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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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Everyone Must be Counted in the 2020 Census
Black and Brown communities have been undercounted in every census 鈥� meaning a reduction in resources for our communities. Together, we can...
By Ebony Miranda
Black and Brown communities have been undercounted in every census 鈥� meaning a reduction in resources for our communities. Together, we can...
By Ebony Miranda
COVID-19 Doesn鈥檛 Discriminate 鈥� Neither Should Congress鈥� Response
Congress must fix its failure to include millions of people in testing and relief.
By Manar Waheed, Avideh Moussavian
Congress must fix its failure to include millions of people in testing and relief.
By Manar Waheed, Avideh Moussavian
COVID-19 Response: Shrink the Criminal Justice Footprint
As the coronavirus continues to spread across the country, the nation鈥檚 jails and prisons have become ripe breeding grounds for COVID-19. Millions of people who interact with our criminal justice system are at risk. Last weekend marked the first COVID-related death of an inmate and new reports...
As the coronavirus continues to spread across the country, the nation鈥檚 jails and prisons have become ripe breeding grounds for COVID-19. Millions of people who interact with our criminal justice system are at risk. Last weekend marked the first COVID-related death of an inmate and new reports...
The Added Importance of the Census, in Light of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic underscores the need for everyone to be counted in this year鈥檚 census.
By Steven K. Choi
The COVID-19 pandemic underscores the need for everyone to be counted in this year鈥檚 census.
By Steven K. Choi
The Transgender Community Needs More than Visibility
Aimee Stephens was fired for being trans and brought her case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. On Transgender Day of Visibility, she shares...
By Aimee Stephens
Aimee Stephens was fired for being trans and brought her case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. On Transgender Day of Visibility, she shares...
By Aimee Stephens
Is Location Tracking Technology the Magic Pill to Stemming the Coronavirus?
Times of emergency require a different weighing of privacy considerations, but we should be closely scrutinizing any government attempts to exploit...
By Jay Stanley
Times of emergency require a different weighing of privacy considerations, but we should be closely scrutinizing any government attempts to exploit...
By Jay Stanley
Those 鈥淔ree鈥� Remote Learning Apps Have a High Cost: Your Student鈥檚 Privacy
To be true angels during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, tech companies providing free remote learning apps should disable features that spy on...
By Chad Marlow
To be true angels during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, tech companies providing free remote learning apps should disable features that spy on...
By Chad Marlow
Asylum Seekers Stranded in Mexico Face a New Danger: COVID-19
For asylum seekers returned to Mexico, an uncertain and dangerous future now looms.
By Ashoka Mukpo
For asylum seekers returned to Mexico, an uncertain and dangerous future now looms.
By Ashoka Mukpo
How the 桃子视频is responding to COVID-19
With the recent spread of COVID-19 in the United States, we now face a public health emergency unlike any we鈥檝e seen in our work at the ACLU. Across the country, schools are closed, employees are adapting to new work from home policies, and some state and local officials have even implemented...
With the recent spread of COVID-19 in the United States, we now face a public health emergency unlike any we鈥檝e seen in our work at the ACLU. Across the country, schools are closed, employees are adapting to new work from home policies, and some state and local officials have even implemented...
Living with COVID 鈥� in an Immigration Jail
Each of the 37,000 people currently detained by ICE are at severe risk of contracting COVID-19. We must immediately reduce the numbers of people in...
By Naureen Shah
Each of the 37,000 people currently detained by ICE are at severe risk of contracting COVID-19. We must immediately reduce the numbers of people in...
By Naureen Shah
