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 — At 2:00 p.m. today, the ACLU of Iowa will deliver 60,000 signatures to the Des Moines office of U.S. Senator Charles Grassley, calling for an end to Section 215 of the Patriot Act.
New York, New York — The American Civil Liberties Union released the results of a poll today showing decisive support among Iowa voters for substantive reform to the U.S. government’s surveillance practices.
A pen pal correspondence sparked a lifetime of advocacy for those behind bars.
Des Moines, Iowa -- Jean Basinger, a long-time advocate of prison reform, has been named the 2015 recipient of the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa Louise Noun Award.
Des Moines, Iowa — Today the Iowa Supreme Court granted a request from the Iowa Secretary of State's office to dismiss the state’s appeal in the case ACLU of Iowa and LULAC of Iowa v. Matt Schultz.
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Kelli Jo Griffin, a Montrose, Iowa, mom who is striving to regain her right to vote.
26 Iowa county jails have told the ACLU of Iowa that they have decided against holding people at the request of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) simply because they are suspected of not having proper immigration authorization.