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 — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit today ruled that the Americans with Disabilities Act requires schools to impose universal masking rules where necessary to ensure students with disabilities have access to public school education.
Des Moines, Iowa — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Iowa is pleased to announce that Endí Montalvo-Martinez, age 18, and Lyric Sellers, age 17, of Des Moines are the winners of its Robert Mannheimer Youth Advocacy Award.
The following statement from about the January 10, 2022 Fairfield City Council Meeting and the Letter of Intent addressing equality and fairness can be attributed to ACLU of Iowa Executive Director Mark Stringer.
The following statement can be attributed to Rita Bettis Austen, ACLU of Iowa Legal Director.
Des Moines, Iowa — Today the ACLU of Iowa filed a lawsuit on behalf of three reporters and three media and open government organizations to compel the Iowa Governor's Office to release public records regarding COVID-19 and other public records.
Des Moines, Iowa — A court struck today struck down as unconstitutional the State of Iowa's practice of singling out transgender Iowans in Medicaid by denying them coverage of medically necessary, gender-affirming surgery.