New ACLU Ad Campaign Urges Congress to Ensure Universal Access to COVID-19 Testing and Treatment

The American Civil Liberties Union launched a new five figure digital ad campaign on Facebook and Instagram in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, New Jersey, and North Carolina urging members of Congress to ensure access to COVID-19 testing and treatment for everyone in the United States, regardless of immigration status. The ads, targeting Sens. McSally, Sinema, Rubio, Stabenow, Peters, and Tillis and Rep. Pallone, remind the members that until all of us are covered, all of us are at risk for COVID-19.  Each bill that Congress has enacted has left tens of…

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Advocates Urge Measures to Protect Election Integrity in Face of Pandemic

In a move that may be mirrored on a larger scale throughout the US the ACLU of Maine joined voting rights advocates from around the state in urging the governor and secretary of state to take steps to ensure all eligible Mainers can vote in upcoming elections. “The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted our lives in countless ways, but we cannot allow it to threaten our democracy,” said Alison Beyea, executive director of the ACLU of Maine. “The ability to have a say in our government is critical now more than…

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ACLU Ramps Up Advocacy to Release Vulnerable People in Prisons and Jails with National TV Ads

The American Civil Liberties Union launched a nationwide television ad campaign, paired with a targeted ad buy in key states, urging federal, state, and local officials to release elderly and medically-vulnerable people from prisons and jails. The ads mark an escalation of the ACLU’s political advocacy and litigation efforts to save the most vulnerable from the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the pandemic’s start, ACLU and its state affiliates have filed more than 15 legal actions related to detention centers, prisons, and jails, and have led advocacy efforts nationwide, which have included…

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Celebrity Busy Philipps Joins Forces with ACLU in Ad as Part of Ongoing Campaign to Fight Abortion Bans

Celebrity Busy Philipps joined forces with the American Civil Liberties Union today, lending her voice to fight against the passage of restrictive abortion bans in states around the country. The ACLU announced an ad narrated by Philipps that will appear on national cable broadcast shows in MSNBC and CNN, including The Rachel Maddow Show, All In with Chris Hayes, CNN Tonight with Don Lemon, and Anderson Cooper 360, and on digital platforms as part of a six-figure buy that will air through next week. Philipps, an actor, talk show host,…

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ACLU Launches First Ever Presidential Voter Engagement Effort for 2020 Race

The American Civil Liberties Union launched its first ever large-scale presidential campaign engagement, Rights for All, this week to ensure our next president is committed to protecting and advancing the civil liberties and civil rights guaranteed by the Constitution. Through the ACLU’s Rights for All effort, the organization will elevate criminal justice reform, access to voting, reproductive freedom, immigrants’ rights, and other civil liberties issues in the 2020 presidential race. he American Civil Liberties Union launched its first ever large-scale presidential campaign engagement, Rights for All, this week to ensure our next president is committed to…

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