Press Releases

ACLU of Iowa Releases Know Your Rights Information on Iowa's Book Ban/Don't-Say-LGBTQ Law

An update on where Iowa law stands now on SF 496.
Issue Areas: Student Rights

ACLU of Iowa’s Mannheimer Youth Award Nominations Now Open Until Nov. 22

The Robert Mannheimer Youth Advocacy Award is a $500 cash prize given to a young Iowan who has demonstrated a passion and advocacy for civil liberties.
Issue Areas: Student Rights

The Satanic Temple Files Federal Free Speech and Religious Exercise Lawsuit

We filed a federal lawsuit, on behalf of The Satanic Temple, after state officials repeatedly denied the group permission to have a family-friendly event in the Iowa Capitol rotunda like others.
Issue Areas: Religious Freedom

ACLU of Iowa Report Finds SROs a Growing Problem in Iowa

SROs impose harms upon students—especially Black students and students with disabilities—instead of keeping them truly safe.
Issue Areas: Student Rights

Iowa Supreme Court Blocks University of Iowa from Redirecting Donor's Scholarship Fund for Black Students to Others

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that the University of Iowa may not change the way it distributes a scholarship that a donor specified should go to Black students.
Issue Areas: Racial Justice

Black Hawk County Sheriff Jail Fees Case Reversed

A federal appeals court reversed the dismissal of a lawsuit against the Black Hawk County sheriff.