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Richmond, VA - The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled that “liking” a Facebook page constitutes protected speech under the First Amendment. The decision reversed the federal district court, which ruled that “liking” a Facebook page is “insufficient speech” to merit constitutional protec
Richmond, VA - Today, the American Bar Association (ABA) Death Penalty Due Process Review Project released its report, Evaluating Fairness and Accuracy in State Death Penalty S
Richmond, VA - The ACLU of Virginia today released a letter written to Richmond’s Mayor and City Council on July 29, 2013 asking them to reverse an action taken in May tha
Richmond, VA -- Claire Guthrie Gastañaga, Executive Director of the ACLU of Virginia, released the following statement regarding the ACLU’s release of “You are Being Tracked,” the ACLU’s report on the increasingly pervasive use of license plate scanners by police departments across the country.
Richmond, VA - Today, the Governor’s office provided details of the new “automatic” restoration of rights program that the Office says will benefit up to 6,000 (and perhaps “thousands” more) disenfranchised Virginians before the October registration deadline for the fall election. This means th