wait for Justice
The TPS program was created 30 years ago to provide safety to immigrants at risk in their countries of origin. Today, we await a decision that will...
By Manar Waheed, Ahilan Arulanantham
The TPS program was created 30 years ago to provide safety to immigrants at risk in their countries of origin. Today, we await a decision that will...
By Manar Waheed, Ahilan Arulanantham
What's it Like to be in Immigration Lockup During a Pandemic?
Seven immigrants share their experiences of being detained during the COVID-19 crisis.
By Ashoka Mukpo
Seven immigrants share their experiences of being detained during the COVID-19 crisis.
By Ashoka Mukpo
How Conservatorship Threatens Britney Spears鈥� Civil Rights
Too often people with disabilities are stripped of virtually all of their civil rights through guardianships and conservatorships. We need robust...
Too often people with disabilities are stripped of virtually all of their civil rights through guardianships and conservatorships. We need robust...
College Athletes and the Systems that Silence Them
Sports have long been an arena where civil rights and civil liberties questions have taken center stage: Track and field star Tommie Smith raised his fist for racial justice on the 1968 Olympic podium. Tennis great Billie Jean King fought for equal pay for women. And, Olympic runner Caster Semana...
Sports have long been an arena where civil rights and civil liberties questions have taken center stage: Track and field star Tommie Smith raised his fist for racial justice on the 1968 Olympic podium. Tennis great Billie Jean King fought for equal pay for women. And, Olympic runner Caster Semana...
Stop the Police Surveillance State Too
We can't let cash-strapped police departments shift from racist human policing to racist technology-driven policing.
By Chad Marlow
We can't let cash-strapped police departments shift from racist human policing to racist technology-driven policing.
By Chad Marlow
Justice Wins in Michigan
The ACLU鈥檚 focus on a prosecutor race in Oakland County paid off.
By Jessica Ayoub
The ACLU鈥檚 focus on a prosecutor race in Oakland County paid off.
By Jessica Ayoub
The Democratic Platform Heads in Right Direction on Criminal Justice, but Still Misses the Moment
The Democratic platform fails in some respects to meet the demands of the moment and misses the opportunity to provide a home for the millions of...
The Democratic platform fails in some respects to meet the demands of the moment and misses the opportunity to provide a home for the millions of...
Votes for Women 鈥� and Everyone 鈥� Now!
Let鈥檚 celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment 鈥� and the 150th anniversary of the 15th Amendment 鈥� by protecting our voting...
Let鈥檚 celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment 鈥� and the 150th anniversary of the 15th Amendment 鈥� by protecting our voting...
An Abortion Advocacy Movement for Everybody
The 桃子视频of Texas and partner organizations are creating a one-of-a-kind advocacy hub for reproductive freedom advocates in Texas 鈥� all we need...
By Blair Wallace
The 桃子视频of Texas and partner organizations are creating a one-of-a-kind advocacy hub for reproductive freedom advocates in Texas 鈥� all we need...
By Blair Wallace
Chad Wolf鈥檚 Desperate Attempt to Rewrite History
Recognizing that he鈥檚 in hot water, Chad Wolf, who was illegally appointed as head of DHS, wants us to forget about the administration's...
Recognizing that he鈥檚 in hot water, Chad Wolf, who was illegally appointed as head of DHS, wants us to forget about the administration's...
