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What You Need to Know on Election Day
On Tuesday, November 5, 2024, Alabamians will head to the polls to elect the next president of the United States and other congressional, judicial, and county representatives.
Federal Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Barring Enforcement of SB1 for Voters with Disabilities
Ruling prohibits Alabama from restricting assistance for disabled, blind, and low literacy voters in 2024 election.
Our Letter to Secretary Allen
We're informing the Secretary of State that Alabama’s voter purge program targeting individuals on the voter rolls previously issued noncitizen identification numbers violates the National Voter Registration Act.
Albertville City Council - Protect Our Migrant Neighbors!
It will not make the cost of living go down. It will not decrease crime. Our new neighbors are not the source of our challenges and scapegoating them will only hurt us all.
A Change Has Come to Newbern, Alabama
Newbern Alabama's first Black mayor, Patrick Braxton, was inaugurated on August 3, 2024.
By Kenya Shavers
University of Alabama and the University of Alabama at Birmingham Should Reconsider Decision to Close DEI Office
On Tuesday, July 23rd, the University of Alabama and the University of Alabama at Birmingham announced plans to close their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) offices and reassign staff to other responsibilities. The ACLU of Alabama is disappointed by the universities’ decision and encourages the system to reconsider its position.
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.
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