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May 7, 2021

Your Friendly Neighborhood Bank: The Post Office

The U.S. Postal Service can play a key role in closing the racial wealth gap.
The U.S. Postal Service can play a key role in closing the racial wealth gap.
A post office location.
A post office location.
May 4, 2021

A Federal Appeals Court Will Decide if Trans Students Can Continue to Play School Sports

Last August, a federal court found that those supporting an Idaho ban on trans student athletes had no evidence to support their claims.
Last August, a federal court found that those supporting an Idaho ban on trans student athletes had no evidence to support their claims.
Image of Lindsay Hecox, ACLU client, on a track field.
Image of Lindsay Hecox, ACLU client, on a track field.
May 4, 2021

To Address Systemic Racism, We Must Dismantle Housing Discrimination and Segregation

Reinstating the 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing regulation is an essential step the Biden Administration must take to restore critical housing protections for all.
Reinstating the 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing regulation is an essential step the Biden Administration must take to restore critical housing protections for all.
New York City block of old historic apartment buildings in the East Village of Manhattan, with clear blue sky background.
New York City block of old historic apartment buildings in the East Village of Manhattan, with clear blue sky background.
Apr 29, 2021

What President Biden Needs to Do Beyond the First 100 Days

Now is our chance to reform and rebuild our institutions based on the painful truths that have been further highlighted over the past four years.
Now is our chance to reform and rebuild our institutions based on the painful truths that have been further highlighted over the past four years.
President Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the White House in Washington, DC
President Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the White House in Washington, DC
Apr 27, 2021

The Unhappy 25th Birthday of Two Tough-on-Crime Era Laws That Have Deadly Consequences for Incarcerated People

The PLRA and AEDPA have caused untold pain and suffering for people in prisons — they must be repealed.
The PLRA and AEDPA have caused untold pain and suffering for people in prisons — they must be repealed.
People in prison housed in a room with three-tiered bunk beds.
People in prison housed in a room with three-tiered bunk beds.
Apr 27, 2021

New ACLU Report Finds Debt-Based Driver’s License Suspension Laws Impose Harm and Waste Resources

Debt-based license suspensions make violent police confrontations more likely, throw drivers into a cycle of poverty, and don’t improve debt repayment rates.
Debt-based license suspensions make violent police confrontations more likely, throw drivers into a cycle of poverty, and don’t improve debt repayment rates.
Long rows of chairs with people sitting inside the busy waiting room area of a DMV office.
Long rows of chairs with people sitting inside the busy waiting room area of a DMV office.