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ACLU Asks Registrars in First Congressional District to Make Certain that Poll Workers Are Trained to Inform Voters of Alternatives to Showing ID
Richmond , VA -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia is sending today a memo to every voter registrar in the First Congressional District, where a special election will be held tomorrow to elect a replacement for Rep. Jo Ann Davis, who recently passed away.
Federal Appeals Court Hears Arguments in ACLU Case Challenging Virginia Law Excluding Prisoners from FOIA
Prisoner suffering from Hepatitis C unable to obtain treatment protocol
Richmond, VA – The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments this morning in a lawsuit seeking to overturn a Virginia statute that prevents prisoners from using the state Freedom of Information Ac
Prince William County Human Rights Commission Heeds Advice, Opposes Anti-Immigrant Resolution
Board of Supervisors may act on resolution tonight; opponents seeking delay of vote
Prince William County, VA - The Prince William County Human Rights Commission has released a report highly critical of an anti-immigrant resolution passed by the County’s Board of Supervisors in
ACLU, Rep. Bobby Scott Call for Multi-front Steps to Ending Youth Violence
Representative and panel of advocates discussed stopping gang violence and school-to-prison pipeline
Richmond, VA -- A group of advocates, including the American Civil Liberties Union, joined Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA) yesterday to call on the Virginia
Virginia Supreme Court Brief Filed in Same-Sex Couple’s Interstate Custody Dispute
Richmond, VA—The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia is today filing a brief in the Virginia Supreme Court in the long-running custody dispute over a child born during the Vermont civil union of two women.