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Blog posts
Sam Westrum: Y'all Means All
A few years ago, I ran into an old friend from childhood while I was home visiting family. I asked her and her partner: “What are y’all up to later?” She laughed and said, “Wait, did you just say . . . y’...
ACLUVA Statement on Decision in Anderson v. Clarke and Bowles
We are disappointed by the court’s decision today. Virginia lawmakers gave incarcerated people greater incentive to pursue rehabilitation, but those incentives have now been eliminated for people with...
Latest Press Releases
ACLU-VA Submits Letter Urging Gov. Youngkin to Amend Solitary Legislation
On March 7, 2023, the ACLU of Virginia submitted a letter on behalf of fifteen additional organizations to Governor Youngkin urging him not to sign legislation on solitary confinement currently on his desk...
Mass surveillance technologies make all Virginians less free
Mass surveillance technologies make all Virginians less free. The ones HB 1437 and SB 1165 seek to implement would allow law enforcement to use ‘automatic license plate readers’ to collect data on every car...
After School Satan Club Holds First Meeting at Chesapeake Public School
In a victory for free speech and religious liberty, the After School Satan Club (ASSC) held its first meeting tonight at B.M. Williams Primary School, despite efforts by some to shut down the club and...
In the courts
NFB-VA vs. VDOC
The Virginia Department of Corrections denies equal services to people who are blind or visually impaired. So we sued.
