The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Virginia today praised the McAuliffe administration’s commitment to restoring the rights of all disenfranchised Virginians and the establishment of a much easier application process for individuals convicted of more serious felonies.

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit today unanimously dismissed Pittsylvania County’s appeal from a lower court order prohibiting the Board of Supervisors from opening its meetings with Christian prayers offered by Board members.

Tonight, the Gloucester School Board voted to accept a policy that will discriminate against transgender students by requiring them either to use bathroom and locker room facilities that are inconsistent with their gender identity or use “an alternative private facility.”

The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Virginia sent a letter yesterday to the Gloucester County School Board urging it to reject a proposed policy that would limit school restrooms and locker rooms to “the corresponding biological genders”

Today science and medicine prevailed over politics when the Virginia Board of Health voted to approve a Notice of Intent for Regulatory Action (NOIRA) to amend rules for women’s health care centers in Virginia that provide five or more abortions per month.

A letter from ACLU of Virginia to members of the Virginia State Crime Commission recommends against any legislation to criminalize teenage sexting, saying it would raise serious constitutional concerns and also result in feeding many more Virginia teens into the school-to-prison pipeline

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Virginia will be monitoring the polls this Election Day to ensure that all Virginians who are registered to vote are able to exercise their right, freely and without hindrance.