Press Releases

ACLU of Virginia Sues Petersburg for Damages for Violating Activist’s Right to Speak at City Council Meetings in January

The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia filed a lawsuit today against the City of Petersburg for violating the First Amendment rights of a resident who was prohibited from speaking at a city council meeting solely because he owed an unpaid fine to the City.
Issue Areas: First Amendment Rights

ACLU of Virginia Files Lawsuit against Fairfax Police for Collection, Storage of Personal Information

Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia filed a lawsuit in Fairfax County Circuit Court against the Fairfax County Police Department for unlawfully storing massive amounts of license plate data collected using automatic license plate readers.