ACLU of West Virginia
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Happening now: ICE is causing fear and chaos in West Virginia communities. It's crucial that you know your rights if you find yourself as a bystander to enforcement activity.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: What You Can Do as a Bystander During Immigration Enforcement Actions - ACLU of West Virginia
It’s easy to freeze when you see immigration agents detaining someone, especially if the officers are acting quickly or aggressively. This FAQ is intended to give some guidance on what actions you can...
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January 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Happening now: ICE is causing fear and chaos in West Virginia communities. It's crucial that you know your rights if you find yourself as a bystander to enforcement activity.
Trans youth like Becky Pepper-Jackson deserve the right to participate in school sports without facing discrimination.
Tuesday, we'll be at the Supreme Court defending Becky and other trans kids' right to play.
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Tuesday, we'll be at the Supreme Court defending Becky and other trans kids' right to play.
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January 12, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Trans youth like Becky Pepper-Jackson deserve the right to participate in school sports without facing discrimination.
Tuesday, we'll be at the Supreme Court defending Becky and other trans kids' right to play.
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Tuesday, we'll be at the Supreme Court defending Becky and other trans kids' right to play.
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Together We Win: Fight For the T in Team: BPJ & Hecox Rally at SCOTUS
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December 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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On January 13, our client Becky will have her case heard at the U.S. Supreme Court. Outside the court, we’ll be rallying for trans kids like Becky who just want to be part of a team and belong. Join us as we show up loud, united and impossible to ignore!
December 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
On January 13, our client Becky will have her case heard at the U.S. Supreme Court. Outside the court, we’ll be rallying for trans kids like Becky who just want to be part of a team and belong. Join us as we show up loud, united and impossible to ignore!
The officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice is again working in West Virginia after resigning from a police job in White Sulphur Springs last summer following public outcry.
ACLU-WV investigative reporter Kyle Vass has the story.
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ACLU-WV investigative reporter Kyle Vass has the story.
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Officer Who Killed 12-Year-Old Tamir Rice Just Got Two More Police Jobs in West Virginia — Dragline
Public outcry erupted last July when news broke that Timothy Loehmann – the man who killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice in a Cleveland park in 2014 – was hired as a police officer by the City of White Sulph...
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December 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice is again working in West Virginia after resigning from a police job in White Sulphur Springs last summer following public outcry.
ACLU-WV investigative reporter Kyle Vass has the story.
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ACLU-WV investigative reporter Kyle Vass has the story.
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“Imagine if the president, Congress and governors wanted to throw resources that would actually address poverty, homelessness, hunger and crime."
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Gov. Morrisey needs to bring the guard home and stand up for West Virginia • West Virginia Watch
The shooting of the two West Virginians is being used as a catalyst for the latest phase of the presidential administration’s xenophobia.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
“Imagine if the president, Congress and governors wanted to throw resources that would actually address poverty, homelessness, hunger and crime."
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Past measures have not fixed the long-standing issues of violence towards Black people by Charleston Police. It’s time for a reckoning.
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Attorneys are right to demand accountability from Charleston Police • West Virginia Watch
Citing a slew of violent acts against Black community members, a group of West Virginia attorneys has called on Charleston City Council to investigate several police officers. They are right to demand...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Past measures have not fixed the long-standing issues of violence towards Black people by Charleston Police. It’s time for a reckoning.
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A Court has dismissed our request to stop the WV National Guard deployment to D.C. but also warned that any future deployments to states where governors haven't requested the Guard may be unlawful.
Troops should not be policing our communities. We'll continue to keep a close eye on this.
Troops should not be policing our communities. We'll continue to keep a close eye on this.
November 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
A Court has dismissed our request to stop the WV National Guard deployment to D.C. but also warned that any future deployments to states where governors haven't requested the Guard may be unlawful.
Troops should not be policing our communities. We'll continue to keep a close eye on this.
Troops should not be policing our communities. We'll continue to keep a close eye on this.
Applications open! The fellowship is open to undergraduate and graduate students, law students, and nontraditional students or citizen activists from historically marginalized communities that are underrepresented in West Virginia advocacy and policy-making spaces.
