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Know Your Rights Series Scheduled at College Campuses

Sessions include Freedom of Speech & Expression, Voting, LGBTQ, Encounters with Law Enforcement, and More

September 11, 2017

ACLU of MS Awards Those Committed to Justice & Equality During 2017 Blues on the Rez, September 23

Seven Individuals Honored at Annual Event

September 7, 2017

ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump's Transgender Service Member Ban

August 28, 2017

ACLU Comment on Reports Justice Department Will Target Affirmative Action

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 2, 2017

CONTACT: Inga Sarda-Sorensen, 212-284-7347, isarda-sorensen@aclu.org

August 2, 2017

ACLU Statement on Trump Banning Transgender Military Service Members

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 26, 2017

CONTACT:
Ryan Karerat, rkarerat@aclu.org, 212-284-7388

July 26, 2017

Reforms Will Speed Up Appointment of Public Defenders, Reduce Unnecessary Jail Time

Jackson, MS — The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Mississippi, and the Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center today announced a settlement agreement in their federal class-action suit Burks v.

June 28, 2017