Media Releases & Statements

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.

Filter Press

Media Advisory: Felony Disenfranchisement Rally

A rally will be held Monday to urge the Iowa Senate to move forward with legislation that would restore voting eligibility to tens of thousands of Iowans who cannot vote because of a felony conviction. 

February 14, 2020

ACLU of Iowa Expands Legislative and Organizing Staff

The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa is beefing up its outreach efforts with additional staff, including staff working specifically to end felony disenfranchisement in Iowa. Damonte Stogner and Erica Barz have been hired as Community Engagement Associates.

December 20, 2019

Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction of Iowa’s Ag Gag 2.0 Law

Des Moines, Iowa — Public interest groups are cheering a major victory in a lawsuit to strike down Iowa's second unconstitutional ag gag law, designed to silence whistleblowers and undercover activists by punishing them for recording or taking photos inside factory farms, slaughterhouses

December 2, 2019