On October 11, the ACLU of Delaware and Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLC filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court of Delaware on behalf of incarcerated people who have been...
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Aug 23, 2023
Prison Voting
Voting Rights
The ACLU of Delaware has been monitoring prison voting in Delaware for quite some time. Included on this page are letters that the ACLU of Delaware has sent to various government officials to protect the...
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Jun 29, 2023
Holloman v. Hudson et al
Free Speech
Status: Pending
The ACLU of Delaware is stepping in to represent David Holloman, a man punished by a Delaware prison for his attempt to boycott a for-profit company. Mr. Holloman filed...
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Oct 12, 2022
Vote-by-Mail Amicus Brief
Status: Lost appeal
Update: On Friday, October 7, 2022, the Delaware Supreme Court delivered a blow to voting rights in our state with a ruling that overturned the vote-by-mail and same-day registration laws that were passed...
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Aug 8, 2022
Overington v. Fisher et al
Free Speech
Status: Victory!
In 2020, Kari Lynn Overington reserved a vanity license plate for her vehicle that was a victory statement about her fight with cancer: "FCANCER." The Delaware DMV tried to revoke her right to use that...
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Jul 21, 2022
Davis et al v. Neal et al
Justice Reform
Status: Filed
Violence by correctional officers isn’t just a moral failing – it’s unconstitutional. People living in prisons have the constitutional right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. We're fighting a...