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Apr 12, 2022

How Ending Legacy Admissions Can Help Achieve Greater Education Equity

Considering “legacy status” contributes to long-standing disparities and inequality in higher education.
Considering “legacy status” contributes to long-standing disparities and inequality in higher education.
Green tinted picture of students walking on a college campus.
Green tinted picture of students walking on a college campus.
Apr 11, 2022

10 Books Politicians Don’t Want You to Read

Read about some of the books that have most recently been banned or challenged for removal across public schools and libraries in our ‘ACLU Banned Book Club Reading List’.
Read about some of the books that have most recently been banned or challenged for removal across public schools and libraries in our ‘ACLU Banned Book Club Reading List’.
An ACLU bookmark sticking out of a book.
An ACLU bookmark sticking out of a book.
Apr 8, 2022

You Have the Right to Record Law Enforcement Officers — Including at the Border

In a landmark settlement, the federal government was forced to concede that there is no border exception to this First Amendment right.
In a landmark settlement, the federal government was forced to concede that there is no border exception to this First Amendment right.
A flag sits just north of a new section of the US-Mexico border structure
A flag sits just north of a new section of the US-Mexico border structure
Apr 7, 2022

Indigenous Students Should Be Allowed to Wear Tribal Regalia at Graduation

Department of Education officials must take action to protect Indigenous students’ rights to cultural and religious expression.
Department of Education officials must take action to protect Indigenous students’ rights to cultural and religious expression.
A Native American student is wearing an eagle feather to his high school graduation.
A Native American student is wearing an eagle feather to his high school graduation.
Apr 5, 2022

Four Ways the TSA Is Making Flying Easier for Transgender People

A series of changes from the TSA should make security screenings easier for transgender people traveling in airports and reduce invasive pat-downs.
A series of changes from the TSA should make security screenings easier for transgender people traveling in airports and reduce invasive pat-downs.
People waiting in line at an airport.
People waiting in line at an airport.
Mar 29, 2022

Title 42 Isn’t Supported By Science — The CDC Must End it Now

Mass expulsions to danger fly in the face of American values and U.S. legal commitments.
Mass expulsions to danger fly in the face of American values and U.S. legal commitments.
A pair of migrant families at the border wall between the United States and Mexico.
A pair of migrant families at the border wall between the United States and Mexico.