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Mar 7, 2022

The White House Can Do More to Expand Voting Access

Voting Rights
Biden has made progress implementing his executive order to promoting voting access, but more work is needed.
Biden has made progress implementing his executive order to promoting voting access, but more work is needed.
Vice President Joe Biden appears on stage as he addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
Vice President Joe Biden appears on stage as he addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
Feb 11, 2022

Mississippi Voters Deserve Transparency

Voting Rights

The Mississippi Legislature is currently engaged in redistricting, once-a-decade work to redraw state legislative and congressional maps. Redistricting can be done fairly, so that all...

By Joshua Tom, Legal Director

The Mississippi Legislature is currently engaged in redistricting, once-a-decade work to redraw state legislative and congressional maps. Redistricting can be done fairly, so that all...

By Joshua Tom, Legal Director
Mississippi Voters Deserve Transparency square
Mississippi Voters Deserve Transparency square
Feb 8, 2022

Transgender and Non-Binary Leaders Tell Federal Court Trans People Deserve Joy at Any Age

LGBTQ Rights
Prominent transgender and non-binary people as well as businesses, professional associations, and medical professionals are speaking out against Arkansas’ ban on gender-affirming health care.
Prominent transgender and non-binary people as well as businesses, professional associations, and medical professionals are speaking out against Arkansas’ ban on gender-affirming health care.
A demonstration poster that reads “We Have Always Been Here! We Aren’t Going Anywhere! We Won’t Be Erased.”
A demonstration poster that reads “We Have Always Been Here! We Aren’t Going Anywhere! We Won’t Be Erased.”
Feb 1, 2022

Making Space for Black History in the Classroom

Freedom of Speech
Black history is hard to talk about, but learning about it builds my students’ confidence and empowers them to take life into their own hands.
Black history is hard to talk about, but learning about it builds my students’ confidence and empowers them to take life into their own hands.
Millwood High School teacher Anthony Crawford in a classroom.
Millwood High School teacher Anthony Crawford in a classroom.
Jan 4, 2022

What Mississippi Needs: 2022 Legislation

It’s the first day of Mississippi’s 2022 legislative session, an often long and challenging process for those who advocate for the rights and freedoms of...

By Jarvis Dortch, Executive Director

It’s the first day of Mississippi’s 2022 legislative session, an often long and challenging process for those who advocate for the rights and freedoms of...

By Jarvis Dortch, Executive Director
Capitol
Capitol
Dec 2, 2021

Here are the States We’re Watching as Redistricting Begins

Voting Rights
This year, as redistricting starts across the country, the ACLU works to ensure that these new electoral lines are not gerrymandered.
This year, as redistricting starts across the country, the ACLU works to ensure that these new electoral lines are not gerrymandered.
An outline of various states in the United States, against a light green background.
An outline of various states in the United States, against a light green background.