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ACLU Reiterates Promise to Challenge Richmond Anti-Panhandling Ordinance If Key Provision is Not Removed
Group Says Ban on All Panhandling in CBD Violates First Amendment
Richmond, VA -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia has again asked members of Richmond City Council to vote down a proposed ordinance that would, among other provisions, ban all panhandling in Richmond
ACLU Files Brief in the Appeals Court Supporting Fredericksburg City Council’s Policy Requiring Non-Sectarian Prayers
Richmond, VA -- The ACLU of Virginia today filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of Fredericksburg City Council’s policy requiring that its meeting-opening prayers be non-sectarian.
ACLU of Virginia Asks Governor Kaine to Commute Sentence of Mentally Ill Death Row Inmate Scheduled for Execution
State psychiatrist described Percy Walton as ‘floridly psychotic’
Richmond, VA -- The ACLU of Virginia today asked Governor Tim Kaine to commute the sentence of Percy Walton, a severely mentally ill individual set for lethal injection on December 8.
Virginia Court of Appeals Upholds Vermont Visitation Order in Same-Sex Couple’s Interstate Custody Dispute
Court Rules Virginia Court Should Not Have Interfered With Vermont Case.
ACLU Offers Legal Representation to Individuals Affected by New Virginia Amendment Banning Legal Arrangements between Unmarried Persons
Richmond, VA -- The ACLU of Virginia today announced that it stands ready to mount a court challenge to the vaguely-worded provision of the new Virginia constitutional amendment that may ban many legitimate contractual agreements between unmarried persons.