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.
Des Moines, Iowa — Today the ACLU of Iowa sent letters to city council members in Dyersville, Pella, and Waukee, advising them that their ordinances including “female impersonators" and "male impersonators" as adult entertainment are unconstitutional and must be changed.
Des Moines, Iowa — Today, the Iowa Supreme Court kept in place the 2018 permanent block of Iowa's six-week abortion law. That law, if enacted, would have banned abortion in Iowa after approximately six weeks of pregnancy, which is before many people know they are pregnant.
Atlantic, Iowa — Today the ACLU of Iowa sent a letter to the Atlantic Public School Board advising it to not adopt any policy that would unconstitutionally restrict students’ rights to protes
Des Moines, Iowa — The Iowa Supreme Court today left intact a district court’s ruling upholding coverage for gender-affirming care in Iowa’s Medicaid program.
Des Moines, Iowa — Today the Iowa Supreme Court unanimously determined that Gov. Kim Reynolds cannot violate Iowa's Open Records law by failing to respond to journalists' public information requests.
Des Moines, Iowa — The Iowa Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in Planned Parenthood of the Heartland v. Reynolds, the continuing legal battle against the state’s currently blocked six-week abortion ban.