ACLU-VA to Grayson County: Stop Trying to Ban Abortions.
Read the ACLU-VA's letter to Grayson County Board of Supervisors raising serious concerns about its anti-abortion ordinance.
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Stand for Immigrants' Rights this Giving Tuesday
Giving Tuesday is about seizing the opportunity to make a difference. Your support helps us build a stronger, more inclusive Virginia through key initiatives like our brand new Immigrants' Rights Project....
Meet Your Neighbor: Michelle and James Hensley
When Michelle Hensley heard that her husband James wouldn’t be coming home from prison as expected, she was at the doctor’s office. Her blood pressure skyrocketed so high, so quickly that her doctor wouldn’...
Latest Press Releases
The release of one ACLU of Virginia client who earned sentence credits should be the first of many
"Potentially hundreds of people who’ve worked for years to earn their release will finally get it, and we’re thrilled that Mr. Puryear is home with his family," said Vishal Agraharkar, ACLU-VA Senior...
Virginia’s election decisively rejects abortion restrictions
"This election was a critical step to protect Virginians’ civil rights and civil liberties, and a clear repudiation of attempts to roll them back," said ACLU-VA Executive Director Mary Bauer.
ACLU of Virginia secures release of man held for months without being charged with a single immigration violation
"Although we’re relieved that our client is finally free, he should never have been illegally imprisoned in the first place,” said Sophia Gregg, Immigrants’ Rights Attorney for the ACLU of Virginia.
In the courts
We are taking legal action to protect the rights of people who are incarcerated, 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.
King v. Youngkin
King v. Youngkin claims that Virginia is in violation of the 150-year-old federal law that established the terms of Virginia’s readmission to representation in the United States Congress after the Civil War.
