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.
Des Moines, Iowa — Today the ACLU and Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit asking the Polk County District Court to issue an emergency injunction to block provisions of a new abortion restriction that will be signed into law by Gov. Terry Branstad at 8:30 a.m. on Friday morning.
Today the Iowa Legislature did the right thing by passing a bill that will protect the privacy of people using government bathrooms.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit today, demanding government documents about the on-the-ground implementation of President Trump’s Muslim bans.
The ACLU of Iowa is pleased to see the passage of House File 134, which received final approval this afternoon from the Iowa Senate and now heads to Governor Terry Branstad’s office for signing into law.
Mark Stringer, the senior minister at the First Unitarian Church in Des Moines, will start as the new executive director of the civil liberties advocacy group starting in May.
Des Moines, Iowa — A Unitarian Universalist minister has been named the new executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa.