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Apr 8, 2018

We're Proud of Defeating Prop 1, but Important Equality Work Remains

This was an amazing week for the rights of Alaskans. For the first time anywhere in our nation a standalone, anti-transgender “bathroom bill” – Prop 1 – was defeated at the ballot box. And it was the voters...

This was an amazing week for the rights of Alaskans. For the first time anywhere in our nation a standalone, anti-transgender “bathroom bill” – Prop 1 – was defeated at the ballot box. And it was the voters...

Executive Director Joshua Decker stands against a blue sky backdrop wearing an ACLU lapel pin.
Executive Director Joshua Decker stands against a blue sky backdrop wearing an ACLU lapel pin.
Mar 22, 2018

ACLU of Alaska Sues Palmer Police for Unlawful Arrest of Undocumented Immigrant and Assault Victim

Today, we filed suit against the Palmer Police Department for unlawfully arresting a resident at the request of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Alaska peace officers have no authority under...

Today, we filed suit against the Palmer Police Department for unlawfully arresting a resident at the request of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Alaska peace officers have no authority under...

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Caceda graphic
Mar 12, 2018

ACLU of Alaska Open Letter to Alaska School Superintendents Regarding Student Protests

Young people, just like any others, enjoy the rights to freely protest and speak under our constitution. And as the U.S. Supreme Court has long held, neither students nor teachers “shed their constitutional...

Young people, just like any others, enjoy the rights to freely protest and speak under our constitution. And as the U.S. Supreme Court has long held, neither students nor teachers “shed their constitutional...

student protest rights
student protest rights
Mar 3, 2018

Our Government Needs to Protect Free Speech on the Internet

In this day and age, it is close to impossible for anyone to get through life without using the internet. That reality is even more true here in Alaska, where larger distances separate us and we have less...

In this day and age, it is close to impossible for anyone to get through life without using the internet. That reality is even more true here in Alaska, where larger distances separate us and we have less...

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Blue image with different devices
Mar 2, 2018

ACLU Selects Brittney Jimmie of Scammon Bay as its 2017 Joan Hamilton Memorial Scholar

This annual scholarship, established in memory of former ACLU of Alaska board member Joan Hamilton, supports the education of Alaska students who wish to pursue a career in the law, advocate for Alaska...

This annual scholarship, established in memory of former ACLU of Alaska board member Joan Hamilton, supports the education of Alaska students who wish to pursue a career in the law, advocate for Alaska...

Feb 20, 2018

ACLU of Alaska's Testimony Opposing SB 124: Abortion Procedures; Child Surrender

SB 124 forces women to undergo dangerous medical procedures when several safe outpatient alternatives are available. The Alaska Supreme Court has made clear that reproductive rights are fundamental rights...

SB 124 forces women to undergo dangerous medical procedures when several safe outpatient alternatives are available. The Alaska Supreme Court has made clear that reproductive rights are fundamental rights...