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Jan 9, 2020

Key Civil Liberties Issues in the 2020 Iowa Legislative Session

Each year, hundreds of pieces of legislation are introduced in the Iowa Legislature. Last year alone, we monitored approximately 150 bills, demonstrating the vast impact that civil liberties have in our...

Dec 3, 2019

Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction of Iowa’s Ag Gag 2.0 Law

Today the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa issued a preliminary injunction, preventing enforcement of the so-called “Ag Gag 2.0” law while the lawsuit that seeks to permanently block it...

Sep 13, 2019

ACLU of Iowa Board Member Jonathan Wilson Receives LGBTQ Legacy Leaders Award

ACLU of Iowa Board Member Jonathan Wilson of Des Moines has been selected to receive an inaugural LGBTQ Legacy Leader Award....

Sep 13, 2019

ACLU of Iowa Board Member Sonia Reyes-Snyder Receives LGBTQ Legacy Leaders Award

ACLU of Iowa Board Member Sonia Reyes-Snyder of Des Moines has been selected to receive an inaugural LGBTQ Legacy Leader Award...

Sep 13, 2019

Former ACLU of Iowa Board Member Receives LGBTQ Legacy Leaders Award

Fomer ACLU of Iowa board member Karen Mackey of Sioux City has been selected to receive an inaugural LGBTQ Legacy Leader...

Sep 12, 2019

Ames High School Transgender Student Wins 2019 ACLU of Iowa Mannheimer Award

When she was in elementary school, Malika Davis began an initiative to uplift the mental health of her schoolmates: a community garden.

Malika, often a target of bullying due to...

When she was in elementary school, Malika Davis began an initiative to uplift the mental health of her schoolmates: a community garden.

Malika, often a target of bullying due to...