The American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama filed a lawsuit today on behalf of three Alabama citizens challenging Secretary of State John Merrill for blocking them on Twitter, claiming that as an elected government official, Merrill’s actions violate the First Amendment.

We at the ACLU of Alabama join with our Virginia colleagues' reaction to the recent events in Charlottesville.

The ACLU of Alabama today sent two public records requests to state agencies seeking information regarding a proposed plan that would authorize the Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Birmingham to establish its own police force.