Alabama’s panhandling laws violate the First Amendment’s protection of free speech, a federal judge ruled Wednesday in a lawsuit brought against the state by the Southern Poverty Law Center, ACLU of Alabama and the National Homelessness Law Center.

The first ever “Alabama Statehouse-to-Prison Pipeline” report, issued today by the ACLU of Alabama, reveals that 13.89% of all House bills and 6.67% of all Senate bills introduced by Alabama legislators during the 2021 Legislative Session added or expanded on criminal penalties.

This past Monday, an Alabama elected official was recorded using a racial slur in a public city council meeting. Tarrant Councilman John “Tommy” Bryant used the slur while pointing at a Black councilwoman.

During a work session in June, the Alabama State Board of Education met to discuss, amongst other things, a resolution “declaring the preservation of intellectual freedom in Alabama’s public schools.”

The Eleventh Circuit Affirms Lower Court Decision Blocking Law that Burdened Minors’ Access to Abortion

The Campaign for Smart Justice with ACLU of Alabama has uncovered an unacceptable drop in pardons granted to Alabamians.

The Alabama legislature concluded its regular session for 2021 last night without advancing Senate Bill 10, which would have criminalized health care for transgender youth.

The ACLU, the ACLU of Alabama, Lambda Legal, and Cooley LLP announced today plans to file a legal challenge to proposed legislation in Alabama that, as currently written, would criminalize medical professionals who provide gender-affirming care to transgender youth with up to 10 years in prison.

Today, the Senate General Affairs Committee voted favorably on HB285, a bill that would ban curbside voting.