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In a victory for the separation of church and state, a Tennessee school district must stop sponsoring official prayers and imposing religion on students.

We usually know what to expect on any given presidential Election Day. After all, they happen every four years. But this is the first election in our lifetime to occur during a global pandemic, and there have already been significant changes to the electoral process as more voters plan to mail in their ballots than ever before. How will that change our quintessential American tradition of watching the results roll in on election night?

Make your plan to vote, starting with your state’s vote by mail options: aclu.org/voter.

Immigrant communities are often asked to “get right with the law,” but is the law right in the first place? That’s what Alina Das asks in her new book, No Justice in the Shadows. She delves into her experience as the daughter of immigrants, an immigration attorney, and a clinical law professor to explore the intersection of immigration and the criminal justice system.

It's time that we abolish the doctrine and begin funneling resources away from law enforcement and into community services.

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to reinstate an FDA restriction on medication for early abortion that disproportionately harms people of color — during a pandemic that is killing those same communities. It's a direct attack on the health and safety of people of color.

Tech companies provide access to the sensitive personal information used to destroy communities and undermine the rights that we work every day to protect. Join the #NoTechforICE campaign.

Coronavirus continues to be an ever growing threat in immigrant detention facilities. We must act now to save lives.

What is your experience living in America right now? PBS American Portrait wants to hear from you.