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You Can’t Define Us: Tell Lawmakers to Stop Governing Gender

Send a message loud and clear to our legislators that South Dakotans can't be defined and oppose House Bill 1184.
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Summer 2026 Undergraduate Advocacy Intern

The ACLU is seeking an Undergraduate Intern in the Advocacy – South Dakota Chapter of the ACLU’s National office.
Location: Hybrid
Department: Advocacy
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Protect Reproductive Privacy from State Surveillance and Medical Criminalization

Tell your lawmakers to protect South Dakotans' medical privacy and vote no on House Bill 1274.
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First Amendment 101

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is only 45 words, but those words are powerful. They protect our right to dissent, to question power, and to speak freely without fear of government retaliation.

Press Releases

HB 1257 Threatens Obstetrics Care Under Guise of Clarifying Abortion Law; ACLU Comments

“Medical emergency” exceptions to abortion laws are often narrow, vague and insufficient to protect pregnant people in life-threatening situations.

House Committee Prioritizes Anti-Abortion Propaganda Over Facts; ACLU Comments

Putting misinformation in our children's curriculum to push an ideological agenda only hurts students.

Viewpoint-Based Censorship of HB 1116 Violates First Amendment; ACLU Comments

Protecting children is an important goal, but it must be pursued in ways that respect the First Amendment, parental rights and long-standing principles of free expression.