Fight for justice in Alabama

We Tracked 876 Bills. Here's What We Learned

People holding voting rights signs in Selma

Our New Report Exposes Parole Board Behavior and Outcomes

Victory! The word is stated over the Supreme Court Building

VICTORY! ACLU Wins Allen v. Milligan Case

New Report Exposes Parole Board Behavior and Outcomes

As Alabama’s parole grant rate has dropped to historic lows in 2023, our new report seeks to explain what is happening at parole hearings in Alabama and to capture parole data that is not publicly available or...

Federal Court Rejects Latest Alabama Congressional Map

The Court ordered a special master to redraw map to ensure Black voters have an opportunity to elect candidates of choice.

Two Staff Members Join Obama Foundation's Inaugural USA Leaders Program

Congratulations to Dillon Nettles and JaTaune Bosby Gilchrist for joining 100 changemakers in this leadership program.

In the courts

The state of Alabama is making it difficult if not impossible for birth centers to survive. Over two-thirds of Alabama's counties have little to no access to maternity care. The state also has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the U.S. We're taking the Alabama Department of Public Health to court.

Oasis Family Birthing Center et. al. v. Alabama Department of Public Health

We filed a lawsuit in Alabama challenging ongoing actions by the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), which have imposed a de facto ban on freestanding birth centers throughout Alabama, preventing three such birth centers from providing much-needed pregnancy care to their patients.

Oasis Family Birthing Center et. al. v. Alabama Department of Public Health

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