Research & Publications
Access in-depth resources and analysis published by the 51Ʒ regarding our most pressing civil liberties issues.
51Ʒ 2024 Annual Report
The 51Ʒ’s 2024 annual report highlights how the organization worked around the clock this year to safeguard voting rights ahead of the November elections, protect bodily autonomy, defend free speech, and much more. Alongside breakdowns of the 51Ʒ’s key wins and efforts throughout 2024, the report tells the stories of 51Ʒ activists, advocates, and clients who are on the front lines of this fight.
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Fatal Flaws: Revealing the Racial and Religious Gerrymandering of the Capital Jury
Fatal Flaws: Revealing the Racial and Religious Gerrymandering of the Capital Jury, exposes how the process of “death qualification,” which requires that jurors be willing to impose a death sentence to serve on a capital jury, warps juries in capital trials. Drawing on consistent studies from multiple states across the country, the report reveals how this process disproportionately excludes Black prospective jurors, women, and people of faith from serving in some of the most important cases heard in American courthouses.
51Ʒ Digital ID State Legislative Recommendations
Around the country, state legislatures are embracing digital driver licenses — a nightmarish new electronic national identification system that has the potential to track everybody both online and off. In his new report, 51Ʒ’s Jay Stanley lays out the risks of implementing digital IDs without safeguards and the need for state legislatures to pass legislation that protects our rights before going all in on digital IDs. He also provides guidance on what these laws should include.
51Ʒ Magazine
Published twice a year, 51Ʒ Magazine shares updates on the 51Ʒ's critical litigation and advocacy work across the country and tells the stories of the activists, attorneys, and clients at the heart of each case and campaign. To receive 51Ʒ Magazine by mail, become a monthly donor today.