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Posts by Harper Seldin

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Daughter of immigrants brings history to bear in fight for birthright citizenship Cecillia Wang was born in Oregon after her parents left Taiwan. That path has animated her work over two decades at the ACLU and will inform her case at the Supreme Court.

On Wednesday, our legal team will be at the Supreme Court defending the American tradition of birthright citizenship against President Trump's attacks.

We're prepared to fight for babies born in the U.S.A. and the families who love them.

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‘It’s dire’: A closer look at the new anti-trans law in Kansas | News From The States

Episode 20 is live!

This week, we will take a closer look at state legislation that strips away the civil rights of trans people.

@kansasreflector.com @harperseldin.bsky.social @journalist-sherman.bsky.social @aclu.org
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BREAKING: A judge refused to block a Kansas law that invalidates the driver’s licenses of transgender people and allows trans people to be sued for using public restrooms.

This isn't the final say, and we will keep fighting in court to stop this discriminatory law.

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How State Constitutions Empower & Protect Youth | SXSW EDU 2026
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We're at @sxswedu.com! Watch @brennancenter.org's @erings.bsky.social lead a panel about the ways state constitutions can protect and empower youth.

With @aclu.org's @harperseldin.bsky.social, @lwvus.bsky.social's @thecelinafactor.bsky.social, and @youthvgov.bsky.social's Julia Olson.

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Harper to the judge: "Your driver's license doesn't list your height and weight at birth. It doesn't list where you used to live. It identifies who you are now."

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We're in court today asking a judge to block a new Kansas law that invalidates the IDs of transgender people and allows anyone to sue a person they suspect of being trans for using public restrooms.

This law has been wreaking havoc on trans people and we're demanding an immediate end to it.

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Understanding the New Kansas Law Targeting Transgender People - ACLU of Kansas This resource will be further developed as we have more information. If you or a loved one is impacted by Senate Bill 244 becoming a law, contact us by visiting aclu.org/KS_SB244 or by clicking the li...

We'll update this page if/when we get an order from the judge

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District Court | Douglas County KS The 7th Judicial District Court of Kansas includes court divisions, Clerk of the District Court, Court Trustee, Court Services, Citizen Review Board and the Self-Help office.

At 1:30 Central/2:30 Eastern, my colleague @harperseldin.bsky.social will be in state court in Kansas asking a judge to block the new law that invalidated the driver's licenses of trans people across the state. You can tune into the hearing here

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As Kagan notes in her dissent, the Court opted not to hear the due process parental rights argument against bans on gender-affirming medical care in Skrmetti, basically setting up a regime where parents can force their trans children back into the closet but cannot help them out of it

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Honestly a more impressive move would have been covering the missed income of transgender drivers now out of a job

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BREAKING: We're suing Kansas for a law that invalidates transgender people's updated driver's licenses and authorizes anyone to sue anyone they suspect of being trans for using the "wrong" bathroom.

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This state court challenge is being led by @harperseldin.bsky.social

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This effectively forces every trans person in the state to out themselves while applying for a job, renting an apartment, or being stopped by police. It's part of the same law that allows anyone to sue anyone else they suspect of being trans and using the "wrong" bathroom.

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Eyes on ICE: Document and Record · No Kings On Saturday, federal agents horrifically shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who cared for veterans, in the Eat Street neighborhood of south Minneapolis after brutally beating him in...

We the people have the power. Join us tomorrow, January 26, for a virtual training on how to exercise your right to document ICE abuses in your community.

RSVP using the link below. When using that link, Indivisible will know you came from us; their privacy policy applies.

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Black graphic with text "ICE out of Minneapolis NOW"

Black graphic with text "ICE out of Minneapolis NOW"

ICE and CBP agents are out of control and put everyone in danger.

We're calling for ICE agents to withdraw from Minneapolis, and for Congress to rein in ICE’s abuses in our communities.

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BREAKING: We filed a class action lawsuit against ICE and CBP challenging federal agents’ unconstitutional and illegal stops and arrests of people in Minnesota.

We'll see the Trump administration in court.

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‘The Supreme Court Debated My Right to Be on the Track Team’ Becky Pepper-Jackson, 15, on what it’s like to be at the center of a case that could affect trans athletes across the country.

www.thecut.com/article/beck...

