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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 VirginiaPodcast
The Lawyer Who Changed the Way We Look at Discrimination
Years before the Supreme Court recognized its first sex discrimination claim, a visionary lawyer named Pauli Murray was building a case that said the 14th Amendment protects against both race and...
Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot
We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.
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
ACLU 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 Liberties
'Let the Record Show' Tells a Story of the Queer Black Attorney Who Laid the Foundation for Racial and Gender Rights
In a 1965 case to combat racial and gender discrimination in jury selection, Pauli Murray's imaginative and visionary legal theory shows how pushing the boundaries of legal frameworks can expand who the Constitution protects.
By Hibah Ansari
'Let the Record Show' Tells a Story of the Queer Black Attorney Who Laid the Foundation for Racial and Gender RightsPodcast
The Lawyer Who Changed the Way We Look at Discrimination
Years before the Supreme Court recognized its first sex discrimination claim, a visionary lawyer named Pauli Murray was building a case that said the 14th Amendment protects against both race and...
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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You're Going to Need a Warrant For That, Officer
By Sandra Fulton
By Sandra Fulton
Profile from the War on Drugs: Hamedah Hasan
To spend a few short moments on the phone with Hasan is to understand why she is exactly the sort of person we should not be locked up in America.
By Will Matthews
To spend a few short moments on the phone with Hasan is to understand why she is exactly the sort of person we should not be locked up in America.
By Will Matthews
Immigration Policy in the Obama Years: Dragnet Enforcement First and Foremost?
By Chris Rickerd
By Chris Rickerd
It's Time for Congress to Get Smart on Crime
By Dan Zeidman
By Dan Zeidman
Wisconsin Segregates Students with Disabilities; Race to Follow
By Aziz Ahmad, Richard Muniz
By Aziz Ahmad, Richard Muniz
The Battle Over Immigration is About to Affect All of Us in a Big Way
If the flawed E-Verify had been mandatory last year, 1.2 million Americans would have had to fix their records before they could start a new job.
By Chris Calabrese
If the flawed E-Verify had been mandatory last year, 1.2 million Americans would have had to fix their records before they could start a new job.
By Chris Calabrese
Louisiana to Vote on Parole for Elderly Prisoners Friday
If inmates pose no threat to public safety — with some barely able sit or stand up without assistance — why are we wasting precious resources...
By Sam Ritchie
If inmates pose no threat to public safety — with some barely able sit or stand up without assistance — why are we wasting precious resources...
By Sam Ritchie
Lions and Tigers and Fraud, Oh My! Secretary of State Kris Kobach Is at It Again
By Jon Sherman, Katie O'Connor
By Jon Sherman, Katie O'Connor
Just What Is So Wrong With the War on Drugs?
By Inimai Chettiar
By Inimai Chettiar
New "Fast Track" Death Appeal Rules Still Fall Far Short of Goal of Providing Quality Counsel
By Cassandra Stubbs
By Cassandra Stubbs