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Nov 2, 2021

Randolph County Superintendent Withdrawing Recommendation to Expel ACLU-WV Client

We have been informed the Randolph County Superintendent is withdrawing her recommendation to expel our client, who was facing an expulsion hearing for using social media to warn his LGBTQ+ classmates about...

ACLU staff members and community members attend a meeting of the Randolph County School Board

Oct 27, 2021

School Officials Want to Expel ACLU Client for Warning LGBTQ+ Classmates About Violent Threats

The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia (ACLU-WV) will represent a Randolph County high school student who is facing expulsion for exercising his First...

Oct 26, 2021

A Nonpartisan Way Forward on Redistricting

The following op-ed appeared in the Charleston Gazette-Mail today:

Now that Republicans have had their go at drawing West Virginia’s legislative districts, it’s clear that neither party...

The following op-ed appeared in the Charleston Gazette-Mail today:

Now that Republicans have had their go at drawing West Virginia’s legislative districts, it’s clear that neither party...

An outline of West Virginia with the words "Fight for Fair Maps"

Oct 19, 2021

UNANIMOUS: Morgantown Protects Youth From Conversion ‘Therapy’

Tonight, Morgantown became the second West Virginia city to ban the harmful practice of so-called conversion therapy on minors. The vote was unanimous. We applaud...

A picture of Woodburn Hall with the words "Victory: Morgantown Bans Conversion Therapy"

Oct 15, 2021

Dragline: Emergency Motion Filed over “Lack of Basic Compliance” with CDC Protocols in WV Jails

A report from a doctor who has inspected 30 facilities across the country expressed “urgent concern” over what he called “the most dangerous approach to medical isolation I have encountered since the outset...

Oct 7, 2021

ACLU-WV, ACLU-WV United Union Reach First Contract Agreement

ACLU-WV and ACLU-WV United, the union representing most of its employees, have come to a historic agreement on a first contract. It improves wages and benefits, and helps foster a creative, equitable and...