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On Tuesday, the House Judiciary Committee met for what appears to be the last time this session. Despite strong passage in the Senate, the Crown Act (SB 850) had not been placed on the agenda, which would have seemingly killed the bill. Delegate Fluharty then made a motion to suspend the rules and have the committee hear the bill. That motion required 2/3 of the committee to approve it. It failed by one vote.

America is not a Christian nation, but a concerted Christian Nationalist agenda that is taking root here in West Virginia aims to change that.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, Feb. 28, 2020 | CONTACT: Billy Wolfe [email protected] 304-543-0858CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Today, ACLU-WV and Teresa Toriseva of Toriseva Law filed a notice of appeal on behalf of our client, Michael Critchfield, and his parents, Caroline and Jon Critchfield. Michael is a transgender teenager who was harassed, bullied and degraded by an assistant principal simply for using the boys’ room after school.

Testimony of Malcolm Cohen on House Bill 4780 to the West Virginia House of Delegates February 24, 2020

ACLU-WV staff members spoke at this morning's public hearing on Senate Concurrent Resolution 4, a call for a Constitutional Convention to impose term limits on members of Congress.  

With a unanimous vote, the Morgantown City Council has become the first municipality in West Virginia to effectively decriminalize cannabis.   

Today ACLU-WV issued a position statement to members of the House of Delegates asking them to reject House Bill 4155, which would require applicants for plumbers' licenses to obtain work authorization through the E-Verify system.

On February 16, the ACLU of West Virginia issued a position statement to members of the House Judiciary Committee on House Bill 2732 or the 'Defend the Guard Act.'

A City of Beckley ordinance restricting when individuals may erect political signage is unconstitutional and should be scrapped, ACLU-WV told city officials in a letter today.