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 — For its unwavering stance on the protection of voting rights in Iowa, the League of Women Voters of Iowa has been named the 2016 winner of the ACLU of Iowa’s Edward S. Allen Award.
Des Moines, Iowa — One Iowa—the state’s leading lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) advocacy organization—, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Iowa and League of Women Voters of Iowa have released a tip sheet for election workers at the polls detailing best practices for
Des Moines, Iowa — For his courageous and principled stand to support voting rights for as many Iowans as possible, Jamie Fitzgerald has been named the ACLU of Iowa’s 2016 Louise Noun Award winner.
The ACLU of Iowa is working to change the way the Iowa Board of Parole considers parole for inmates who were sentenced to life as juveniles.
Christine Lockheart and Julio Bonilla were both mere children at the time of their offenses, for which they were sentenced to life in prison.
Des Moines, Iowa — The ACLU of Iowa today filed two petitions for judicial review, arguing that the Iowa Board of Parole is denying the constitutional rights of two inmates—Christine Lockheart and Julio Bonilla—who were both children at the time of their offenses.
Troubling reports from parents of public school students in Logan, Iowa, about an in-school assembly have prompted a written advisory to the superintendents of Iowa Public Schools.