The ACLU of Iowa has staff in Des Moines to handle inquiries from journalists on issues affecting civil rights and civil liberties in Iowa.
Media inquiries should be sent via email to editor@aclu-ia.org or contact Communications Director Veronica Fowler at 515-207-0586.
The following statement can be attributed to Rita Bettis Austen, ACLU of Iowa Legal Director.
Des Moines, Iowa — Today the ACLU of Iowa filed a lawsuit on behalf of three reporters and three media and open government organizations to compel the Iowa Governor's Office to release public records regarding COVID-19 and other public records.
Des Moines, Iowa — A court struck today struck down as unconstitutional the State of Iowa's practice of singling out transgender Iowans in Medicaid by denying them coverage of medically necessary, gender-affirming surgery.
The following statement from ACLU of Iowa Executive Director Mark Stringer is being issued in light of many communities considering retiring their indigenous peoples mascots.
A federal district court today granted a preliminary injunction in our mask mandate lawsuit, blocking enforcement of Iowa's law prohibiting schools from requiring facemasks.
The ACLU of Iowa and the Iowa Library Association will be hosting a Banned Books Week Trivia night across the state on Thursday, September 30 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.