A fasting student from Bellwood Elementary School was forced to run in her physical education class, despite her religious practice. The ACLU of Virginia wrote a letter to Chesterfield County Public Schools to explain how that would be a violation of religious freedom.

In relation to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that a law banning offensive trademarks is unconstitutional, the following may be attributed to ACLU of Virginia Executive Director Claire Guthrie Gastañaga:

In response to a June 2 report that two students were denied the right to wear their hijab at Freedom High School, the ACLU of Virginia sent a letter to Prince William County Public Schools superintendent on the students’ rights to free exercise of religion.

Responding to a claim from a constituent of Rep. Dave Brat who was not allowed to bring her sign into his May 9 town hall, we sent a letter to remind Brat that denying his constituent’s ability to express her beliefs at a public event is denying her constitutional right to free speech.

The ACLU of Virginia has advised all of the state’s Congressional representatives and U.S. Senators that it is unconstitutional to ban attendees at town hall meetings from bringing and displaying signs.

The ACLU of Virginia is urging Gov. Terry McAuliffe to veto two bills approved by the 2017 General Assembly that would hurt free speech rights, and two that would allow LGBT discrimination.

The ACLU of Virginia and seven other free speech organizations have joined to urge a Senate of Virginia committee to reject a bill that would require parental notification and consent for any curricular materials containing any "sexually explicit" content.

The ACLU of Virginia , the Anti-Defamation League, Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, and the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington have signed on to a joint letter urging a state Senate committee to reject a bill that would sanction discrimination against an