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.
Today the national ACLU released a comprehensive report on prison labor in the U.S., including Iowa-specific statistics.
Some quick facts from the report:
Today the 8th Circuit Court made a decision in our lawsuit to protect Iowa students with disabilities that make them vulnerable to COVID.
Des Moines, Iowa — The ACLU of Iowa today released materials detailing the steps people can take if they have been blocked or censored by Iowa public officials on social media.
Des Moines, Iowa — Today the ACLU of Iowa sent letters to four Iowa cities, informing them that their "panhandling" ordinances violate free speech and must be repealed.
Des Moines, Iowa — Today the Iowa Supreme Court upheld a Polk County jury’s verdict in favor of Jesse Vroegh, a former Iowa Department of Corrections (DOC) nurse.
Today the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa ruled unconstitutional Iowa’s second Ag Gag law, also known as Iowa Ag-Gag 2.0, finding that the law criminalizing undercover investigations at factory farms, slaughterhouses, and puppy mills violates the First Amendment.