The ACLU of Iowa has staff in Des Moines to handle inquiries from journalists on issues affecting civil rights and civil liberties in Iowa.
Media inquiries should be sent via email to editor@aclu-ia.org or contact Communications Director Veronica Fowler at 515-207-0586.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa is beefing up its outreach efforts with additional staff, including staff working specifically to end felony disenfranchisement in Iowa. Damonte Stogner and Erica Barz have been hired as Community Engagement Associates.
Des Moines, Iowa — Public interest groups are cheering a major victory in a lawsuit to strike down Iowa's second unconstitutional ag gag law, designed to silence whistleblowers and undercover activists by punishing them for recording or taking photos inside factory farms, slaughterhouses
Des Moines, Iowa — The ACLU of Iowa has filed an amicus brief in the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in Robbins v. City of Des Moines, a lawsuit seeking to defend the First Amendment rights of Daniel Robbins to video record police in public.
Des Moines, Iowa — The ACLU of Iowa is pleased to announce that Malika Davis of Ames is the 2019 Robert Mannheimer Youth Advocacy Award winner.
Des Moines, Iowa — The ACLU of Iowa is proud to give one of its highest awards—the Louise Noun Award—to four people who have demonstrated a long-term commitment to our most basic rights and freedoms.
Des Moines, Iowa — The ACLU of Iowa is pleased to award its prestigious Dan Johnston Cooperating Attorney Award to Nixon Peabody partners Seth A.