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Federal Court Approves Settlement Allowing Mail Ballots Without a Witness Signature for the November 2020 Election

August 21, 2020

Coalition Launches Virginia Redemption Initiative, Expanding NACDL’s Return to Freedom Project

The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), the Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (VACDL), the ACLU of Virginia, Justice Forward Virginia, and the Legal Aid Justice Center (LAJC), today announced the launch of the Virginia Redemption Project.

August 6, 2020

First Agenda of its Kind to Address Policing in Virginia

This Monday, Aug. 3rd at a virtual press conference, The Virginia Coalition for Transforming Policing announced the “Re-imagine Police Package,” a sweeping and comprehensive plan for police reform.

August 3, 2020

ACLU-VA's Written Testimony to Virginia Senate on Police Accountability

Today, the ACLU of Virginia submitted its written testimony to the joint Senate Judiciary and Rehabilitation and Social Services Committee for th

July 31, 2020

No one should be harassed on public streets by police just because they are filming them

We respect the right of all people to film and report on the actions of police and to document those actions for the general public. No one should be harassed on public streets by police just because they are filming them in action.

July 28, 2020

ACLU-VA's Statement on Court Decision Denying Temporary Restraining Order against Police Excessive Force on Protesters in Richmond

Today, the court denied our request for a temporary restraining order that would have ordered the Richmond Police Department (RPD) and Virginia State Police (VSP) to stop declaring “unlawful assemblies” without

June 30, 2020