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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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By Michael Cummings
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