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Know Your Rights
Nov 12, 2024
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  • Immigration

Know Your Rights If Stopped By ICE

Know Your Rights
Oct 02, 2024
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  • First Amendment Advocacy

Know Your Rights - Protesting

Make sure you’re prepared by brushing up on your rights before heading out into the streets.
Know Your Rights
Oct 02, 2024
Know Your Rights Abortion
  • Women's and Reproductive Rights

Know Your Rights - Abortion in Illinois

Laws around accessing abortion vary from state to state. Illinois law ensures that abortion is legal for all people. Know your rights when accessing abortion care in Illinois.
Know Your Rights
Oct 01, 2024
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  • Criminal Legal Systems and Policing

Know Your Rights - Stopped By the Police

Being stopped by police is a stressful experience that can go bad quickly. Here we describe what the law requires and also offer strategies for handling police encounters. We want to be clear: The burden of de-escalation does not fall on private citizens — it falls on police officers.
Know Your Rights
Sep 16, 2024
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  • Voting Rights

Know Your Rights - Voting in Illinois

Make sure you know your rights when voting in Illinois.
Know Your Rights
Jan 10, 2024
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Know Your Rights - Changing the Sex Designation on Your Illinois Birth Certificate

Know Your Rights
Dec 06, 2023
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  • Criminal Legal Systems and Policing

Know Your Rights - Civil Asset Forfeiture

Know Your Rights
May 31, 2022
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Know Your Rights - Reproductive Health Care for Youth in Illinois

If you are under 18 you have the right to make many decisions about your own reproductive health in Illinois. Find more information and resources below.
Know Your Rights
Jun 17, 2021
Know Your Rights - Reproductive Rights While Incarcerated
  • Women's and Reproductive Rights|
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Know Your Rights - Reproductive Rights While Incarcerated