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The ACLU of Virginia is the leading champion of civil liberties in the Commonwealth. We want to keep you informed about the work we do in the legislature, in the courts, and in the community. We'll also give you our take on issues affecting people in neighborhoods throughout the state.
Being intersectional starts with acknowledging how the way a White woman experiences misogyny is different from how Black women and other women of color experience misogyny. There is also a need to acknowledge how Black women and other women of color, and the LGBTQ+ community have been excluded.
No-excuse absentee voting allows all qualified voters to exercise their right to vote regardless of location or status and eliminates the need for voters to share personal and private information with general registrars.
It is time to restore the presumption of innocence to our criminal justice system and end the practice of holding people in jail who have not been convicted of a crime and are not a demonstrable risk to public safety.
The League of Women Voters of Virginia agrees with the principle that every citizen should have an equal voice in government, even if incarcerated. People who are in jail for misdemeanors already can vote absentee by mail. Those in prison should be able to do so, too.
An amendment to the U.S. Constitution would provide the strongest protection available & a powerful tool to fight lingering sex-based discrimination. Virginia should ratify the ERA and make real what most Americans believe – the Constitution of the United States should guarantee equal rights for all
Information on the inhumane practice of solitary confinement in state prisons is the Virginia Department of Corrections’ (VDOC) most closely guarded secret, and one that is actually driving people insane.
