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October 27, 2022
Is SCOTUS Coming for Indigenous Children?
On November 9th, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of Brackeen vs. Haaland. At the center of the case are the future of Indigenous rights and tribal sovereignty. The case involves the Indian Child Welfare Act, otherwise known as ICWA, an act that was passed in...
Is SCOTUS Coming for Indigenous Children? October 27, 2022
Is SCOTUS Coming for Indigenous Children?
Is SCOTUS Coming for Indigenous Children?On November 9th, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of Brackeen vs. Haaland. At the center of the case are the future of Indigenous rights and tribal sovereignty. The case involves...
October 20, 2022
This Supreme Court Case Could Upend Democracy
The Supreme Court is set to hear a case this term that could upend the very foundation of our democracy: free and fair elections. In the case of Moore v. Harper, the Supreme Court will decide whether the North Carolina Supreme Court has the power to strike down the legislature鈥檚...
This Supreme Court Case Could Upend Democracy October 20, 2022
This Supreme Court Case Could Upend Democracy
This Supreme Court Case Could Upend DemocracyThe Supreme Court is set to hear a case this term that could upend the very foundation of our democracy: free and fair elections. In the case of Moore v. Harper, the Supreme Court will...
September 29, 2022
How the Supreme Court Could Silence Black Voters
On October 4th, the Supreme Court is set to hear Milligan v. Merrill, a case that would undermine Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. At question is Alabama鈥檚 new congressional map, a map that underwent what is called racial gerrymandering or racial redistricting, diluting Black Alabamans鈥� voting power. The...
How the Supreme Court Could Silence Black Voters September 29, 2022
How the Supreme Court Could Silence Black Voters
How the Supreme Court Could Silence Black VotersOn October 4th, the Supreme Court is set to hear Milligan v. Merrill, a case that would undermine Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. At question is Alabama鈥檚 new congressional map, a map that...
September 15, 2022
How to Fight Your School's Sexist Dress Code
It鈥檚 back to school season! And, this week we are digging into the wild world of dress codes. Clothes, like most things, have the power we give them. Sometimes they are a way to craft or express identity and sometimes they are just pieces of fabric stitched together to help...
How to Fight Your School's Sexist Dress Code September 15, 2022
How to Fight Your School's Sexist Dress Code
How to Fight Your School's Sexist Dress CodeIt鈥檚 back to school season! And, this week we are digging into the wild world of dress codes. Clothes, like most things, have the power we give them. Sometimes they are a way to craft...
September 8, 2022
This Podcast Could Be Banned in Florida Schools
It鈥檚 September and we鈥檙e back! Did you miss us? We missed you. So happy to be back and bringing you a very timely episode for the back to school season. In August, the ACLU along with partner organizations, filed a challenge to Florida's Stop W.O.K.E. Act, a censorship law which...
This Podcast Could Be Banned in Florida Schools September 8, 2022
This Podcast Could Be Banned in Florida Schools
This Podcast Could Be Banned in Florida SchoolsIt鈥檚 September and we鈥檙e back! Did you miss us? We missed you. So happy to be back and bringing you a very timely episode for the back to school season. In August, the ACLU along...
July 28, 2022
California's Fight for Reparations
Last month, the California Reparations Task Force released an interim report detailing California鈥檚 history of slavery and its impact on the state. The task force was created in the aftermath of George Floyd鈥檚 murder. Its goal is to examine what a reparations program in the state could look like. The...
California's Fight for Reparations Last month, the California Reparations Task Force released an interim report detailing California鈥檚 history of slavery and its impact on the state. The task force was created in the aftermath of George Floyd鈥檚 murder. Its...
July 7, 2022
The State of Our Democracy With Anthony Romero
It鈥檚 a precarious time for American democracy. This year, the Supreme Court term resulted in a number of concerning opinions that rollback civil rights and civil liberties across many facets of American life, most notably the decision in the Dobbs case that overturned the constitutional right to an abortion. At...
The State of Our Democracy With Anthony Romero July 7, 2022
The State of Our Democracy With Anthony Romero
The State of Our Democracy With Anthony RomeroIt鈥檚 a precarious time for American democracy. This year, the Supreme Court term resulted in a number of concerning opinions that rollback civil rights and civil liberties across many facets of American life, most notably...
June 24, 2022
Post Roe: The Supreme Court Won鈥檛 Stop at Abortion
In a landmark decision in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women鈥檚 Health Organization, the Supreme Court has voted to overturn both Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, eliminating a 50-year precedent and the constitutional right to an abortion. We expect half of the states across the country...
Post Roe: The Supreme Court Won鈥檛 Stop at Abortion June 24, 2022
Post Roe: The Supreme Court Won鈥檛 Stop at Abortion
Post Roe: The Supreme Court Won鈥檛 Stop at AbortionIn a landmark decision in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women鈥檚 Health Organization, the Supreme Court has voted to overturn both Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, eliminating a 50-year precedent and...
June 9, 2022
How Dismantling Roe Puts Interracial Marriage at Risk
June 12th, 2022 marks the 55th anniversary of the landmark case Loving v. Virginia which made interracial marriage legal across the United States. We also know this day as Loving Day. This year, Loving Day has a bit of a weightier feel to it. In the recent Supreme Court leaked...
How Dismantling Roe Puts Interracial Marriage at Risk June 9, 2022
How Dismantling Roe Puts Interracial Marriage at Risk
How Dismantling Roe Puts Interracial Marriage at RiskJune 12th, 2022 marks the 55th anniversary of the landmark case Loving v. Virginia which made interracial marriage legal across the United States. We also know this day as Loving Day. This year, Loving Day...
April 28, 2022
Pain Relief Is a Civil Right
For years now, pain has been the leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting more than 50 million Americans annually. This isn鈥檛 the kind of pain you endure when you trip onto the pavement, scab, bruise and heal. It鈥檚 the persistent gnawing, aching, throbbing that happens over a long period of...
Pain Relief Is a Civil Right For years now, pain has been the leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting more than 50 million Americans annually. This isn鈥檛 the kind of pain you endure when you trip onto the pavement, scab, bruise...