April 2022 Newsletter: A Summary of the 2022 Legislative Session

The 2022 Legislative Session is over, but the fight for our rights continues.

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March 2022 Newsletter

The Alabama Legislature is currently on a break and will reconvene next week on Monday, March 28. With the break being only a week long, we remain watchful of multiple bills that are moving in the Alabama House and Senate.

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February 2022: Emergency Lege Update

Lawmakers are in a hurry to attack our constitutional rights and promote government overreach in limiting healthcare options for Alabamians, just to pander to their base ahead of primaries in May.

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The Fight for Voting Rights: How the Past Informs the Current Discriminatory Landscape

For decades, Black voters fought for equal access to the ballot. Today, that access is still under attack.

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Your Guide to Talking About Attacks on Trans Youth

Misinformation is fueling an attack on trans youth in state legislatures. These attacks overwhelmingly focus on youth and schools.

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February 2022 Newsletter

Welcome to our February Newsletter! With a full month into the 2022 legislative session, we have some important updates to share about civil rights and civil liberties in Alabama.

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The Most Racist Supreme Court Cases You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

Why does the Biden administration's Department of Justice continue to rely on cases that presume people in the territories are “alien races” composing “savage tribes”?

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January 2022 Newsletter

Welcome to our new monthly newsletter! With the start of 2022, we are launching a fresh initiative that provides our allies with regular and comprehensive updates.

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Here are the States We’re Watching as Redistricting Begins

This year, as redistricting starts across the country, the ACLU works to ensure that these new electoral lines are not gerrymandered.

By Sophie Beiers, Rotimi Adeoye

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