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Stephen Eikelberger, President of the Board of Directors of the ACLU of Nevada, released the following statement: 

This win is important, but the only way to get comprehensive protections for LGBTQ people is to pass the Equality Act

Freelance reporter Jared Goyette, a plaintiff in an ACLU lawsuit seeking justice for journalists who endured police violence whiel covering protests, shares his story with At Liberty.

Your ability to have an abortion shouldn't depend on where you work or where you live. Access to abortion is freedom, and the Supreme Court must protect it.

For too long, the focus on police reform has been dominated by reforms that try to reduce the harms of policing rather than rethink the overall role of police in society.

Sex workers aren’t always a part of the conversation about police brutality, but they should be. Police regularly target, harass, and assault sex workers or people they think are sex workers, such as trans women of color.

Cecil, Javier, and fellow Missouri voter Kamisha Webb shared their stories with the ACLU to show why voting by mail should be accessible — and safe — for all.

Black people who have been killed by police in recent years, journalists have joined them to bear witness. While covering these protests in cities throughout the country, journalists have become conspicuous targets for arrest, intimidation, and assault by police officers...

To protect our democracy, it’s imperative that we expand early voting, allow every eligible voter to vote by mail, and reduce the logistical, financial, and health barriers that inhibit voting by mail.