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Sensible Policy, Not Smaller Handcuffs

By Nicole Kief, ACLU & Jennifer Bellamy, Washington Legislative Office at 12:45pm

March 24, 2014

ACLU of Mississippi Statement on Amendment of Proposed Religious Freedom Restoration Act

Senate Bill 2681 Still a Threat

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 12^th, 2014

March 12, 2014

African-American Clergy, Evangelical Leaders, and Christian Scholars Denounce Mississippi’s Proposed “Religious Freedom Restoration Act” as Echo of “Jim Crow” South

With the Mississippi House of Representatives on the verge of passing a bill that would legalize discrimination by commercial businesses throughout the state, more than 350 clergy leaders from across the country released a statement denouncing the bill and challenging their fellow Christians who

March 12, 2014

Legislative Bills Still Alive - the Good and the Bad

We spoke out earlier in the legislative session about some bad and some good bills. Now those bills have moved forward and are up for a vote in either the House or the Senate. Here’s an update on some of those bills and an opportunity to take action.

March 5, 2014

SB 2681: Still a Bad Bill

The So-called “Religious Freedom” Bill Jeopardizes Good Business Practice, Exposes Employers to Litigation

February 28, 2014

Arizona is Not the Only State Trying to Legalize Discrimination

The ACLU of Mississippi Opposes Senate Bill 2681

The ACLU of Mississippi supports the fundamental liberty of religious freedom. But the right to act on one's religious beliefs is not absolute. It is not a free pass to ignore the law or violate the basic rights of others.

February 26, 2014