“Enshrining our civil rights and civil liberties in Virginia’s constitution would mean no matter what happens at the federal level, Virginians’ rights would be as secure as possible," said ACLU-VA Executive Director Mary Bauer. "We’ll be working to do just that with three constitutional amendments."

“It is appalling that anyone would invoke the trauma and cruelty of this country’s history of slavery to level racist threats of violence at Black Virginians," said ACLU of Virginia Executive Director Mary Bauer. "Hate has no place in our communities. We are committed to fighting it in every form."

“The results of yesterday’s election are clear, and so is the threat to our democracy that a second Trump presidential term represents," said ACLU of Virginia Executive Director Mary Bauer. "We’re ready to fight any attack on these rights with the full force of the ACLU of Virginia."

The ACLU of Virginia and the Washington-Baltimore News Guild Local 32035 ratified their inaugural collective bargaining agreement, marking the first union contract for ACLU of Virginia employees in a major reaffirmation of the people-first values that guide the ACLU of Virginia.

As students go back to school, Virginians are still asking tough questions of their university administrations; to see the comprehensive results of what the ACLU of Virginia’s FOIA requests yielded, click here. 

Join us to meet eight Virginians who were formerly incarcerated or whose loved ones are still incarcerated in a first-of-its-kind ACLU of Virginia exhibition “Virginia Needs a Second Chance” showcasing black-and-white portrait photography, videos, and artwork by people still inside.

“If you win your immigration case in Virginia, ICE is supposed to let you go – but instead, it’s been unlawfully detaining dozens of people for months in violation of its own policies,” said ACLU of Virginia Attorney Sophia Gregg.

“No one should be fired because of who they are – but Liberty University made it clear that’s exactly why it fired Ellenor,” said ACLU of Virginia Senior Transgender Rights Attorney Wyatt Rolla.

“The Virginia Department of Education didn’t want to defend its anti-trans model policies in a court of law because it knew they can’t stand up to scrutiny," said ACLU of Virginia Senior Transgender Attorney Wyatt Rolla.