Press Releases

Governor McAuliffe Implements ACLU of Virginia Recommendation to Remove Modern Day Poll Tax

The McAuliffe administration announced the removal of the requirement that individuals with a felony conviction pay their fees, fines, and restitution costs before becoming eligible to have their voting rights restored.

U.S. Supreme Court Decides Federal Drug Prosecutors Had Gone Too Far; ACLU of Virginia Agrees

In a unanimous decision about a case out of Charlottesville,Va, the United States Supreme Court found that the Controlled Substance Act and its Analogue Act require the government to prove that the defendant knew he was distributing a substance that is substantially similar to a regulated substance.
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform

ACLU Sues Va. School Board for Discriminatory Transgender Restroom Policy

he American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Virginia filed a lawsuit against the Gloucester County School Board for adopting a discriminatory bathroom policy that segregates transgender students from their peers.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights

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.