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Richmond, VA -- The ACLU of Virginia today asked Governor Tim Kaine to commute the sentence of Percy Walton, a severely mentally ill individual set for lethal injection on December 8.
Richmond, VA -- The ACLU of Virginia today announced that it stands ready to mount a court challenge to the vaguely-worded provision of the new Virginia constitutional amendment that may ban many legitimate contractual agreements between unmarried persons.
Richmond, VA -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia has asked members of Richmond City Council to vote down a proposed ordinance that would, among other provisions, ban all panhandling in Richmond’s Central Busin
Richmond, VA -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia has asked the Public Safety Committee of Richmond City Council not to recommend passage of a proposed ordinance that would, among other provision
Norfolk, VA– Constitutional rights experts William Van Alstyne and Julian G. Ku will square off on November 11 at Virginia Wesleyan College in a debate on presidential powers.