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LATEST
NEWS E-News for December 2009
LATEST
NEWSLETTER January 2010
Founded in
1920, the American Civil Liberties Union is the nation's foremost
guardian of liberty. We are a non-profit, non-partisan, private
organization with 53 affiliates throughout the nation. Our work is
devoted exclusively to the defense and promotion of individual
rights guaranteed to every person in this country by the
Constitution and laws of the United States.
The ACLU of
Alabama, established in 1965, is the state affiliate of the
national ACLU. Through education, litigation, and community
outreach we work to preserve and strengthen the individual rights
and liberties of every person in Alabama.
About Us
View the Bill of Rights, the history of the ACLU of Alabama and
our major accomplishments.
What We Do
Learn more about our Legal Program, our public education/
community outreach efforts and review our 2010 Action Plan!
News Highlights
Stay informed about our work by reading the most recent press
releases.
Broken Justice: The Death
Penalty in Alabama. This report outlines inconsistencies and
inequities in the system.
Recall
Health Care Denial Rule! President Obama has issued a proposal to
rescind Bush's Health Care Denial Rule. The Bush Rule undermines
the ability of American women to obtain basic health care,
including birth control and information about abortion. Help
recall this dangerous rule by the April 9th deadline.
The Freedom Files television
series draws on the power of true stories to highlight vital civil
liberties issues of our time and inspire viewers to take action.
These half-hour documentaries feature the firsthand accounts of
real people who have taken on the powers that be, often at great
risk to themselves, in order to preserve their precious
constitutional rights.
Season Two of the series premieres with a
slate of nine programs on the death penalty, same-sex marriage,
same-sex parenting, voting rights, immigrants’ rights,
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