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National ID Entering Through Back Door of Immigration Bill

Virginia ACLU Wants Webb and Warner to Support Removal of Real ID Provisions

Richmond, VA - In its proposed immigration reform legislation, the U.S.

June 19, 2007

ACLU Files Brief on Behalf of Business Owner Who Claims Police Retaliation for Complaints against Detective

Richmond, VA—The ACLU of Virginia today filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond on behalf of a Manassas Park business owner who says that he was subjected to police harassment and unlawful search in retaliation for his complaints about a local detectiv

June 14, 2007

On Loving v. Virginia: Racial Equality, Gay Marriage and the ACLU of Virginia

By Kent Willis, Executive Director, ACLU of Virginia
Forty years ago today the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Virginia law that criminalized the marriage of Richard and Mildred Loving.

June 12, 2007

ACLU Says Ad Restrictions Violate Free Speech Rights of College Newspapers

Case against ABC Board argued in federal court in Richmond today.

Richmond, VA -- The ACLU of Virginia today asked a federal court in Richmond to strike down a Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control restriction on alcohol advertisements in student newspapers.

May 31, 2007

Federal Court in Richmond to Hear ACLU Case Challenging Regulation Banning Alcohol-Related Advertising in College Publications

Civil Liberties Group Says State Agency’s Restrictions are Unconstitutional

Richmond, VA-- The U.S.

May 30, 2007

ACLU Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Hear El-Masri Extraordinary Rendition Case

Federal courts in Virginia have dismissed claims based on “state secrets” doctrine

The ACLU today petitioned the United States Supreme Court to review the case of Khaled El-Masri, an innocent German citizen who was a victim of the government’s unlawful “extraordinary rendition”

May 30, 2007