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NextGen Meeting: Find your voice. Create change.
The goal of this program is to provide students with a place to meet other young advocates, connect with community leaders, and learn new skills and information that will allow them to be better advocates in their schools and communities.
The purpose of this first meeting is for students to get to know each other and meet community organizing leaders in OKC. Students will also have a chance to brainstorm ideas on how to approach pressing issues in their communities.
Trump on LGBTQ Rights: Rolling Back Protections and Criminalizing Gender Nonconformity
In the second installment of the ACLU’s election 2024 memo series, our experts detail the threats a potential second Trump administration poses to the LGBTQ community, particularly transgender people.
Trump on Immigration: Tearing Apart Immigrant Families, Communities, and the Fabric of our Nation
In the first installment of the ACLU’s election 2024 memo series, our experts detail the threats a potential second Trump administration poses to immigrant families and America’s immigration system.
This November, Freedom is on the Ballot
We’re sharing our battle-ready playbook to defend our civil liberties and civil rights in the event of a second Biden or Trump administration.
Police Want to Treat Your Data Privacy Like Garbage. The Courts Shouldn't Let Them.
In a case pending before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, police want unimpeded access to all the information on a cell phone, just because the physical device was lost or left behind. But the doctrine they cite is a poor fit for the digital age.
Protecting Students' Free Speech: Anthony Romero's Message to Graduates
In his City College commencement speech, Anthony Romero urged graduates to champion free speech and open dialogue on campus.
Anti-Abortion Extremists Want to Use the 150-Year-Old Comstock Act to Ban Abortion Nationwide
The dangerous legal theory endorsed by one of Trump's top anti-abortion strategists
The Long History of Discrimination in Job Hiring Assessments
Job hiring assessments can unfairly discriminate against individuals based on their protected characteristics. We outline how to strive for a future where skills and potential, not bias, determines our opportunities.
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