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JACKSON, MS — On September 29th, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling denying a hearing in lawsuits challenging Mississippi’s House Bill 1523. HB1523 is an extreme law that empowers state officials, employees, and private individuals to legally cite anti-LGBTQ religious views as an excuse for discrimination. The law is scheduled to go into effect on October 6, 2017.  

For too long, Kobach and his allies in Congress and state legislatures have tried to make it more difficult to vote. In Kansas, he helped push through one of the most awful anti-voting laws in the country, leaving thousands of eligible voters disenfranchised. Now, we are taking the fight directly to him, kicking off our Let People Vote campaign in his home state of Kansas on October 1.In all 50 states and the District of Columbia, People Power activists will play a crucial role in campaigning for voting rights policies tailored to their state.These actions include restoring the right to vote for people w

By Brian Tashman, Political Researcher and Strategist, American Civil Liberties Union

The Mississippi legislature gavels in this January. We want to make sure that you are prepared to defend the civil liberties of everyone who calls the Hospitality State home. To jump-start this dialogue, we will host a series of webinars to further legislative advocacy efforts around LGBT, criminal justice reform, and voting initiatives. We kick off our Wednesday Webinar Series withHow to Engage with Your Legislators.

On Friday night at a rally in Alabama, home of the Confederate’s first capital, Donald Trump said, “Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, ‘Get that son of a bitch off the field right now. Out. He’s fired. He’s fired!”Trump’s remarks clearly targeted the mostly Black NFL players who have sat, knelt, and raised a fist as the natio

By Erik Fleming, Director of Policy

By Jennifer Riley Collins, Executive Director

By Malaysia Walker, TEAP-MS Advocacy Coordinator