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Sep 17, 2025

Attacks on First Amendment Not Welcomed in Alabama

First Amendment Rights
Core political speech is worth defending, even when it is controversial, and the ACLU of Alabama remains steadfast in its 60-year commitment to defending free speech in our state.
By Alison Mollman
Core political speech is worth defending, even when it is controversial, and the ACLU of Alabama remains steadfast in its 60-year commitment to defending free speech in our state.
By Alison Mollman
Attacks on First Amendment Not Welcomed in Alabama
Attacks on First Amendment Not Welcomed in Alabama
Sep 11, 2025

Notes from the Field: How Project MOVE is Mobilizing Alabamians for Change

Voting Rights
We must have candidates on the ballot who are willing to be held accountable to the people they serve. We need leaders who are rooted in community, who understand the stakes for everyday Alabamians, and who...
By Kenya Shavers
We must have candidates on the ballot who are willing to be held accountable to the people they serve. We need leaders who are rooted in community, who understand the stakes for everyday Alabamians, and who...
By Kenya Shavers
Notes from the Field: How Project MOVE is Mobilizing Alabamians for Change
Notes from the Field: How Project MOVE is Mobilizing Alabamians for Change
Sep 9, 2025

2025 Statewide Municipal Election Risk Analysis

Voting Rights

The lack of action is a resounding confirmation of the lack of intention when it comes to Voting Rights in the State of Alabama.

By Shayla Mitchell

The lack of action is a resounding confirmation of the lack of intention when it comes to Voting Rights in the State of Alabama.

By Shayla Mitchell
2025 Statewide Municipal Election Risk Analysis
2025 Statewide Municipal Election Risk Analysis
Jul 26, 2025

Accessible Voting is Under Attack 35 Years After the ADA

Voting Rights
From restrictive legislation to inaccessible polling places, barriers persist that undermine the rights of voters with disabilities.
From restrictive legislation to inaccessible polling places, barriers persist that undermine the rights of voters with disabilities.
And group of demonstrators, one with a sign taped to their back saying "Let Us Vote!"
And group of demonstrators, one with a sign taped to their back saying "Let Us Vote!"
Jul 24, 2025

Power Grows Where We Show Up 

First Amendment Rights
The question is no longer what to do. The question is where to begin. Join us for a training. Learn how to advocate in your hometown. You don’t need permission to lead. You just need to start.  
The question is no longer what to do. The question is where to begin. Join us for a training. Learn how to advocate in your hometown. You don’t need permission to lead. You just need to start.  
Power Grows Where We Show Up
Power Grows Where We Show Up
Jul 14, 2025

Our Letter To The Director of the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Parole

Criminal Legal Reform
This letter to the Director of the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Parole is our commentary on the 2025 Proposed Changes to the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
This letter to the Director of the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Parole is our commentary on the 2025 Proposed Changes to the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
Our Letter to the Director of the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Parole
Our Letter to the Director of the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Parole