[ACLU-CU ALERT] ACLU-CU NEWSLETTER APRIL 2026

[Champaign County ACLU Announcements]

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*DEAR ACLU-CU FRIENDS,*

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*Thanks for turning out for NO KINGS 3!*


*COMING UP:*

*WATCH PARTY LUNCH *

TUESDAY APRIL 21st

11:30 am - 1:30 pm

INDEPENDENT MEDIA CENTER

(parking garage nearby)



*JOIN **ACLU FOR LUNCH* and

ZOOM CONVERSATION WITH MELISSA MURRAY
<https://its.law.nyu.edu/facultyprofiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=profile.overview&personid=40825>,
NYU LAW PROFESSOR, SCHOLAR, ANALYST and POPULAR *Strict Scrutiny*
<https://crooked.com/podcast-series/strict-scrutiny/> Podcaster.



Melissa Murray is a leading expert in family law, constitutional law, and
reproductive rights and justice. Murray’s award-winning research focuses on
the legal regulation of intimate life and encompasses such topics as the
regulation of sex and sexuality, marriage and its alternatives, the
marriage equality debate, the legal recognition of caregiving, and
reproductive rights and justice.



Program starts at NOON.

LUNCH IS ON US OR BRING YOUR OWN.



*RSVP at info at aclu-cu.org <info at aclu-cu.org>** by APRIL  18th.*



*A CHANCE TO SHARE A MEAL, TALK, LEARN, and *

*PLAN ACTION TOGETHER. *

*COME WHEN YOU CAN, LEAVE WHEN YOU HAVE TO.*




*ILLINOIS LEGISLATIVE NEWS:*



The ACLU-IL is currently advocating for 4 new state laws that would:


1.     Ensure health data privacy (HB 3494)



2.    Protect children in DCFS/foster care (HB 4966)





3.    Regulate Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) (HB 5151)

https://www.aclu-il.org/campaigns-initiatives/alprs/



4.    Regulate Biometric Surveillance (HB 5521)



MORE INFO AND HOW YOU CAN HELP HERE
<https://www.aclu-il.org/legislation-page/>.





DONATE, JOIN, or Give a Gift Membership. <https://www.aclu-il.org/donate-0/>



Thanks for all you do to support the work of the ACLU in Illinois and
Champaign County.



*See you for lunch on APRIL 21st at the IMC! *

*RSVP at info at aclu-cu.org <info at aclu-cu.org>.*



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*aclu-cu.org <http://aclu-cu.org>*



expert in family law, constitutional

law, and reproductive rights and justice. Murray’s award-

winning research focuses on the legal regulation of intimate

debate, the legal recognition of caregiving, and reproductive

rights and justice.
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