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ACLU challenges Decatur policy requiring permit for protests

Decatur is seeking to change when, how, and if individuals and groups can peacefully protest.

January 17, 2024

ACLU releases “State House to Prison Pipeline” evaluation of legislative session

A significant portion of bills introduced in the Alabama Legislature aim to intensify the criminal legal system's punitive measures.

December 6, 2023

Alabama to allow first execution using nitrogen hypoxia

Alabama tried to execute Kenneth Smith last year but failed due to a botched lethal injection.

November 6, 2023

ACLU releases new Parole Watch Report

“For the last five years, state officials have lied to Alabamians about why our parole grant rates have fallen to record lows,” said Alison Mollman.

September 21, 2023

ADPH approves birthing center regulations amid lawsuit

The rules come within a week of a lawsuit filed by the Alabama ACLU on behalf of multiple birthing centers.

August 21, 2023

Two bills targeting panhandling present in each chamber

The proposed bills would “prohibit an individual from loitering on a public roadway or in the right-of-way of a public roadway.”

April 12, 2023

Supreme Court of the United States building in Washington

Plaintiffs reflect on oral arguments on Congressional district map

The plaintiffs say the state's "race-blind" approach to drawing maps is a strategy to disenfranchise Black voters.

October 5, 2022

Federal ruling on Arkansas law is a bad sign for Alabama’s trans treatment ban

On Thursday, the Eighth Circuit upheld an injunction placed on Arkansas' Save Adolescents From Experimentation Act.

August 29, 2022

SPLC, ACLU of Alabama appeal dismissal of judgeship transfer lawsuit

Both groups argued the transfer of a criminal court judgeship violated the state constitution.

August 24, 2022

Activists: Anti-riot bill an “attack on the core principles of American democracy”

The coalition of 18 organizations penned a recent letter to Alabama legislators insisting they vote against the anti-riot bill.

February 18, 2022