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Nov 7, 2022

Make Your 2022 Voting Plan Now!

Voting Rights

We are less than 24 hours away from the 2022 November Midterms! As Election Day approaches, we encourage you to make your voting plan now. Early preparation will help guarantee that you don’t encounter...

We are less than 24 hours away from the 2022 November Midterms! As Election Day approaches, we encourage you to make your voting plan now. Early preparation will help guarantee that you don’t encounter...

A photo of sticky notes on a table with a pen below.
A photo of sticky notes on a table with a pen below.
Oct 27, 2022

Are You Registered to Vote in the November Midterms? Are You Sure?

Voting Rights

The 2022 General Election, also known as the November Midterms, is three weeks away. As Election Day approaches, we want to remind you of several voter deadlines. Missing these deadlines can make it harder...

The 2022 General Election, also known as the November Midterms, is three weeks away. As Election Day approaches, we want to remind you of several voter deadlines. Missing these deadlines can make it harder...

A photo of a white textured background with black text that reads "Vote". Photo was taken by Cyrus Crossan
A photo of a white textured background with black text that reads "Vote". Photo was taken by Cyrus Crossan
Oct 26, 2022

How to Fight for Your Rights at the Ballot Box

Voting Rights
Here’s how the ACLU is educating and empowering voters across the country.
Here’s how the ACLU is educating and empowering voters across the country.
A voter holds the door of a ballot box open with her left hand while inserting her voter ballot with her right hand.
A voter holds the door of a ballot box open with her left hand while inserting her voter ballot with her right hand.
Oct 4, 2022

Voting Rights Are Center Stage This Supreme Court Term

Voting Rights
The Supreme Court is set to hear Merrill v. Milligan, a case about Alabama’s discriminatory congressional maps and Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
The Supreme Court is set to hear Merrill v. Milligan, a case about Alabama’s discriminatory congressional maps and Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
In the foreground, a black box with the words "BALLOT BOX" rests on a sign reading "POLLING STATION" at a polling station, while in the background a person in silhouette is at a voting booth.
In the foreground, a black box with the words "BALLOT BOX" rests on a sign reading "POLLING STATION" at a polling station, while in the background a person in silhouette is at a voting booth.
Sep 29, 2022

Three People Share How Ankle Monitoring Devices Fail, Harm, and Stigmatize

Criminal Justice

Electronic monitoring expands mass incarceration and leads people to physical jails and prisons for minor technical violations, charging malfunctions, and false alarms.

Electronic monitoring expands mass incarceration and leads people to physical jails and prisons for minor technical violations, charging malfunctions, and false alarms.

A woman pulls up her pant leg and shows her ankle monitor.
A woman pulls up her pant leg and shows her ankle monitor.
Sep 28, 2022

How to Navigate Mental Health Apps That May Share Your Data

Privacy
As period-tracking apps draw scrutiny, we should also consider how a broader array of health apps may intrude on our privacy.
As period-tracking apps draw scrutiny, we should also consider how a broader array of health apps may intrude on our privacy.
Image of Talkspace app on a smartphone on a white background.
Image of Talkspace app on a smartphone on a white background.