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Jan 29, 2018

HB 4204 Is No Friend To Religion, Family, Business

Freedom of and from Religion
Today, we came together with members of the West Virginia faith community to voice opposition to House Bill 4204 - a so called “anti-sharia law” bill.
 
HB 4204, which purports to...
Today, we came together with members of the West Virginia faith community to voice opposition to House Bill 4204 - a so called “anti-sharia law” bill.
 
HB 4204, which purports to...
Jan 24, 2018

Health Not Politics

Reproductive Freedom
Politicians in Charleston are trying to take health coverage away from West Virginia women just to score political points – we can’t let them. In 1993, the Supreme Court of West Virginia ruled that the...
Politicians in Charleston are trying to take health coverage away from West Virginia women just to score political points – we can’t let them. In 1993, the Supreme Court of West Virginia ruled that the...
Jan 11, 2018

Don't Force Universities to Financially Support Discriminatory Clubs

Freedom of Speech
The Senate Education Committee put SB 111, “the FORUM Act” on its agenda for today. The bill is largely a campus free speech bill that, as a free speech organization, ACLU-WV would probably support....
The Senate Education Committee put SB 111, “the FORUM Act” on its agenda for today. The bill is largely a campus free speech bill that, as a free speech organization, ACLU-WV would probably support....
Jan 8, 2018

Civil Fights: 2018 Legislative Rundown

Civil Fights podcast is back and in this episode (listen below), Jamie is talking with ACLU-WV Policy Director Eli Baumwell about the 2018 Legislative Session.
 
Eli gives...
Civil Fights podcast is back and in this episode (listen below), Jamie is talking with ACLU-WV Policy Director Eli Baumwell about the 2018 Legislative Session.
 
Eli gives...
Dec 8, 2017

Voter ID Laws Are Bad, Education Is Our Best Defense

Defending Democracy
The 2016 Voter ID law is now in effect.  The ACLU-WV was active in opposing that law and we continue to oppose anything that can be used to suppress votes. Even still, credit is due to the Secretary of...
The 2016 Voter ID law is now in effect.  The ACLU-WV was active in opposing that law and we continue to oppose anything that can be used to suppress votes. Even still, credit is due to the Secretary of...
Nov 28, 2017

Social Justice and Climate Change

The Environmental Protection Agency is in West Virginia to conduct a public hearing on the repeal of the Clean Power Plan. The rule, established by the Obama Administration, set forth guidelines for...
The Environmental Protection Agency is in West Virginia to conduct a public hearing on the repeal of the Clean Power Plan. The rule, established by the Obama Administration, set forth guidelines for...