Press Releases
2011
12/28/2011: Dennis Parmenter Named to ACLU of Iowa Statewide Board of Directors
12/09/2011: ACLU Alarmed By Cedar Rapids Police Chief’s “Parental Responsibility” Ordinance
12/08/2011: Letter to Cedar Rapids Police Chief Graham
10/20/2011: For Iowa College Students, Voting Has Never Been Easier
09/19/2011: ACLU of Iowa Announces Eight New Board Members
08/03/2011: ACLU of Iowa and Others Seek Details on Police Phone Tracking
07/20/2011: ACLU of Iowa Wins Family Leave for Same-Sex Spouse
06/17/2011: ACLU of Iowa Objects to Intimidation of Latinos at Des Moines Bus Station
04/05/2011: April 30, 2011 Annual Dinner – Three Former Supreme Court Justices To Receive Noun Award
02/11/2011: ACLU-IA hires Anna Dey as Lobbyist & Staff Attorney
02/10/2011: 2011 Mannheimer Contest Announced
02/07/2011: Joint Press Release Opposing the Marriage Discrimination Bill — HSB50
01/13/2011: ACLU of Iowa Submits Brief Expressing Concerns on Postville Judge’s Actons
01/07/2011: ACLU of Iowa Hires New Staff Lobbyist
2010
12/20/2010: ACLU of Iowa Submits Brief to Fight Lawsuit That Would Derail Judicial Appointments
12/08/2010: Call for Resignations of Remaining Justices Is About Revenge, Not Good Government
11/13/2010: Davenport’s Unfair “Parental Responsibility” Ordinance Turned Over by Iowa Supreme Court
10/20/2010: Pulpit Partisanship and Satellite Voting at Church Services
08/10/2010: Iowa ACLU Office Suspends Quad Cities Chapter
05/09/2010: ACLU of Iowa Expands Staff with Communications Specialist
04/22/2010: 2010 Annual Dinner to Feature National ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero
03/30/2010: 2010 Annual Dinner – Celebrating 75 years of Service To Iowa
02/25/2010: ACLU Files Suit over Records in Atlantic Strip Search Incident
02/17/2010: ACLU Applauds Rescheduling of Marijuana
2009
12/28/2009: ACLU loudly condemns alleged strip searches at Atlantic High School
10/26/2009: Justice Denied: Voices from Guantanamo
09/24/2009: ACLU-IA Foundation Year in Review – Fall 2009
08/10/2009: DART Busses Reinstate Ads
06/26/2009: ACLU of Iowa sues Davenport again over rights at Bix Street Festival
05/11/2009: Mount Pleasant HS Junior Wins Civil Liberties Essay Prize
04/24/2009: Iowa Court orders Pharmacy Board to consider medical marijuana
03/24/2009: Parental Responsibility Ordinance Overturned in Davenport
2008
11/24/2008: ACLU settles lawsuit challenging special parking privileges for church goers
10/28/2008: Former Felons Responding to ACLU Brochure on Voting Rights
09/16/2008: ACLU of Iowa Asks Des Moines School Board to Abandon Motion to Censure
08/29/2008: Iowa Supreme Court Ruling on Speeding Cameras Not a Green Light, says ACLU of Iowa
07/22/2008: ACLU of Iowa Calls for Independent Investigation of University of Iowa Assault Case
05/13/2008: Statement Concerning Due Process after ICE Raid in Postville, Iowa
04/15/2008: Roosevelt Sophomore Wins Inaugural Robert Mannheimer Civil Liberties Essay Prize
02/21/2008: Leon Tells Residents Only Churchgoers Can Park on City Street
02/19/2008: ACLU of Iowa Files Challenge to Davenport Parental Responsibility Ordinance
01/24/2008: ACLU of Iowa Calls Effort to Impeach Judge Undignified and Shameful
2007
10/20/2007: New Poll: Iowa Caucus-Goers Seek a President Who Will End Torture and Restore the Constitution
10/18/2007: ACLU of Iowa Announces Support for Iowa City Police Citizen Review Board Ballot Measure
09/25/2007: ACLU of Iowa Condemns Roosevelt Principal for Canceling Speech by Alveda King
05/26/2007: Join us on the 26th
05/21/2007: Tell Congress to Restore the Constitution
03/28/2007: Federal Judge Rules Both Iowa Flag Statutes Unconstitutional
01/12/2007: Iowa Supreme Court to Review Davenport Speed Cameras Earlier Than Expected
2006
09/06/2006: Constitution Day Speech at DMACC
06/14/2006: ACLU of Iowa Challenging Use of Speed Cameras in Davenport
05/24/2006: ACLU Launches Nationwide Action Against NSA Snooping on Americans’ Phone Calls
01/09/2006: Iowa Civil Liberties Union becomes the “ACLU of Iowa”
2005
09/29/2005: ACLU-IA Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Review Iowa’s Sex Offender 2000′ Residency Restriction
09/16/2005: ACLU-IA files Political Association case on behalf of Iowa Libertarian and Green Parties
06/27/2005: ACLU-IA Applauds Supreme Court Ruling in Kentucky Ten Commandments Case
06/17/2005: ACLU Applauds the Iowa Supreme Court for Allowing A Lower Court to Dissolve a Lesbian Couple’s Civil Union
4/29/2005: Pro-Life T-Shirts in Des Moines School
4/7/2005: Famous FBI Whistleblower to Speark
2004
12/2/2004: ACLU Launches Nationwide Effort to Expose Illegal FBI Spying on Political and Religious Groups
9/3/2004: ACLU-IA Hosts Exclusive Iowa Film Premiere of Latest Robert Greenwald Documentary
7/27/2004: Des Moines Adopts Anti-PATRIOT Act Resolution
6/16/2004: Rural Iowans can again sue hog factories
2/10/2004: Feds Respond to Backlash, Quash Iowa Protester Subpoenas
2003
12/3/2003: ACLU-IA Monitoring New Rule Regarding Creche Display on Courthouse Grounds in Tipton
8/21/2003: Statement of the ACLU-IA related to Des Moines Visit of Attorney General John Ashcroft
8/19/2003: ACLU-IA Criticizes Attorney General’s Plan to Bypass the Public on his Visit to Des Moines
6/25/2003: ACLU-IA Challenges Sex Offender Banishment Law With Class Action Lawsuit
5/27/2003: Save democracy from FCC
2002
12/2/2002: Grinnell Students sue over right to display American flag upside down
11/24/2002: Driver’s License Policy Changed
... because I support the ACLU’s work on immigrant rights. I was born in the U.S. to Mexican parents. I sees how many times people aren’t treated fairly just because the color of their skin. I want them to know they can't just walk all over you." 
