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Nov 17, 2023

The Latest Must-Pass Bill Barreling Through Congress is an Attack on Gender-Affirming Care

LGBTQ+ Rights
The Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill is full of anti-LGBTQ riders that will cause extensive harm if passed.
The Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill is full of anti-LGBTQ riders that will cause extensive harm if passed.
Trans flag flown at Capital Pride parade in Washington, DC, with the US Capitol in the background.
Trans flag flown at Capital Pride parade in Washington, DC, with the US Capitol in the background.
Nov 15, 2023

We Quizzed ACLU Experts on Voting Rights. Can You Beat Them?

Voting Rights
We asked ACLU attorneys about some of the most important moments, terms, and laws pertaining to voting rights. Watch their rapid-fire answers and test your own knowledge.
We asked ACLU attorneys about some of the most important moments, terms, and laws pertaining to voting rights. Watch their rapid-fire answers and test your own knowledge.
An ACLU graphic featuring Sophia Lin Lakin, Jonathan Topaz, and Molly McGrath with the phrase ACLU Pop Quiz Voting Rights Addition.
An ACLU graphic featuring Sophia Lin Lakin, Jonathan Topaz, and Molly McGrath with the phrase ACLU Pop Quiz Voting Rights Addition.
Nov 13, 2023

Test Your Knowledge: What Rights Do Students Have at School?

Youth & Student Rights
Here’s how and when students’ rights are protected on campus.
Here’s how and when students’ rights are protected on campus.
A graphic of a woman holding a megaphone with rulers on her righthand side.
A graphic of a woman holding a megaphone with rulers on her righthand side.
Nov 9, 2023

We’ve Defended Trump’s First Amendment Rights, but his Latest Jan. 6 Indictment Claims are Nonsense

Free Speech
The First Amendment provides no license to conspire to overturn an election.
The First Amendment provides no license to conspire to overturn an election.
Ex-president Donald Trump at New York civil trial.
Ex-president Donald Trump at New York civil trial.
Nov 6, 2023

Battling for Reproductive Rights: Ohio's Religious Communities Advocate for Abortion

Reproductive Justice
Two Ohio advocates share how they’re fighting for reproductive freedom in their state.
Two Ohio advocates share how they’re fighting for reproductive freedom in their state.
Supporters of Issue 1 attend a rally for the Right to Reproductive Freedom amendment held by Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights at the Ohio State House.
Supporters of Issue 1 attend a rally for the Right to Reproductive Freedom amendment held by Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights at the Ohio State House.
Nov 3, 2023

'We know it doesn't work:' A Portland public defender on recriminalizing drugs

Criminal Justice
The criminal justice system is already overburdened, and criminalizing low-level drug possession does not work, says Grant Hartley.
The criminal justice system is already overburdened, and criminalizing low-level drug possession does not work, says Grant Hartley.
Grant Hartley
Grant Hartley