Meet Your Neighbor: Angela White
“My journey didn't define who I was. It just made me a better person to who I am today.”
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Federal court rules transgender middle schooler can play
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Meet Your Neighbor: Angel DeJesus
“I don’t want to say that I deserve a second chance, but that I earned my second chance. It’s not just the time that you served, it’s everything else that you’re doing while you are incarcerated.”
Meet Your Neighbor: Rev. Rodney Hunter
“We all make mistakes, and we all need a second chance. We've all fallen short of God's glory; needed to be forgiven, and needed a chance to make right those wrongs that we have committed.”
Latest Press Releases
Meet prison-impacted Virginians showcased in ACLU-VA “Virginia Needs a Second Chance” exhibit
Join us to meet eight Virginians who were formerly incarcerated or whose loved ones are still incarcerated in a first-of-its-kind ACLU of Virginia exhibition “Virginia Needs a Second Chance” showcasing...
Federal court rules Hanover County must let middle school athlete try out in blow to VDOE’s anti-transgender model policies
"This ruling should make every school board – not just Hanover – think twice before using VDOE’s model policies to justify discrimination against its students,” said ACLU of Virginia Senior Transgender...
Class action settlement releases multiple immigrants from ICE custody and establishes procedure for releasing dozens more
“If you win your immigration case in Virginia, ICE is supposed to let you go – but instead, it’s been unlawfully detaining dozens of people for months in violation of its own policies,” said ACLU of...
In the courts
We are taking legal action to protect the rights of transgender people, fight back against censorship efforts, ensure students with disabilities are able to go to school like their peers, and continue to defend civil rights and civil liberties across the Commonwealth.
Doe v. Hanover County School Board
On July 3, 2024 ACLU of Virginia and WilmerHale filed a Title IX lawsuit in the Eastern District of Virginia on behalf of “Janie Doe,” a transgender student whom Hanover County Public School blocked from playing on a sports team for which she tried out and qualified.
