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ACLU announces Election Day hotline
The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia will answer questions from voters who encounter problems at the polls on Election Day and is prepared to advocate on behalf of voters whose rights have...
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ACLU seeks info on Title IX compliance
The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia has asked public colleges and universities in the state to provide information related to their schools’ campus sexual assault policies, procedures and...
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ACLU encourages AG, gov to seek reform of 21-day rule
The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia sent a letter to Governor Bob McDonnell and Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli encouraging them to take action to assist an innocent Hampton man in gaining...
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ACLU, Public Citizen appeal injunction against web critic
Public Citizen and the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia today filed papers in the Supreme Court of Virginia appealing the preliminary injunction ordering Jane Perez not to post certain...
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Virginia Supreme Court reverses injunction against online critic’s speech
The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday reversed a lower court preliminary injunction ordering Jane Perez not to post certain criticisms of Dietz Development, LLC. The ruling came two days after Public...
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ACLU urges lawmakers to act on felon disenfranchisement reform
The ACLU of Virginia on Thursday praised Gov. Bob McDonnell for his remarks during last night’s State of the Commonwealth address in which he showed support for legislation that would automatically...
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ACLU encourages legislators to support no-excuse absentee voting
The ACLU of Virginia yesterday urged legislators to support measures that expand voting rights by providing for no-excuse absentee voting for all voters. “Generally, any voter should be allowed to vote...
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ACLU, Cuccinelli criticize subcommittee vote on voting reforms
The ACLU of Virginia and Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli added their voices to the chorus expressing disappointment House subcommittee failed to advance legislation that would reform Virginia’s law...
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Court allows transgender inmate’s claim against DOC to proceed
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit today ruled that Ophelia De’lonta stated a “plausible” claim that the Virginia Department of Corrections violated her constitutional rights when it...
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Court of Appeals strikes down Virginia sodomy law
By a 2-1 vote, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit today held that Virginia’s “Crimes Against Nature” statute, which criminalizes all acts of oral and anal sex (including...
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ACLU of Virginia expresses concern about implementation of new voter ID laws
The ACLU of Virginia today expressed concern about the implementation of Virginia’s new voter ID law, SB 1256, and its impact on voters’ access to the polls. The ACLU provided public comment at this...
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ACLU of Virginia and Equality Virginia urge Gov. McDonnell to end adoption,...
This week, the ACLU of Virginia and Equality Virginia asked Gob. Bob McDonnell to ensure that the best interests of children inform his “Virginia Adopts” Campaign and that all families are considered...
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ACLU rejects conclusion of Ken Cuccinelli’s rights restoration report
The ACLU of Virginia today rejected the conclusion of the report of the Attorney General’s Rights Restoration Advisory Committee that the governor does not have the power to issue an executive order...
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Court strikes down residency restrictions on petition circulators
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Wednesday struck down a Virginia law imposing a state residency requirement on persons who petition for third-party...
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ACLU of Virginia marks 50th anniversary of Equal Pay Act
The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia marked the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act today with a call for Congress to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act. Passed in 1963, the Equal Pay Act was a...
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Supreme Court strikes down key provision of Voting Rights Act
A 5-4 ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court handed down today has struck down a key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The court, split along ideological lines, ruled that Congress had used obsolete...
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ACLU of Virginia will file federal lawsuit to secure freedom to marry
The ACLU of Virginia announced Tuesday that it will be filing suit in federal court to challenge the constitutionality of Virginia’s laws denying same-sex couples the freedom to marry or to obtain...
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Groups differ on impact of governor’s move on voting rights
Virginia Organizing Chairperson Sandra A. Cook offered praise for Gov. Bob McDonnell after the governor’s office announced today a set of procedures for the new, more automated process of restoration...
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ACLU releases report on use of automatic license plate readers
Claire Guthrie Gastañaga, Executive Director of the ACLU of Virginia, released the following statement regarding the ACLU’s release of “You are Being Tracked,” the ACLU’s report on the increasingly...
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ACLU of Virginia questions change in Richmond’s nondiscrimination policy
Source: Augusta Free Press - Waynesboro, Va., Local NewsThe ACLU of Virginia today released a letter written to Richmond’s Mayor and City Council on July 29, 2013 asking them to reverse an action taken...
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