As Passover and Ramadan are coming, the ACLU of Virginia sent letters to supervisors at all Virginia state prisons and local and regional jails to remind each facility manager of their legal obligation to accommodate inmates’ religious traditions.

Solicitation is constitutionally protected speech, and the broad provisions passed by the Board of Supervisors prohibiting solicitation would not withstand a legal challenge.

A Fairfax judge ruled that use of automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) by the Fairfax County Police Department for passive surveillance not related to an authorized criminal investigation is illegal.

In response to complaint regarding the Buckingham Correctional Center's denial of visiting privileges to menstruating individuals, the ACLU of Virginia urged the BCC to stop implementing this discriminatory ban and reinstate visiting privileges for menstruating visitors.

On March 4, the ACLU of Virginia sent Governor Ralph Northam a letter asking him to take action on legislation pending at his desk that would protect or expand the right to vote.