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Aug 22, 2022

Constitutionality of Oklahoma City Municipal Sign Code

Free Speech

We sent a demand letter to OKC requesting the repeal of its ordinance banning political and social signs on medians, roadsides, and street corners. Oklahomans have the First Amendment right to speak in the...

We sent a demand letter to OKC requesting the repeal of its ordinance banning political and social signs on medians, roadsides, and street corners. Oklahomans have the First Amendment right to speak in the...

ACLU of Oklahoma
ACLU of Oklahoma
Aug 18, 2022

Native Families' Right to Stay Together is at Stake at the Supreme Court

The Indian Child Welfare Act — a law that protects Native children from forced removal from their families, tribes, and culture — is currently under attack.
The Indian Child Welfare Act — a law that protects Native children from forced removal from their families, tribes, and culture — is currently under attack.
Children from the Zuni Pueblo lead the U.S. pledge of allegiance in the Zuni language in the New Mexico state Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M.
Children from the Zuni Pueblo lead the U.S. pledge of allegiance in the Zuni language in the New Mexico state Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M.
Aug 18, 2022

The 64th Anniversary of the OKC Sit-In with Jabee

On August 19, 1958, Clara Luper, along with thirteen children, from the NAACP youth council, went to the Katz Drug Store in Oklahoma City, known for not serving Black people at the lunch counter.

On August 19, 1958, Clara Luper, along with thirteen children, from the NAACP youth council, went to the Katz Drug Store in Oklahoma City, known for not serving Black people at the lunch counter.

Katz Drug Store Sit-In Anniversary
Katz Drug Store Sit-In Anniversary
Aug 17, 2022

Ask the Experts: How to Inspire People to Vote for Their Values

Ahead of the midterm elections, People Power volunteer tells us how she motivates people to get to the polls and what fuels her activism.
Ahead of the midterm elections, People Power volunteer tells us how she motivates people to get to the polls and what fuels her activism.
Two smiling canvassers carrying voting information.
Two smiling canvassers carrying voting information.
Aug 12, 2022

To Fight a Stacked Federal Bench, the ACLU Goes to the States

As federal courts grow more hostile to civil rights and civil liberties, the ACLU turns to state courts — building on a century of experience.
As federal courts grow more hostile to civil rights and civil liberties, the ACLU turns to state courts — building on a century of experience.
Stars on the American flag.
Stars on the American flag.
Aug 12, 2022

UN Racial Justice Review Gives Biden Opportunity to Center International Human Rights

The administration claimed significant progress in its report and presentation to the United Nations, but true progress has been sluggish.
The administration claimed significant progress in its report and presentation to the United Nations, but true progress has been sluggish.
Delegates, arrayed in an expanding circle of desks, attend the 50th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.
Delegates, arrayed in an expanding circle of desks, attend the 50th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.