News & Commentary about Religious Liberty

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The ACLU strives to safeguard the First Amendment’s guarantee of religious liberty by ensuring that laws and governmental practices neither promote religion nor interfere with its free exercise.
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Nov 30, 2023

How Activist Raquel Willis Found Her Voice and Power

Activist Raquel Willis speaks before a crowd of thousands at the march for Black trans lives at the Brooklyn Museum in 2020
How Activist Raquel Willis Found Her Voice and Power

Oct 19, 2023

How ACT UP Changed the Face of AIDS and Activism

Demonstrators perform a die-in symbolizing the amount of people dying from AIDS, Monday, August 17, 1992, in Houston. Hundreds of police and gay rights activists clashed outside the Republican National Convention Monday night as protesters sought to block a street near the Astrodome.
How ACT UP Changed the Face of AIDS and Activism

Sep 5, 2023

Back-to-School Basics: Public Schools Are Not Sunday Schools

Middle school students raising hands to answer teacher.
Back-to-School Basics: Public Schools Are Not Sunday Schools

Jul 31, 2023

A Religious Public Charter School in Oklahoma? Not on Our Watch.

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A Religious Public Charter School in Oklahoma? Not on Our Watch.

Jul 6, 2023

Supreme Court Term in Review: Reconciling Our Losses and Wins

Supreme Court Term in Review: Reconciling Our Losses and Wins

Mar 2, 2023

West Virginia Lawmakers are Pushing Public Schools to Teach Creationism

Delegates gathered in the House of Delegates chamber at the Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. to discuss a bill on Feb. 14, 2019.
West Virginia Lawmakers are Pushing Public Schools to Teach Creationism

Oct 28, 2022

Religious Discrimination Persists in Zoning Proceedings, Despite Strong Legal Protections

A sign advertising the groundbreaking of Abraham House of God Mosque & Cemetery, with a drawing of a mosque.
Religious Discrimination Persists in Zoning Proceedings, Despite Strong Legal Protections

Jul 6, 2022

The Supreme Court Benches the Separation of Church and State

A protestor holds a sign reading "Keep Your Religion Out of My Government" during a rally at Memorial Park in Danville, Pennsylvania.
The Supreme Court Benches the Separation of Church and State

May 11, 2022

Pop Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Classroom Censorship?

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Pop Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Classroom Censorship?

Apr 25, 2022

The Supreme Court Must Protect Students From School-Sponsored Prayer

The front of the Supreme Court, as a few people are walking up and down its stairs, on a sunny day in 2012.
The Supreme Court Must Protect Students From School-Sponsored Prayer