Press Releases

ACLU of Virginia Praises Fairfax County School Board Vote to Make its Schools Discrimination Free Zones

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Virginia today praised the Fairfax County School Board’s vote to pass Policy 1450.6 that will add “gender identity” to the categories of prohibited discrimination.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ 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.

ACLU of Virginia Questions Governor’s Vetoes of License Plate Reader Bills; Will File Suit to Ensure Compliance With Current Privacy Law

The ACLU of Virginia today questioned Governor McAuliffe’s decision to veto SB 965 and HB 1673 and promised that the organization will file suit to ensure compliance with Virginia’s current law regulating the collection and storage by government agencies of personal information about Virginians.

ACLU of VA Celebrates Enactment of Law Requiring Warrants for Police Drone Use

The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia today celebrated enactment of landmark legislation protecting Virginians’ privacy and commended Governor McAuliffe for signing into law bi-partisan legislation that will require a search warrant for drone use by law or regulatory enforcement agencies.

ACLU of Virginia remarks on freedom to marry cases before U.S. Supreme Court

Claire Guthrie Gastañaga, executive director of the ACLU of Virginia, released a statement regarding oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court involving challenges to the Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee bans on marriage rights for same-sex couples.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights

ACLU of Virginia Delivers Pro-Privacy Petition Signed by More than 10,000

SB 965 would protect Virginians’ privacy by limiting surveillance without a warrant and ensuring that whatever surveillance data is routinely collected by license plate readers, unless it is relevant to an ongoing investigation, is deleted within seven days.
Issue Areas: First Amendment Rights