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ACLU-WV Equity & Justice Fellowship
Far too often, talented, hardworking young people who are directly impacted by the issues we fight for are funneled away from following their passions because they must prioritize paid work over
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October 15, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Applications open! The fellowship is open to undergraduate and graduate students, law students, and nontraditional students or citizen activists from historically marginalized communities that are underrepresented in West Virginia advocacy and policy-making spaces.
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Ever wanted to work on the front lines of some of the most important issues of our time, from the defense of our democracy, to abortion rights, trans rights, immigrants' rights, and more? We're hiring!
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ADVOCACY ASSOCIATE
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF WEST VIRGINIA
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October 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Ever wanted to work on the front lines of some of the most important issues of our time, from the defense of our democracy, to abortion rights, trans rights, immigrants' rights, and more? We're hiring!
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Tens of thousands of West Virginians lack access to clean drinking water. We continue to call on the State to prioritize the needs of people in our state, not the wants of religious institutions, in future decision-making.
September 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Tens of thousands of West Virginians lack access to clean drinking water. We continue to call on the State to prioritize the needs of people in our state, not the wants of religious institutions, in future decision-making.
This is a win for church-state separation. The First Amendment isn't a suggestion; it's the law.
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After Court declares that grant to Ohio religious school was unconstitutional, no funds to be spent on religious education
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 26, 2025 ACLU-WV CONTACT: Billy Wolfe bwolfe@acluwv.org AHA CONTACT: Court Beyer cbeyer@americanhumanist.org
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September 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This is a win for church-state separation. The First Amendment isn't a suggestion; it's the law.
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The case challenging a $5 million WV Water Development Authority grant to an out-of-state religious school is coming to an end, with a Court declaring the original grant unconstitutional and the Authority agreeing that public funds will not be spent on religious education or advocacy.
September 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The case challenging a $5 million WV Water Development Authority grant to an out-of-state religious school is coming to an end, with a Court declaring the original grant unconstitutional and the Authority agreeing that public funds will not be spent on religious education or advocacy.
The ACLU of West Virginia is aware of efforts made by a local college to intimidate protestors participating in an anti-ICE demonstration today off campus.
Volunteers will be on the ground in Bethany today and will be watching closely.
Volunteers will be on the ground in Bethany today and will be watching closely.
September 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The ACLU of West Virginia is aware of efforts made by a local college to intimidate protestors participating in an anti-ICE demonstration today off campus.
Volunteers will be on the ground in Bethany today and will be watching closely.
Volunteers will be on the ground in Bethany today and will be watching closely.
The Trump administration is removing exhibits that reference slavery from Harpers Ferry National Historic Park, according to news reports.
This government-mandated historical amnesia is the work of racist propagandists, not public servants.
This government-mandated historical amnesia is the work of racist propagandists, not public servants.
September 17, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The Trump administration is removing exhibits that reference slavery from Harpers Ferry National Historic Park, according to news reports.
This government-mandated historical amnesia is the work of racist propagandists, not public servants.
This government-mandated historical amnesia is the work of racist propagandists, not public servants.
NEW: A court denied a motion to dismiss our lawsuit challenging the state’s unlawful granting of vaccine exemptions.
We won’t stop saying it: The political whims of a governor don’t outweigh the law.
We won’t stop saying it: The political whims of a governor don’t outweigh the law.
September 15, 2025 at 7:18 PM
NEW: A court denied a motion to dismiss our lawsuit challenging the state’s unlawful granting of vaccine exemptions.
We won’t stop saying it: The political whims of a governor don’t outweigh the law.
We won’t stop saying it: The political whims of a governor don’t outweigh the law.
We applaud the Ohio County Board of Education for rejecting a proposal that would have allowed students to leave during school hours to undergo “biblical education” by an anti-LGBTQ, anti-abortion religious organization.
The constitution is clear: Our public schools are not Sunday schools.
The constitution is clear: Our public schools are not Sunday schools.
August 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
We applaud the Ohio County Board of Education for rejecting a proposal that would have allowed students to leave during school hours to undergo “biblical education” by an anti-LGBTQ, anti-abortion religious organization.
