Media Releases & Statements

ACLU of Iowa Files Open Records Lawsuit Against Gov. Kim Reynolds' Office on Behalf of Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers

Des Moines, Iowa — Today the ACLU of Iowa filed a lawsuit in Polk County district court demanding that the office of Gov.

April 25, 2025

Public Justice and the ACLU of Iowa File Appeal in Black Hawk County Lawsuit

Waterloo, Iowa — Civil rights groups today filed a notice of appeal in their federal class action lawsuit to block the Black Hawk County Sheriff's Office from wrongly extracting money from peo

March 7, 2025

Iowa Legislature Passes Barbaric Bill to Allow Discrimination Against Transgender People

The following statement can be attributed to ACLU of Iowa Executive Director Mark Stringer.

February 27, 2025

ACLU of Iowa Statement on Bill to Allow Discrimination Against Transgender People

The following statement can be attributed to ACLU of Iowa Executive Director Mark Stringer regarding the Iowa Civil Rights Removal Act, HSB 242, a bill that would allow discrimination against transgender people in housing, hotels, banking, government documents, access to government services, at t

February 21, 2025

Des Moines Ordinances Penalize People for Being Homeless

The City of Des Moines is now enacting its new ordinances that penalize people, essentially, for being homeless. ACLU of Iowa Executive Director Mark Stringer had the following statement:

February 6, 2025

ACLU of Iowa Announces Mannheimer Youth Advocacy Award Winners

Des Moines, Iowa — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Iowa is pleased to announce that Danika Jacobsen, 19, of West Des Moines, and

January 28, 2025