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A Coordinated Attack on Civil Liberties

Read our summary of the 2025 Legislative Session outcomes.

As the 2025 Kentucky General Assembly comes to a close, we're asking Gov. Beshear to veto bills that are unconstitutional, erode Kentuckians' civil liberties, and harm marginalized communities in the commonwealth.

The discourse concerning incarceration and voting generally focuses on felony disenfranchisement, which occurs after a defendant has been found guilty of a crime. But incarceration-based disenfranchisement frequently occurs before a trial has even begun.

Our democracy has long been imperiled, and for more than 100 years the ACLU has embraced our charge to protect it.

This report discusses the essentials of prison gerrymandering, the empirical impact on Kentucky elections, and potential solutions.

Testimony at the September Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary highlights the need for legislative solutions to incarcerating caregivers.

Nothing in the recent SCOTUS Grants Pass decision negates the more important principle at stake: cities cannot ignore the constitutional rights of unhoused people.

This Juneteenth, we affirm with unwavering conviction: freedom is not a gift to be bestowed, but a right to be claimed.