ACLU-WV Letter to City Officials: Proposed Conversion Therapy Bill Likely to Survive Legal Challenge
ACLU-WV Legal Director Loree Stark sent a letter today to members of Charleston City Council and Mayor Amy Goodwin’s Office regarding
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VICTORY! Federal Court Blocks WV Law Banning Trans Students in Sports
Today, a federal court ruled that 11-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson must be allowed to try out for the girls’ cross-country and track teams at her school, blocking West Virginia from enforcing a law that bans transgender girls and women from participati
ACLU-WV Warns Parkersburg: Proposed Moratorium on New Residential Substance Abuse Rehab Facilities Violates the Law
The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia is urging the City of Parkersburg to reconsider a proposed ordinance “Imposing A Moratorium Upon New Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Group Residential Facilities.”
Health, Legal Experts File Brief in Support of ACLU-WV Case Against SB 334
Today, the Network for Public Health Law, Mountain State Justice, Inc., March of Dimes, Cabin Creek Health Systems, and several pre-eminent West Virginia health experts — including Dr.
Judge Grants ACLU-WV Request for Temporary Restraining Order on Anti-Harm Reduction Bill
A judge has granted our request for a temporary restraining order against enforcement of SB 334, a bill that bans many lifesaving harm reduction programs in West Virginia.
ACLU-WV Legal Director Loree Stark issued the following statement on the judge's decision:
We're Suing to Stop One of the Nation's Most Restrictive Harm Reduction Laws
The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia (ACLU-WV) filed suit today in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia to stop a new law that could significantly worsen the nation’s worst HIV outbreak.