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ACLU of Virginia’s 2026 Annual Report

Check out how YOU helped us fight back against the Trump administration this year – and what’s ahead for 2027.

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Free Speech Voices: Freedom to be students in King George County

When two students at King George County Middle School wanted to start an LGBTQ+ club, the school board created roadblocks to keep the club from forming. Students fought back with the support of their parents and the ACLU of Virginia – and won. Here’s their story.

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We fight every day in the courts, in the legislature, and in our communities to create a Virginia for all. But we can’t do it alone.

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Help us mobilize communities across Virginia to defend and advance civil liberties.

Press Releases

Nov 3, 2026

Voters amend Virginia’s constitution to put fundamental freedoms beyond the reach of politicians

“In a Commonwealth whose history bears the deep scars of injustice, this victory belongs to every Virginian who refused to accept that history as our destiny,” said ACLU-VA Executive Director Mary Bauer.

Oct 13, 2026

Nothing prohibits Virginia from using our own dollars to continue gender-affirming care for Medicaid and CHIP recipients

“We urge the Commonwealth to act quickly to rescind the bulletin, establish a plan for state-only funding, and tell providers how to document services so they can be covered retroactively once the plan is implemented.”

Sep 28, 2026

Federal trial to begin over allegations of prolonged isolation and torturous conditions in Virginia’s prison system

Opening statements begin October 5 in a month-long federal trial challenging a system that has held people in solitary conditions for years in Red Onion State Prison.

Issues We're Monitoring

Vote YES on All Amendments

Virginians can vote on THREE ballot amendments this fall to protect our freedoms in the Commonwealth – no matter who’s in office.

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We are taking legal action to defend immigrants’ rights, protect transgender people from discrimination, fight back against censorship efforts, and do so much more to defend civil rights and civil liberties across the Commonwealth.