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.
Today the Iowa Legislature did the right thing by passing a bill that will protect the privacy of people using government bathrooms.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit today, demanding government documents about the on-the-ground implementation of President Trump’s Muslim bans.
The ACLU of Iowa is pleased to see the passage of House File 134, which received final approval this afternoon from the Iowa Senate and now heads to Governor Terry Branstad’s office for signing into law.
Mark Stringer, the senior minister at the First Unitarian Church in Des Moines, will start as the new executive director of the civil liberties advocacy group starting in May.
Des Moines, Iowa — A Unitarian Universalist minister has been named the new executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa.
Des Moines, Iowa — Former Johnson County Auditor Tom Slockett has prevailed in his lawsuit against the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, which reprimanded him in 2012 for making campaign phone calls on his personal cell phone while physically present in his county auditor’s offi