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Spotsylvania School Board misinterprets Virginia code to justify banning books

Spotsylvania County School Board voted 4-3 this week to enact a policy empowering members and the superintendent to ban books they deem “sexually explicit.”

May 9, 2023

Hundreds of Virginians held in prolonged solitary confinement join ACLU of Virginia class action lawsuit

A federal judge allowed hundreds of Virginians in prolonged solitary confinement to join our lawsuit against the Virginia Department of Corrections.

April 13, 2023

ACLU-VA submits letter urging Gov. Youngkin to amend solitary legislation

On March 7, 2023, the ACLU of Virginia submitted a letter on behalf of fifteen additional organizations to Governor Youngkin urging him not to sign legislation on solitary confinement currently on his desk.

March 7, 2023

Mass surveillance technologies make all Virginians less free

Mass surveillance technologies make all Virginians less free. The ones HB 1437 and SB 1165 seek to implement would allow law enforcement to use ‘automatic license plate readers’ to collect data on every car that drives by.

February 20, 2023

After School Satan Club holds first meeting at Chesapeake Public School

In a victory for free speech and religious liberty, the After School Satan Club (ASSC) held its first meeting tonight at B.M. Williams Primary School, despite efforts by some to shut down the club and prevent it from gaining equal access to school facilities.

February 16, 2023

Lawmakers fail to advance bipartisan Second Look bill

ACLU-VA's statement on House committee killing a bipartisan criminal legal reform bill that would establish a means for incarcerated people who have already served at least 15 years of their sentence to petition their sentencing judge for a Second Look at their sentence.

February 16, 2023