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“The results of yesterday’s election are clear, and so is the threat to our democracy that a second Trump presidential term represents," said ACLU of Virginia Executive Director Mary Bauer. "We’re ready to fight any attack on these rights with the full force of the ACLU of Virginia."
The ACLU of Virginia and the Washington-Baltimore News Guild Local 32035 ratified their inaugural collective bargaining agreement, marking the first union contract for ACLU of Virginia employees in a major reaffirmation of the people-first values that guide the ACLU of Virginia.
As students go back to school, Virginians are still asking tough questions of their university administrations; to see the comprehensive results of what the ACLU of Virginia’s FOIA requests yielded, click here.
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 black-and-white portrait photography, videos, and artwork by people still inside.
"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 Rights Attorney Wyatt Rolla.
“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 Virginia Attorney Sophia Gregg.