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News and Blogs
We Don’t Need a Surveillance State to Protect Kids Online
Is there harmful content on the internet for young viewers? Undoubtedly. But not every societal ill requires a solution from the government.
Public Schools are Not Sunday Schools
Religious freedom is one of our country’s most treasured liberties. Every individual and family — not politicians or the government — gets to decide for themselves what religious beliefs, if any, they adopt...
ACLU of South Dakota in the Media
ACLU Responds to South Dakota Support of Trump EO on Birthright Citizenship
By signing onto this amicus brief, South Dakota is sending a message of exclusion to children in our state directly impacted by Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship and to the many others who...
ACLU of South Dakota Opposes Trio of Bills Regarding Residency, Voter Registration
It’s no secret that some of the state's elected leaders have tried over the years to disenfranchise the voting rights of residents who use mail-forwarding services. But it’s vitally important that people be...
Bill to Require Public Schools to Post Ten Commandments is Unnecessary, Unconstitutional
America is not a theocracy and South Dakota’s public schools shouldn’t be used to religiously indoctrinate or convert students. Senate Bill 51 is unconstitutional and an affront to the American ideals of...
So You Got Blocked by a Politician on Social Media
When an elected official blocks a constituent from accessing their social media pages it may be an unconstitutional restriction on the constituent’s right to free speech under the First Amendment.