Tag: ACLU

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) recently announced its participation in the planned protest in Montgomery and Selma over the weekend to oppose a series of events that could allow Republicans to regain a congressional seat, although the protest has not picked up much steam.

The NAACP and ACLU filed a temporary restraining order request in the Northern District of Alabama federal court on Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court vacated an order that barred Alabama from using a congressional map passed by Alabama Republican lawmakers in 2023.

The Alabama chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) recently celebrated the passage of three bills related to the state’s Board of Pardons and Paroles in the recently concluded legislative session, two of which had Republican sponsors.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama took a bold stand on Wednesday, condemning concerned students, parents, media and lawmakers for sharing and responding to social media posts that state employees, specifically teachers, create and share publicly.

Some University of Alabama students, professors, and the Alabama state chapter of the NAACP recently filed a federal lawsuit challenging Alabama’s 2024 law banning taxpayer-funded Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) offices and training.

Chief U.S. District Judge David Proctor on Tuesday granted a partial preliminary injunction on a new ballot harvesting law passed by the legislature in March.

In withering terms, State Sen. Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road) is denying recent claims by the ACLU of Alabama that his legislation cracking down on criminal enterprises will be used to target college sororities and fraternities.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama filed a lawsuit on behalf of several doctors and midwives against the Alabama Department of Public Health to combat proposed rules by ADPH to regulate birth centers in Alabama.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said that under Alabama’s accessory and conspiracy provisions, those who help arrange and fund out-of-state abortions could be held criminally liable.

The city of Mobile’s LGBTQ liaisons and the Southwest Alabama Inclusion Project gathered Thursday for a “Queer Town Hall.”

A Birmingham-based company that was once praised by Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey received a “high risk” score from an organization that rates companies based on their hostility to particular viewpoints.

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a five to four ruling, has stayed a lower court ruling that the State of Alabama must draw new congressional...