Federal Appeals Court Affirms Lower Court Ruling Denying Qualified Immunity in Thorpe, et al. v. Harold Clarke, et al.

The governor amended a controversial bill that would lift the ban on the use of facial recognition technology without a warrant by local law enforcement agencies. The governor’s amendments did nothing to address the many concerns voiced by a broad range of advocates.

Gov. Youngkin signed into law Senate Bill 656 (SB 656), which would give parents the authority to prevent their children from learning material deemed “sexually explicit content.” While the bill is lauded by some as parental choice, its true intent and impact is classroom censorship.

Temporary injunction granted for 12 plaintiff students in 10 school districts.

The ACLU-VA & partners filed a FOIA request for all communication between the Hanover County School Board and the Alliance Defending Freedom. The organization’s disturbing and erroneous positions clearly should disqualify ADF from providing legal advice to the Hanover County School Board.

The chance for Virginia voters to have their say on the Right to Vote Constitutional Amendment was officially killed in the 2022 General Assembly session.

The ACLU of Virginia joined partners to urge Virginia to hold a special election in 2022 for the Virginia House of Delegates based on newly created, fairer voting maps.

In principle, we oppose any use of facial recognition software by law enforcement. When used by police in criminal investigations, facial recognition technology can, and has, led to wrongful arrests and civil rights violations.