voting rights

Legislature

ACLU of Alabama sets 2026 legislative priorities

The organization is defending voting rights and the First Amendment while calling for criminal legal reform and reproductive justice.

January 7, 2026

Bill seeks to simplify felon voting rights restoration

The bill aimed to simplify the convoluted process for individuals to regain their voting rights after felony convictions, a challenge for many Alabamians.

November 12, 2025

Congress abdicates, executive swells: Democracy teeters on the edge of collapse

The Framers warned against unchecked power. Today Congress cowers, Alabama suffers and liberty erodes as executive authority grows unchecked.

August 26, 2025

We the people face a tipping point—resistance is the only way forward

From suffragists to today’s Christian nationalists, history warns that rights vanish without action. The fight for democracy is now.

August 11, 2025

Supreme Court prepares to consider constitutionality of key Voting Rights Act provision

The Supreme Court’s request for briefs on majority-minority districts’ constitutionality indicates a forthcoming ruling could upend the Voting Rights Act.

August 4, 2025

Court to hear arguments Tuesday on whether to subject Alabama to preclearance

Plaintiffs in Alabama's congressional map challenge sought federal oversight of its redistricting process, a decade after a landmark decision freed the state.

July 28, 2025

Free screening of John Lewis documentary set for Saturday at historic Capri Theatre

This free event at the historic Capri Theatre will include a panel discussion, resource fair, and honor the late civil rights icon.

July 10, 2025

Alabama Resisters to host free John Lewis film screening in Montgomery

In honor of civil rights legend John Lewis, Alabama Resisters will screen Good Trouble at the Capri Theatre on July 12, followed by a community discussion and resource fair supporting voter engagement and education.

July 4, 2025

Supreme Court ruling on key voting rights case delayed until next session

Following many controversial decisions this term, the Supreme Court decided to send voting rights case Louisiana v. Callais for reargument.

June 30, 2025

Legal Defense Fund calls for voter rights 12 years after Shelby v. Holder

With precelarance ruled unconstitutional, Alabama quickly returned to drawing district lines that deprived Black voters of political power.

June 26, 2025