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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
Senate Passes Internet Age-Verification Bill; ACLU of South Dakota Comments
Efforts to childproof the internet not only hurt everyone’s ability to access information, but also give the government too much leeway to go after speech it doesn’t like. We’re disappointed that our...
ACLU Opposes Continued Attempts to Discriminate Against Trans South Dakotans
It’ll be déjà vu all over again in the House State Affairs Committee tomorrow afternoon as lawmakers are scheduled to debate two discriminatory anti-transgender bills similar to legislation proposed and...
ACLU of South Dakota Applauds House Decision to Uphold Religious Freedom, Kill Ten Commandments Bill
This vote should serve as a reality check for South Dakota lawmakers who want to use public schools to religiously indoctrinate students. Public schools are not Sunday schools.
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.