The constitution is clear: Our public schools are not Sunday schools.
The constitution is clear: Our public schools are not Sunday schools.
Sending West Virginia troops to support President Trump’s attempt to sow fear in D.C. communities is unnecessary and inflammatory. It’s also an unlawful misuse of our state’s Guard members.
We’ll see the governor in court.
We’ll see the governor in court.
August 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Sending West Virginia troops to support President Trump’s attempt to sow fear in D.C. communities is unnecessary and inflammatory. It’s also an unlawful misuse of our state’s Guard members.
We’ll see the governor in court.
We’ll see the governor in court.
Militarization will not make the nation’s capital safer (crime is already at a 30-year low) and more police will not solve homelessness; they will only make the problem worse.
August 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Militarization will not make the nation’s capital safer (crime is already at a 30-year low) and more police will not solve homelessness; they will only make the problem worse.
After the 1921 Battle of Blair Mountain – which saw troops weaponized against U.S. citizens – legal battles shaped West Virginia’s laws to restrict governors’ abilities to deploy the Guard.
Deployments outside our borders can only be for specific, enumerated purposes — none of which exist here.
Deployments outside our borders can only be for specific, enumerated purposes — none of which exist here.
August 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
After the 1921 Battle of Blair Mountain – which saw troops weaponized against U.S. citizens – legal battles shaped West Virginia’s laws to restrict governors’ abilities to deploy the Guard.
Deployments outside our borders can only be for specific, enumerated purposes — none of which exist here.
Deployments outside our borders can only be for specific, enumerated purposes — none of which exist here.
BREAKING: We won’t stand by while the governor sends vital National Guard resources out of state to participate in a political stunt by President Trump.
We just filed a lawsuit on behalf of WV Citizen Action Group to halt deployment of the Guard to Washington, D.C.
We just filed a lawsuit on behalf of WV Citizen Action Group to halt deployment of the Guard to Washington, D.C.
August 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
BREAKING: We won’t stand by while the governor sends vital National Guard resources out of state to participate in a political stunt by President Trump.
We just filed a lawsuit on behalf of WV Citizen Action Group to halt deployment of the Guard to Washington, D.C.
We just filed a lawsuit on behalf of WV Citizen Action Group to halt deployment of the Guard to Washington, D.C.
Along with Mountain State Justice, we have filed a new lawsuit to halt enforcement of the governor’s executive order on vaccine exemptions.
Our previous lawsuit was dismissed on technical grounds, but we will keep making the case that governors do not legislate by decree.
Our previous lawsuit was dismissed on technical grounds, but we will keep making the case that governors do not legislate by decree.
August 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Along with Mountain State Justice, we have filed a new lawsuit to halt enforcement of the governor’s executive order on vaccine exemptions.
Our previous lawsuit was dismissed on technical grounds, but we will keep making the case that governors do not legislate by decree.
Our previous lawsuit was dismissed on technical grounds, but we will keep making the case that governors do not legislate by decree.
BREAKING: We’ve reached a final agreement on behalf of our client, a Marshall University student whose legal status was unlawfully revoked by the Trump administration.
Under the agreement, the administration is reversing the actions it took against our client, S.V., and will not repeat them.
Under the agreement, the administration is reversing the actions it took against our client, S.V., and will not repeat them.
July 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
BREAKING: We’ve reached a final agreement on behalf of our client, a Marshall University student whose legal status was unlawfully revoked by the Trump administration.
Under the agreement, the administration is reversing the actions it took against our client, S.V., and will not repeat them.
Under the agreement, the administration is reversing the actions it took against our client, S.V., and will not repeat them.
"My hope in writing 'American Teenager' was to illustrate what should already be self-evident: Trans kids are just kids, no different than any other kid ... deserving of the same respect afforded to everyone else on this planet."
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Listen to trans kids, not hateful propaganda • West Virginia Watch
West Virginia has banned trans kids from accessing necessary medical care and will now force teachers to out them to their families
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July 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
"My hope in writing 'American Teenager' was to illustrate what should already be self-evident: Trans kids are just kids, no different than any other kid ... deserving of the same respect afforded to everyone else on this planet."
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