Legislatures Gear Up to Target Transgender People. We Gear Up to Fight Back.

By Chase Strangio, Staff Attorney, ACLU LGBT & HIV Project

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Hattiesburg Joins Nationwide Community Control Over Police Surveillance Effort

 Legislative Efforts Aim to Introduce Transparency and Accountability, and Maximize Community Influence over Decisions Regarding the Purchase and Use of Police Surveillance Tools

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Mississippi Establishes Restraint and Seclusion Policy

By L. Rene’ Hardwick, Ph.D., Advocacy Coordinator

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Congress: Enjoy Your Recess, But Here Are Six Police Reform Bills You Must Pass In September

Congress has immense power to help reform police practices nationwide. There is no time to waste.

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Philando Castile Should Still Be Alive

I knew Philando Castile, and he was a beautiful human being who was stolen from us by a policeman’s bullets.

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Your Favorite Website Might Be Discriminating Against You

By Noa Yachot, Communications Strategist, ACLU

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Seeking Justice For Tamesha Means

By Brigitte Amiri, ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project

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Commitment to the Advancement of Equality for the LGBTQ Community

Momentum for extending equality to the LGBTQ community is happening in Mississippi. Through our Advocacy Department and in response to House Bill 1523, the ACLU of Mississippi asked about two dozen mayors to show their support for the LGBTQ community by:

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Do You Have A Seat at the Table?

Change is always discussed and planned during an election year. Right now, across the entire country, people are marching, demonstrating and protestin

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