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May 29, 2024

Rolling Stone: Alabama’s War on Women

Executive Director JaTaune Bosby Gilchrist speaks with Rolling Stone on the consequences of the anti-choice movement in Alabama.

May 9, 2024

Our Summary of the 2024 Legislative Session

Over the course of the session, we have tracked more than 160 bills concerning the rights and civil liberties of Alabamians.

2024 Alabama Legislative Session Summary

May 7, 2024

Court Allows Alabama Abortion Support Lawsuit to Move Forward

Attempt by Alabama Attorney General Marshall to dismiss the case was rejected by a federal court

May 3, 2024

Civil Rights, Voting Rights, Disability Rights Groups Ask Court to Block Enforcement of Law Criminalizing Absentee Ballot Application Assistance

Today with our partners, we filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in Alabama State Conference of the NAACP et al. v. Marshall et al to pause the state of Alabama from criminalizing the assistance of...

Preliminary Injunction Filed to Block Enforcement of Law Criminalizing Absentee Ballot Application Assistance

Apr 4, 2024

Civil Rights, Voting Rights, Disability Rights Groups Sue Alabama Over SB1’s Extreme Anti-Voter Restrictions and Penalties

The lawsuit filed today challenges SB 1 as violating the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution, Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act, and the Help America Vote Act of 2002.

Mar 26, 2024

Live the Bravery We Learn from Books

This is why we fight book bans and Senate Bill 10

By Ellen McCartney

This is why we fight book bans and Senate Bill 10

By Ellen McCartney