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May 26, 2017

Speak Freely: The Alabama Governor Just Signed a Bill That Will Restore Voting Rights to Thousands of Alabamians

Approved in 1901, the Alabama Constitution disqualifies from voting any citizen convicted of a “crime involving moral turpitude.” That may at first seem racially neutral, but the document as well as the...

May 26, 2017

Statement on the Briarwood Presbyterian Church

Alabama Senate Bill 193 would have authorized the formation of a Briarwood Church police force – police officers with full state authority answerable only to the Church. It passed the Senate in April and...

May 25, 2017

New Report Shows Alabama's Pregnancy Law Hurts, Not Helps

Amnesty International released a new report on the dangerous consequences of...

May 19, 2017

Speak Freely: Kris Kobach, the ‘King of Voter Suppression,’ Will Lead Trump’s Sham Voter Fraud Commission

President Trump signed an executive order forming a commission to investigate voter fraud and voter suppression after repeatedly claiming, without evidence, that the United States has a “major...

May 18, 2017

Speak Freely: We’re Seeking the Public Release of the Comey Memos Under the Freedom of Information Act

The ACLU today sought the public release of memos reportedly prepared by former FBI Director...

Apr 18, 2017

Video: Interview on 'CBS This Morning' regarding Briarwood Church Police Force

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