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Extremist politicians and special interest groups are trying to divide us. From hateful attacks on our LGBTQ+ community to an assault on our voting rights to extreme attempts to restrict our right to an abortion or erase our racist history while perpetuating systemic inequality, they placed our rights, our healthcare and our very lives in jeopardy. 

The US Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization stripped away the rights of millions of Americans. Not only was a person's right to make their own medical decisions once again put at risk across states and around the country, but more people will now be denied life-saving care. 

Two years after the murder of George Floyd, a new executive order on police reform offers a starting place, but does not go far enough.

Our institutions and our country must live up to our American ideals and values, and stop the cycle of profiling and discrimination.

As the Supreme Court nears a ruling that could allow abortion to be criminalized by politicians, privacy activists and lawmakers must shift our approach in the states.

This is a perilous moment for our rights, but there are still ways to take action to support and protect abortion rights

Brigitte Amiri, deputy director of the ACLU’s Reproductive Freedom Project, breaks down what you should keep in mind in the wake of the leaked draft.

Misinformation is fueling an attack on trans youth in state legislatures. These attacks overwhelmingly focus on youth and schools.

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.