Court Cases

n September, we filed suit on behalf of a Delaware couple subjected to the unlawful and excessive use of force by the Delaware State Police as the result of a perfect storm of bad policing.

At the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna, people with mental illnesses have been warehoused in solitary confinement for years on end, living in 8’x11’ cells for 23 to 24 hours a day.

Voting Rights, Police Misconduct, Transgender Rights, Freedom of Religion, Preventing Economic Discrimination, Student Access to School Library Materials, and Racial Discrimination in Municipal Employment. We've been busy.

The ACLU of Delaware is arguing a case on behalf of a transgendered inmate who has been banned from changing his legal name because he does not have a sincerely-held religious belief necessitating the change.

The legal program has been hard at work this year, standing up for the freedoms of all Delawareans. Below are highlights from our work since January to improve prison conditions, prevent discrimination against registered sex offenders, and ensure the rights of immigrants.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Delaware works in the courts, in the state and federal legislatures, with government officials and at the grassroots level to protect and promote freedom of speech, religious freedom, racial justice, LGBT rights, women’s rights, immigrants’ rights, and more.