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Sep 20, 2022
National Voter Registration Day is Today: Here’s What You Need to Know
Today is National Voter Registration Day, and it’s important to make sure you are registered at your current address and ready to vote.
Sep 19, 2022
How to Start a Banned Book Club
Ella Scott, student and co-founder of her high school’s Banned Book Club, tells us what inspired her to take action and shares advice on how to combat book bans in your own school.
Aug 05, 2022
Fifty-Seven Years After its Enactment, the Voting Rights Act is in Peril
On this anniversary of the VRA, the fight to secure the right to vote faces its greatest battles in over a generation.
Jul 07, 2022
Two Generations of Reproductive Rights Advocates on Life After Roe
ACLU Deputy Legal Director Louise Melling and Staff Attorney Chelsea Tejada discuss the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning the federal constitutional right to abortion.
Jul 07, 2022
Your Abortions. Your Voices. Your Stories. | American Civil Liberties Union
People who have had abortions share how abortion access changed their lives for the better.
Jun 29, 2022
Why We Use Inclusive Language to Talk About Abortion
Women aren’t the only people impacted by the fall of Roe v. Wade.
Jun 09, 2022
How ICE Sidesteps the Law to Find and Deport People
A new report documents data sharing between local jails and LexisNexis, enabling deportation to continue even in sanctuary cities and states.
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