Bacardi Jackson: "We are seeing a concerted effort to erase the history of certain people"

Bacardi Jackson is an attorney and executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida. She's a powerful voice in the fight against book censorship in Florida and in defense of democracy.

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The Supreme Court Cases to Watch

This term, the court will issue decisions impacting immigration, free speech, religious liberty, LGBTQ rights and voting rights.

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Voters Reject President Trump's Dystopian Plans for "Public Safety"

We’re on the Hill this week telling Congress to fund real solutions

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Your Questions Answered: Trump’s First 100 Days

Can Trump change the law with an executive order? Erase DEI at the federal level? Target dissent? ACLU experts answer.

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Florida Lawmakers Are Again Trying to Take Power Away from the People

For nearly 60 years, Florida’s citizen-led amendment process has been a beacon of direct democracy — a powerful tool that lets us, the people, shape the laws that govern our lives. Call your lawmakers. Tell them to oppose SB 7016 and HB 1205.

By Bacardi Jackson

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Our Defense Against Trump: 100 Days In

With 53 lawsuits filed against the Trump administration and counting, we will not surrender our freedoms to a lawless executive branch.

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Five State and Local Entities Safeguarding Our Civil Rights

Governors, attorneys general, mayors, and other local officials are starting to vocally say no to President Donald Trump’s radical and dangerous agenda. Here’s why their roles are so crucial for our democracy and the state of civil liberties today.

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Anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’ Marks Continued Fight for Voting Rights

Selma Jubilee revelers annual trek across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama reminds us why we can never stop advocating for enfranchisement for Black Americans.

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60 Years After Selma, We Face an Anti-Human Rights Backlash

The seminal Selma to Montgomery march took place in 1965.

By Howard Simon

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