ACLU Supporter,
The ACLU will always work to defend our rights. Our nationwide network of lawyers and advocates means that we can show up where it counts: fighting to create better policy, organizing advocates in communities nationwide, and taking bad actors to court wherever our rights are under attack.
Our teams are defending our fundamental freedoms in state legislatures and courtrooms across the country right now. At the top of the week, here are three updates on those necessary fights:
- In voting rights… Our client Crystal Mason was never informed she was not eligible to vote and cast a provisional ballot in the 2016 election. Though that ballot was never counted, she was convicted of “illegal voting” and sentenced to five years in prison. In a major win for voting rights, Crystal was just acquitted. No one should face prison time for a mistake while trying to exercise their civic duty.
- In trans rights… We just won a critical victory for transgender youth against state attempts to target their families. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a directive ordering the state’s family policing agency to investigate the parents of trans youth – potentially even removing children from their parent’s custody. We went to court to fight this directive – and just won a crucial victory in both of our cases.
- In immigrants’ rights… We’re continuing to fight against one of the most extreme anti-immigrant laws ever passed by any state in the country. This law would lead to racial profiling, family separation, and the possibility of deportation without due process. Tune into our podcast for the latest on how we’re fighting this unconstitutional legislation – and the white supremacy underlying it.
ACLU Supporter, thanks again for staying informed. As an ACLU supporter, we’ll be keeping you up to date with the latest from our fight – bringing our communities’ collective movement right to your inbox every week.
Stay tuned,
The ACLU Team
American Civil Liberties Union
125 Broad Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10004, USA