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ACLU of Iowa Files Ag Gag 2.0 Lawsuit

This morning, we filed a lawsuit on behalf of a coalition of public interest groups in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa that challenges the constitutionality of Iowa’s newest ag gag law.
 
April 22, 2019

ACLU Launches First-Ever Presidential Campaign Engagement

Our next president should be committed to protecting and advancing the civil liberties and civil rights guaranteed by the Constitution. That's why the American Civil Liberties Union is launching its first-ever presidential campaign engagement, Rights for All.
 
March 29, 2019

Ag Gag 2.0 Still Is Unconstitutional

This afternoon Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law another version of an ag gag law that chills free speech and criminalizes a free press.

March 14, 2019

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