The ACLU of Virginia has advised Virginia's Congressional delegation that it is unconstitutional to block people from official and unofficial social media accounts used for official purposes because public officials don’t like the viewpoints expressed.

The ACLU of Virginia has appealed to the Supreme Court of Virginia to overturn a circuit court ruling that would allow police to continue using automated license plate readers (ALPRs) to mass surveil the public.

The ACLU of Virginia & legal organizations today called on the governor and officials for the City of Charlottesville to request an independent investigation into police response to Klan counter-protest.

The ACLU-VA sent Rep. Scott Taylor a letter explaining how his censorship of opposing viewpoints in a limited public forum violates his constituents’ rights to free speech.

The ACLU of Virginia applauds Hopewell City Public Schools for creating a limited public forum space where students can have access to both religious and secular materials.

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.