It's going to be another challenging legislative session, and we will remain vigilant in stopping proposals that would take away the rights of Iowans. But we're also confident that we can make bipartisan progress on some key issues.
Although we will be working on many bills in 2022, we've prioritized four broad areas that we'll be especially focused on the issues listed below.
The enforcement of Iowa’s marijuana laws has led to stark racial disparities in our state’s criminal legal system. The ACLU supports legalization of marijuana, but in Iowa, we are pushing the issue forward incrementally by first decriminalizing it.
February 17, 2022Some Iowa politicians are targeting transgender Iowans, including children, to deny them equal access to education, medical care, public facilities, jobs, and a place to live. Transgender people deserve to be treated with the same respect and equal treatment as anyone else.
January 6, 2022Regardless of what the U.S. Supreme Court decides, the ACLU and the ACLU of Iowa remain deeply committed to protecting the fundamental right of people to control their bodies and their lives.
January 6, 2022The criminal legal system in Iowa disproportionately targets and subjects people of color, and Black people especially, to police brutality, incarceration, and numerous collateral consequences.
January 6, 2022In Iowa, a single eviction or even the mere filing of an eviction notice stays on your record for decades, making it far more difficult to find quality, affordable housing in the future.
January 6, 2022