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Supreme Court Ruled Police Need A Warrant to Access Cell Phone Location History

The Supreme Court ruled today that the government needs a warrant to access a person’s cellphone location history.

June 22, 2018

Virginia Health Care Providers File New Lawsuit Challenging Longstanding Abortion Restrictions

Lawsuit brought by health care providers challenges abortion restrictions in the Commonwealth of Virginia — some of which have been on the books for over 40 years.

June 22, 2018

ACLU-VA Urged Governor Northam to Bring Transparency to Executions in Virginia

Today, the ACLU of Virginia sent a letter to Governor of Virginia Ralph Northam urging him to act with dispatch to ensure that Virginia’s protocols for administering the death penalty exemplify the highest standards of transparency and accountability.

June 18, 2018

ACLU-VA's Statement on Supreme Court Ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop

The U.S. Supreme Court reversed a lower court's decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission on June 4, 2018.

June 4, 2018

ACLU, ACLU-VA Charge Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department with Sex Discrimination and Retaliation

Department Ignored Allegations of Bias by Top Female Officials, Punished Them for Coming Forward

May 23, 2018

U.S. District Court Rules for Trans Activist Gavin Grimm in Suit Against Gloucester School Board

The U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Virginia has denied the school board’s motion to dismiss the case of Gavin Grimm v.

May 22, 2018