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On my way to the Supreme Court where I'll be proud to support 15-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson, West Virginia's only transgender athlete, as she opposes the state's effort to ban her from playing as herself.

Win or lose, Becky and her family are heroes for standing up for what's right

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How the US supreme court case on trans athletes could unravel LGBTQ+ rights If bans on trans youth athletes are upheld, more girls could face ‘invasive sex testing’ and trans people could broadly lose civil rights protections

Politicians are hoping to not just ban trans kids from playing sports with their friends but also open the door to all sorts of discrimination against transgender and other LGBTQ people.

We'll be at the Supreme Court tomorrow to stop them.

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This high school sophomore is aiming for a Supreme Court upset in transgender sports case | CNN Politics This high school sophomore is aiming for a Supreme Court upset in transgender sports case

Trans youth like Becky Pepper-Jackson deserve the right to participate in school sports without facing discrimination.

Tuesday, we'll be at the Supreme Court defending Becky and other trans kids' right to play.

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Post image But Pepper-Jackson has more than the 4 kilogram weight of the shot used in high school girls’ shot put on her shoulder as her case enters the nation’s highest legal arena.

“I feel very nervous, but I know that someone has to do it, because letting these awful laws and bills just stand is not something that should happen,” Pepper-Jackson says in the video. “I want other trans girls to know that they are not alone, and that I’m doing this for us. … I really want them to have hope.”

But Pepper-Jackson has more than the 4 kilogram weight of the shot used in high school girls’ shot put on her shoulder as her case enters the nation’s highest legal arena. “I feel very nervous, but I know that someone has to do it, because letting these awful laws and bills just stand is not something that should happen,” Pepper-Jackson says in the video. “I want other trans girls to know that they are not alone, and that I’m doing this for us. … I really want them to have hope.”

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court is going to hear West Virginia's effort to ban the state's only transgender athlete, 15-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson.

Win or lose, I need your help making sure Becky knows she's a hero for standing up for what's right

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ICE and Border Patrol shootings spark hundreds of weekend vigils and protests The Trump administration is defending its agents.

This weekend, we're coming together in cities and towns across the country to send a message: ICE doesn't belong in our communities.

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What’s at Stake as the Supreme Court Takes Up Transgender Sports Bans | ACLU How one West Virginia teenager could shape the future of Title IX and civil rights protections for transgender youth.

We'll be at the Supreme Court next week fighting West Virginia politicians' discriminatory attempt to prevent one transgender kid in their state from playing sports with her friends.

This case is bigger than sports or one client — it's about protecting hard-fought civil rights protections.

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I invite all Americans to join Minnesota in a day of unity tomorrow.

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We condemn ICE's killing of a Minneapolis woman today and call on federal agents to withdraw from Minnesota immediately.

This tragedy is further proof that ICE is out of control, endangering our communities, and must end its lawless operations before anyone else is brutally hurt or killed.

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Federal Court Halts Trump Administration From Obtaining Transgender Patients’ Records from UPMC, Another Battle to Come | The Public Interest Law Center The Public Interest Law Center uses high-impact legal strategies to advance the civil, social, and economic rights of communities in the Philadelphia region facing discrimination, inequality, and pove...

Ho ho ho. Here is our press release about the decision.

As @chrisgeidner.bsky.social said: this was the first decision won by patients themselves. Similar challenges -- patients, without the hospitals -- are pending regarding hospitals in LA and DC.

pubintlaw.org/federal-cour...

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I do think more people should appreciate that Sarah has to be selective about when she draws attention to her identity given the obsessive focus on it by some of her colleagues--she is in a uniquely impossible position. But it also makes it more impactful when she does.

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I know many things are awful but here is one genuinely useful and helpful thing you can do. No matter their party, your representative needs to hear that trans people and our families are not alone and this bill is an unjustifiable and extreme threat to criminalize the health care we need to live.

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The story told here--one where anecdata suggests agency and autonomy have run amok and nameless activists are to blame--certainly rhymes with the NYT's disastrous panic about trans kids. Then you realize it's literally being written by the same author.

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