Blogs | ACLU of Oklahoma

Mar 10, 2022

Defending Our Right to Learn

What you need to know about the new string of classroom censorship and book ban attacks impacting students and teachers across the country.

An image depicting a classroom, lightbulbs, thought bubbles, and a child with a backpack.

Mar 8, 2022

If You Care About Freedom, You Should Be Asking Why We Don’t Fund Our Public Defender Systems

Four out of five criminal defendants can’t afford a lawyer, but in many places, the system promised to them by our state and federal constitutions is chronically in crisis.

A statue of Lady Justice with a stack of books in the background.

Mar 7, 2022

The White House Can Do More to Expand Voting Access

Biden has made progress implementing his executive order to promoting voting access, but more work is needed.

Vice President Joe Biden appears on stage as he addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.

Mar 7, 2022

The Breakdown: Week of March 7, 2022

The ACLU OK Oklahoma's weekly policy and advocacy newsletter.

Mar 2, 2022

My Family Came to Seek Asylum, But Found Danger Instead

An ACLU client shares her family's story of survival while waiting at the border for months as they sought asylum.

Migrants in line to seek asylum in Matamoros, Mexico.

Mar 1, 2022

Texas Wants to Take Trans Kids From Their Supportive Parents. We’re Suing.

Families in Texas are worried that supporting their transgender kids will lead to a report of child abuse. We are already seeing families being investigated. Gender-affirming care is medically necessary, saves...

Medical professionals protest Texas legislation that would ban the gender-affirming medical care.