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Blog posts
Guidance for Virginia's LGBTQIA+ Communities After Trump's Inauguration
As anticipated, the new Trump Administration has issued a series of harmful and sweeping executive actions—including those targeting the LGBTQIA+ community.
Virginia's First-Ever Trans Joy Zine
Latest Press Releases
Gov. Youngkin’s anti-immigrant executive order is playing politics with people’s lives
"It's disappointing that Gov. Youngkin is planning to throw good money after bad by wasting Virginians' tax dollars terrorizing local communities," said ACLU of Virginia Senior Immigrants' Rights Attorney...
Lawsuit against Liberty University for firing transgender employee to move forward
“It's no surprise the judge ruled our case can move forward. Workplace discrimination against transgender people is against the law – no matter your religious beliefs,” said ACLU of Virginia Senior...
Virginia’s path to automatic rights restoration gains momentum
The effort to enshrine automatic restoration of rights into Virginia's constitution successfully passed this year's legislative session today.The amendment must pass again in next year’s legislative session...
In the courts
Rodriguez Guerra et al. v. Perry et al.
The Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition, the National Immigration Project, and the ACLU of Virginia sued Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which arbitrarily detained people in Virginia after they won immigration cases.
