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ACLU of Virginia and Equality Virginia Urge Gov. McDonnell to End Adoption and Foster Care Discrimination

Ask Governor to consider LGBT community in “Virginia Adopts” campaign.

Richmond, VA – This week, the ACLU of Virginia and Equality Virginia

May 15, 2013

ACLU of Virginia Expresses Concern about Implementation of New Voter ID Law

Richmond, VA – The ACLU of Virginia today expressed concern about the implementation of Virginia’s new voter ID law, SB 1256, and its impact on voters’ access to the polls. The ACLU provided public comment at this afternoon’s State Board of Elections meeting.

May 14, 2013

Virginia Board of Health Adopts Burdensome New Regulations on Women's Health Centers

Richmond, VA -- The Virginia Board of Health today approved permanent regulations that impose heavy burdens on women's healthcare centers that provide safe, legal first-trimester abortion, along with vital reproductive health care and family planning services.

April 12, 2013

Fairfax Judge Strikes Down Law on Licenses to Perform Marriages

Statute unconstitutionally discriminates against religions,like Sikhism, that do not have ordained ministers

Fairfax County, VA – Representatives of religions that do not have ordained ministers must be permitted to perform marriages on th

April 1, 2013

Federal Court Says Pittsylvania County Violated Citizen’s Religious Liberty with Meeting-Opening Sectarian Prayers

Danville, VA – Federal District Court Judge Michael Urbanski today ruled that the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors violated the First Amendment rights of ACLU of Virginia client Barbara Hudson by opening meetings with prayers that favored one set of religious beliefs over others.

March 27, 2013

Virginia Set to Become First State to Pass Statewide Limitation on Drone Use

Governor Proposes Limited Amendments to Two-Year Moratorium on Drones

Richmond, VA – Governor Bob McDonnell last night proposed limited amendments to legislation that called for a two-year moratorium on the use of unmanne

March 26, 2013