We’ve heard concerns from several of you in Greenbrier County about precinct changes, voter purges, and more. That’s why we’re moderating a town hall discussion with the WV Secretary of State’s Office and the Greenbrier County Clerk’s Office in Lewisburg April 14. Get your questions answered!

Applications are open for the Joseph Cohen Equity and Justice Fellowship! This fellowship provides paid experience in civil rights work to young people who are from a historically marginalized communities that are underrepresented in West Virginia advocacy and policy-making spaces.

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We stand in solidarity with the Capital High School students who walked out today to protest ICE at the state Capitol, and we’re closely watching public officials who want them punished for exercising their free speech. Come for these kids and we’ll make sure they see you in court.

A federal court in West Virginia has warned state and federal officials they will be held in contempt and without qualified immunity protections if they continue to jail immigrants without showing cause. This is a win for the rule of law.

Absentee voter fraud is exceedingly rare and has never altered the outcome of an election in West Virginia. This isn't about preventing fraud. It's about making it harder for everyone to vote.

President Trump Wants to End Vote-By-Mail for Everyone. The WV Legislature Shouldn’t be Helping Him. - ACLU of West Virginia

Voting by mail is safe, secure, and makes our democracy more accessible. And yet, President Trump and his admirers in the state Legislature are doing everything they can to chip away at this right and...

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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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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. www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...

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. www.dragline.org/stories/offi...

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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“Imagine if the president, Congress and governors wanted to throw resources that would actually address poverty, homelessness, hunger and crime." westvirginiawatch.com/2025/12/04/g...

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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Past measures have not fixed the long-standing issues of violence towards Black people by Charleston Police. It’s time for a reckoning. westvirginiawatch.com/2025/11/24/a...

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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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.

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. www.acluwv.org/en/aclu-wv-e...

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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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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! www.acluwv.org/en/jobs/advo...

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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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

"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." westvirginiawatch.com/2025/07/24/l...

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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A Court has dismissed our lawsuit challenging Gov. Morrisey's vaccine executive order on a technicality that does not address the merits of our case. Governors cannot be allowed to legislate by decree. We will continue to pursue this issue.

Join us with author Nico Lang at the South Charleston Public Library 1-3 p.m. this Saturday!

Author Of New Book Profiling Trans Teens Visiting Charleston This Month - West Virginia Public Broadcasting

The ACLU and Plot Twist Books have invited journalist and author Nico Lang to the South Charleston Public Library on July 26. Lang recently wrote "American Teenager," a book following the lives of eig...

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VICTORY: A court has ruled the WV Water Development Authority unconstitutionally granted funds to an out-of-state religious school. We’ve said all along it's inappropriate for public infrastructure money to fund religious education and advocacy. This is a big win for church-state separation.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court announced it will hear our case challenging the state law banning trans students from participating in school sports. Lower courts were right to block this discriminatory law and others like it, and we will continue to defend the freedom of all kids to play.

Breaking: Our case challenging a $5 million grant in water development funds to a “radically Catholic” school in Ohio can move forward. Thousands in West Virginia lack clean water. Forcing them to fund this school’s religious mission with money meant for infrastructure is wholly inappropriate.

This is the correct move by the Board of Education. The Constitution doesn't allow the governor to ignore laws he doesn't like.

Defying Morrisey executive order, WV board of ed directs schools to follow existing vaccines law • West Virginia Watch

School officials will instruct public schools to follow the state’s existing vaccine laws, going against Gov. Morrisey's executive order.

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Join us as we head to D.C. to meet with Sens Capito and Justice to tell them how important Medicaid is to our state. Congress is moving on the "One Big Beautiful Bill" act, an ugly bill that would cut hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicaid and deny coverage to some 65,000 West Virginians.