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Apr 28, 2020
Open Letter: Governor Justice Must Take Swift Action to Make Remote Learning More Equitable, Safe
Technology provides us an opportunity to help students overcome the closure of their schools, but remote learning is not a sufficient remedy unless all students have access to the tools they need to participate fully and equally.
Apr 27, 2020
ACLU-WV and Partners Call for Universal Testing in Jails, Prisons
With the confirmation of COVID-19 in our corrections system, it is time for the state to begin offering universal testing to all who are incarcerated or work within this system.
Apr 25, 2020
ACLU and Women’s Health Center of WV Sue to Ensure Abortion Accessible
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of West Virginia, and the law firm of WilmerHale took emergency legal action today on behalf of the Women’s Health Center of West Virginia and its patients to prevent the state from using the guise of the COVID-19 crisis to prevent people from obtaining abortion care.
Apr 23, 2020
Judge Agrees to Release State’s COVID-19 Plans for Correctional Facilities, Numerous Related Documents
A Court has agreed with ACLU-WV’s arguments that a number of documents relating to the state’s COVID-19 plan in correctional facilities be made publicly available.
Apr 23, 2020
Court Dismisses Case But Keeps Door Open for Further Litigation
Although the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals granted a motion to dismiss in a petition filed by ACLU-WV to free 39 incarcerated individuals, the Court in its ruling also stated that Petitioners are permitted to file the action in circuit court.
Apr 22, 2020
Data Model Shows National COVID-19 Death Toll 100,000 Higher Than Current Projections
COVID19 could claim the lives of approximately 100,000 more people nationwide than current projections stipulate if jail populations are not dramatically and immediately reduced, according to a new epidemiological model released today by the ACLU and academic research partners.
Apr 21, 2020
Gov. Asks Supreme Court to Consider Protecting Stimulus Checks From Creditors
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic forced so many people out of their jobs, more than 40 percent of West Virginians already had a debt that was in collections. Most of those debts were due to medical expenses.
Apr 20, 2020
W.Va. in Top Five Worst States for Racial Disparities in Cannabis-Related Arrests
A Tale of Two Countries: Racially Targeted Arrests in the Era of Cannabis Reform Details Millions of Racially Targeted Cannabis Arrests Made Between 2010-2018
Apr 19, 2020
City of Wheeling on Notice: Stop Tearing Down Encampments and House Displaced Individuals
The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia has informed the City of Wheeling it may file a lawsuit and seek an injunction to prevent the city from moving forward with tearing down the dwellings of community members who are experiencing homelessness.
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