The Virginia Department of Corrections denies equal services to people who are blind or visually impaired. So we sued.
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Dec 16, 2022
In re Bleakley (Amicus)
First Amendment Rights
Status: Filed
The ACLU of Virginia filed an amicus brief in support of Connor Bleakley and Sami Alsawaf seeking to allow Brandon Bleakley to perform the rites of their wedding ceremony, arguing that the Virginia code...
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Oct 17, 2022
Steven Prease v. Clarke and White
Criminal Legal Reform
Status: Victory!
The ACLU of Virginia filed Prease v. Clarke in the Virginia Supreme Court, challenging the continued incarceration of Steven Prease and demanding his immediate release from Virginia Department of...
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Aug 15, 2022
Antoine Anderson v. Clarke and Bowles
Criminal Legal Reform
Status: Decided
The ACLU of Virginia filed Anderson v. Clarke in the Albemarle County Circuit Court, challenging the continued incarceration of Antoine Anderson and demanding his immediate release from Virginia Department...
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Jul 27, 2022
Peter Vlaming v. West Point School Board et al. (Amicus)
LGBTQ+ Rights
Status: Filed
The ACLU of Virginia joined the ACLU in filing an amicus curiae, or friend of the court, brief before the Supreme Court of Virginia in the case of Vlaming v. West Point School Board,...
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Jun 23, 2022
Virginia Obscenity Proceedings against Two Books
First Amendment Rights
On behalf of Virginia bookstores & others, we urged a Virginia court to dismiss obscenity proceedings that would block two books from being sold & distributed in Virginia. Baseless claims of...